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{{short description|Icelandic footballer and manager}}
{{Short description|Icelandic footballer and manager}}
{{icelandic name|Jóhannes Karl}}
{{icelandic name|Jóhannes Karl}}
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{{Infobox football biography
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Joey Guðjónsson
| name = Joey Guðjónsson
| fullname = Jóhannes Karl Guðjónsson<ref name="Hugman 2008-09">{{cite book | last = Hugman | first = Barry J. (ed) | title = The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2008–09 | publisher = Mainstream | year = 2008 | isbn = 978-1-84596-324-8}}</ref>
| image =
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| full_name = Jóhannes Karl Guðjónsson<ref name="Hugman 2008-09">{{cite book | editor-last = Hugman | editor-first = Barry J. | title = The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2008–09 | publisher = Mainstream | year = 2008 | isbn = 978-1-84596-324-8}}</ref>
| image_size = 180px
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1980|5|25|df=y}}<ref name="Hugman 2008-09"/>
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1980|5|25|df=y}}<ref name="Hugman 2008-09"/>
| birth_place = [[Akranes]], Iceland
| birth_place = [[Akranes]], Iceland
| currentclub = [[Íþróttabandalag Akraness|ÍA]] (manager)
| height = 5ft 8in<ref name="Hugman 2008-09"/>
| height = 5ft 8in<ref name="Hugman 2008-09"/>
| position = [[Midfielder]]
| position = [[Midfielder]]
| currentclub = [[Akademisk Boldklub|AB]] (manager)
| youthyears1 = 1994–1997
| youthyears1 = 1994–1997
| youthclubs1 = [[ÍA]]
| youthclubs1 = [[Íþróttabandalag Akraness|ÍA]]
| years1 = 1997
| years1 = 1997
| clubs1 = [[Knattspyrnufélag Akureyrar|KA]]
| clubs1 = [[Knattspyrnufélag Akureyrar|KA]]
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| years3 = 1998–2000
| years3 = 1998–2000
| clubs3 = [[K.R.C. Genk|Racing Genk]]
| clubs3 = [[K.R.C. Genk|Racing Genk]]
| caps3 = 5
| caps3 = 6
| goals3 = 0
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 1999–2000
| years4 = 1999–2000
| clubs4 = → [[MVV]] (loan)
| clubs4 = → [[MVV Maastricht|MVV]] (loan)
| caps4 = 19
| caps4 = 20
| goals4 = 5
| goals4 = 5
| years5 = 2000–2001
| years5 = 2000–2001
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| goals9 = 10
| goals9 = 10
| years10 = 2006–2007
| years10 = 2006–2007
| clubs10 = [[AZ (football club)|AZ]]
| clubs10 = [[AZ Alkmaar|AZ]]
| caps10 = 5
| caps10 = 5
| goals10 = 0
| goals10 = 0
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| goals12 = 2
| goals12 = 2
| years13 = 2012–2013
| years13 = 2012–2013
| clubs13 = [[ÍA Akranes|ÍA]]
| clubs13 = [[Íþróttabandalag Akraness|ÍA]]
| caps13 = 41
| caps13 = 41
| goals13 = 8
| goals13 = 8
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| years16 = 2016–2017
| years16 = 2016–2017
| clubs16 = [[Handknattleiksfélag Kópavogs|HK]]
| clubs16 = [[Handknattleiksfélag Kópavogs|HK]]
| caps16 = 9
| caps16 = 13
| goals16 = 0
| goals16 = 0
| totalcaps = 411
| totalgoals = 45
| nationalyears1 = 1998
| nationalyears1 = 1998
| nationalteam1 = [[Iceland national under-19 football team|Iceland U-19]]
| nationalteam1 = [[Iceland national under-19 football team|Iceland U-19]]
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| nationalgoals3 = 1
| nationalgoals3 = 1
| manageryears1 = 2016–2017
| manageryears1 = 2016–2017
| managerclubs1 = [[Handknattleiksfélag Kópavogs|HK]]
| managerclubs1 = [[Handknattleiksfélag Kópavogs|HK]] (player-manager)
| manageryears2 = 2018–
| manageryears2 = 2018–2021
| managerclubs2 = [[Íþróttabandalag Akraness|ÍA]]
| managerclubs2 = [[Íþróttabandalag Akraness|ÍA]]
| manageryears3 = 2022–2024
| managerclubs3 = [[Iceland national football team|Iceland]] (assistant)
| manageryears4 = 2024–
| managerclubs4 = [[Akademisk Boldklub|AB]]
}}
}}
'''Jóhannes Karl''' "'''Joey'''" '''Guðjónsson''' (born 25 May 1980) is an Icelandic former professional [[association football|footballer]] who is the current manager of [[Íþróttabandalag Akraness|ÍA]]. He earned 34 caps for the [[Iceland national football team|Iceland national team]] between 2001 and 2007.
'''Jóhannes Karl''' "'''Joey'''" '''Guðjónsson''' (born 25 May 1980) is an Icelandic former professional [[association football|footballer]] and the manager of [[Akademisk Boldklub|AB]]. He earned 34 caps for the [[Iceland national football team|Iceland national team]] between 2001 and 2007.


His clubs include [[Real Betis]], [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]], [[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolves]], [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]], [[AZ (football club)|AZ Alkmaar]] and [[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]]. He has played in five top-flight league across Europe.
His clubs include [[Real Betis]], [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]], [[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolverhampton Wanderers]], [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]], [[AZ (football club)|AZ]] and [[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]]. He has played in five top-flight league across Europe.


==Career==
==Club career==


===Iceland, Belgium & the Netherlands===
===Iceland, Belgium & the Netherlands===
Jóhannes Karl began his professional career in the Icelandic Premier Division with KA Akureyri at the age of 17. It was not long before he moved abroad, and in 1998, he was transferred to top-flight Belgian outfit, [[K.R.C. Genk|Racing Genk]]. He made eight appearances for ÍA Akranes, scoring once.
Jóhannes Karl began his professional career in the Icelandic Premier Division with [[Knattspyrnufélag Akureyrar|KA]] of [[Akureyri]] at the age of 17. It was not long before he moved abroad, and in 1998, he was transferred to top-flight Belgian outfit, [[K.R.C. Genk|Racing Genk]]. He made eight appearances for [[Íþróttabandalag Akraness|ÍA]], scoring once.


He only played a handful of matches for [[K.R.C. Genk|Racing Genk]] and the following season he was loaned out to newly promoted [[Eredivisie]] side [[MVV Maastricht]]. Again, he only spent one season with the club and then moved to another Dutch club, [[RKC Waalwijk]] in a permanent deal, where he had another season-long stay, making 35 appearances and scoring 6 goals for the Dutch side.
He only played a handful of matches for Genk and the following season he was loaned out to newly promoted [[Eredivisie]] side [[MVV Maastricht|MVV]]. Again, he only spent one season with the club and then moved to another Dutch club, [[RKC Waalwijk]] in a permanent deal, where he had another season-long stay, making 35 appearances and scoring six goals for the Dutch side.


===Real Betis===
===Betis===
In 2001, he moved to [[La Liga]] side [[Real Betis]], his fourth new club in four years, signing for a fee of £0.5 million from [[RKC Waalwijk]]. In his first year Jóhannes Karl started five matches and made six substitute appearances in his first season.
In 2001, he moved to [[La Liga]] side [[Real Betis]], his fourth new club in four years, signing for a fee of £500,000 from [[RKC Waalwijk]]. In his first year, Jóhannes Karl started five matches and made six substitute appearances in his first season.


Jóhannes Karl found his chances limited in the following season after only making one appearances for Betis in the 2002–03 season, prompting a loan move to [[Premier League]] side [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]]. He made his debut for Villa in their 5–2 away win at [[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]] on 28 January 2003, scoring his first goal for the club.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/2684731.stm |title=Villa thrash Boro |publisher=[[BBC]] |date=16 February 2003 |accessdate=1 November 2009}}</ref> He scored twice in eleven appearances with his other goal coming against and Leeds.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/2978123.stm |title=Leeds end on high note |publisher=[[BBC]] |date=11 May 2003 |accessdate=1 November 2009}}</ref>
Jóhannes Karl found his chances limited in the following season after only making one appearances for Betis in the 2002–03 season, prompting a loan move to [[Premier League]] side [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]]. He made his debut for Villa in their 5–2 away win at [[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]] on 28 January 2003, scoring his first goal for the club.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/2684731.stm |title=Villa thrash Boro |publisher=[[BBC]] |date=16 February 2003 |access-date=1 November 2009}}</ref> He scored twice in eleven appearances with his other goal coming against Leeds.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/2978123.stm |title=Leeds end on high note |publisher=[[BBC]] |date=11 May 2003 |access-date=1 November 2009}}</ref>


===Wolverhampton Wanderers===
===Wolverhampton Wanderers===
Jóhannes Karl spent the [[2003–04 in English football|2003–04]] season on loan at [[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolverhampton Wanderers]] as they battled against relegation from the Premier League, appearing 11 times in the league, 16 in total. Jóhannes Karl made his Wolves debut coming on as a substitute in their 0–0 league draw at home to [[Portsmouth F.C.|Portsmouth]] on 30 August 2003. His first start of the season came in their 2–0 [[Football League Cup|League Cup]] win over [[Darlington F.C.|Darlington]] on 23 September 2003 when he scored his first and only goal for the club.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/3125142.stm |title=Wolves 2–0 Darlington |publisher=[[BBC]] |date=23 September 2003 |accessdate=1 November 2009}}</ref> He made his first league start for Wolves in a 0–0 draw at [[Fulham F.C.|Fulham]] in October. Jóhannes Karl returned to [[Real Betis]] at the end of the season after making 15 appearances for Wolves in all competitions during the 2003–04 season.
Jóhannes Karl spent the [[2003–04 in English football|2003–04]] season on loan at [[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolverhampton Wanderers]] as they battled against relegation from the Premier League, appearing eleven times in the league, 16 in total. Jóhannes Karl made his Wolves debut coming on as a substitute in their 0–0 league draw at home to [[Portsmouth F.C.|Portsmouth]] on 30 August 2003. His first start of the season came in their 2–0 [[Football League Cup|League Cup]] win over [[Darlington F.C.|Darlington]] on 23 September 2003 when he scored his first and only goal for the club.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/3125142.stm |title=Wolves 2–0 Darlington |publisher=[[BBC]] |date=23 September 2003 |access-date=1 November 2009}}</ref> He made his first league start for Wolves in a 0–0 draw at [[Fulham F.C.|Fulham]] in October. Jóhannes Karl returned to [[Real Betis]] at the end of the season after making 15 appearances for Wolves in all competitions during the 2003–04 season.


After returning to his parent club in the summer, he ended up making a return to England, but to [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]] rather than Wolves.
After returning to his parent club in the summer, he ended up making a return to England, but to [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]] rather than Wolves.


===Leicester City===
===Leicester City===
Jóhannes Karl joined Leicester on a free transfer in 2004 from Spanish side Real Betis.<ref>{{cite news|title=Foxes make double swoop|url=http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11712/2306447/|publisher=Sky Sports|date=29 July 2004|accessdate=23 August 2012}}</ref> He made his Leicester debut coming on as a 73rd-minute substitute in their 2–1 away victory at [[Derby County F.C.|Derby County]] on the opening day of the 2004–05 season. He made his first start of the season in a 1–0 home defeat to [[Watford F.C.|Watford]] on 21 August 2004. Jóhannes Karl became a regular first-team player as the ''Foxes'' struggled to make an immediate return to the top flight. He scored his first goal for the Foxes in a 3–2 home defeat to [[Preston North End]] in [[League Cup]] scoring a 68th-minute penalty on 2 October 2004. His first league goals came in a 2–2 home draw with Crew Alexander a month later on 2 November 2004. Jóhannes Karl made 41 appearances in all for Leicester during his first season at the club, scoring four times in all with two of them coming in the league.
Jóhannes Karl joined Leicester on a free transfer in 2004 from Spanish side Real Betis.<ref>{{cite news|title=Foxes make double swoop|url=http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11712/2306447/|publisher=Sky Sports|date=29 July 2004|access-date=23 August 2012}}</ref> He made his Leicester debut coming on as a 73rd-minute substitute in their 2–1 away victory at [[Derby County F.C.|Derby County]] on the opening day of the 2004–05 season. He made his first start of the season in a 1–0 home defeat to [[Watford F.C.|Watford]] on 21 August 2004. Jóhannes Karl became a regular first-team player as the ''Foxes'' struggled to make an immediate return to the top flight. He scored his first goal for the Foxes in a 3–2 home defeat to [[Preston North End]] in [[League Cup]] scoring a 68th-minute penalty on 2 October 2004. His first league goals came in a 2–2 home draw with Crewe Alexandra a month later on 2 November 2004. Jóhannes Karl made 41 appearances in all for Leicester during his first season at the club, scoring four times in all with two of them coming in the league.


Jóhannes Karl made his first appearance of the 2005–06 season on the opening day of the season in Leicester's 4–1 defeat away at [[Sheffield United F.C.|Sheffield United]]. His first goals of the league campaign came in a 2–2 draw away at [[Crewe Alexandra F.C.|Crewe Alexandra]] on 20 August 2005. His second came just three days later in a 3–0 away win over [[Bury F.C.|Bury]] in the League Cup. He then scored a further two in a 2–2 draw at home to [[Watford F.C.|Watford]] on 22 November. On 4 May 2006 Jóhannes Karl scored two goals against [[Hull City A.F.C.|Hull City]] including the winner scored in the 84th minute from within his own half in a 3–2 win.
Jóhannes Karl made his first appearance of the 2005–06 season on the opening day of the season in Leicester's 4–1 defeat away at [[Sheffield United F.C.|Sheffield United]]. His first goals of the league campaign came in a 2–2 draw away at [[Crewe Alexandra F.C.|Crewe Alexandra]] on 20 August 2005. His second came just three days later in a 3–0 away win over [[Bury F.C.|Bury]] in the League Cup. He then scored a further two in a 2–2 draw at home to [[Watford F.C.|Watford]] on 22 November. On 4 May 2006 Jóhannes Karl scored two goals against [[Hull City A.F.C.|Hull City]] including the winner scored in the 84th minute from within his own half in a 3–2 win.
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===AZ===
===AZ===
In February 2006, with his contract starting to run out, he agreed a move to Dutch side [[AZ (football club)|AZ Alkmaar]],<ref>{{cite news|title=AZ strike Gud deal|url=http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11712/2366103/|publisher=Sky Sports|date=6 February 2006|accessdate=23 August 2012}}</ref> who had been playing in European competitions and had spent most of that season in the top four of the Dutch [[Eredivisie]]. He completed the switch and made his debut for AZ on 4 August 2006, in a friendly against [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]], coming on as a 64th-minute substitute. AZ lost the game 3–0, which was the first to be played at AZ's new [[DSB Stadion]].
In February 2006, with his contract starting to run out, he agreed a move to Dutch side [[AZ (football club)|AZ]],<ref>{{cite news|title=AZ strike Gud deal|url=http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11712/2366103/|publisher=Sky Sports|date=6 February 2006|access-date=23 August 2012}}</ref> who had been playing in European competitions and had spent most of that season in the top four of the Dutch [[Eredivisie]]. He completed the switch and made his debut for AZ on 4 August 2006, in a friendly against [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]], coming on as a 64th-minute substitute. AZ lost the game 3–0, which was the first to be played at AZ's new [[DSB Stadion]].


Jóhannes Karl did not make his league debut for AZ until 29 October 2006, coming on as a 76th-minute substitute in their 5–1 win at home to [[FC Utrecht]], he then made his first appearance in the [[UEFA Cup]] four days later coming on as an 89th-minute substitute in their 2–2 win away at Swiss side [[Grasshopper Club Zürich|Grasshopper]]. He made his first start of the season in their 3–1 win away at [[SC Heerenveen|Heerenveen]] on 26 November 2006.
Jóhannes Karl did not make his league debut for AZ until 29 October 2006, coming on as a 76th-minute substitute in their 5–1 win at home to [[FC Utrecht|Utrecht]], he then made his first appearance in the [[UEFA Cup]] four days later, coming on as an 89th-minute substitute in their 5–2 win away at Swiss side [[Grasshopper Club Zürich|Grasshoppers]]. He made his first start of the season in their 3–1 win away at [[SC Heerenveen|Heerenveen]] on 26 November 2006.


However, he struggled to establish himself in the AZ team, and quickly returned to English football in January 2007, just five months after joining the club. He had been linked with a return to Leicester City, but this was in the middle of [[Milan Mandaric]]'s takeover of the club so the Foxes could not sort out their finances in time. He instead joined [[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]] for £150,000 on a three-and-half-year deal, after starting just once in the league. Jóhannes Karl's last game for AZ came in their 2–2 draw at home to [[FC Slovan Liberec]] in the UEFA Cup.
However, he struggled to establish himself in the AZ team, and quickly returned to English football in January 2007, just five months after joining the club. He had been linked with a return to Leicester City, but this was in the middle of [[Milan Mandaric]]'s takeover of the club so the Foxes could not sort out their finances in time. He instead joined [[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]] for £150,000 on a three-and-a-half-year deal, after starting just once in the league. Jóhannes Karl's last game for AZ came in their 2–2 draw at home to [[FC Slovan Liberec|Slovan Liberec]] in the UEFA Cup.


===Burnley===
===Burnley===
Jóhannes Karl signed for Burnley in January 2007, on a three-and-half-year deal. After personal reasons kept him out of some of the remaining games of the season, his pre-season form saw him move back into the starting line-up at the start of the [[2007–08 in English football|2007–08]] season, although he quickly fell out of favour. He was then dropped from the squad entirely under [[Steve Cotterill]] after failing to impress but his fortunes changed when [[Owen Coyle]] took over as Burnley manager and he found himself back on the bench. He scored his first goal for Burnley as they beat [[Watford F.C.|Watford]] 2–1 at [[Vicarage Road]] on 27 November 2007 in Coyle's second game in charge. He was frequently used as a late substitute for the remainder of the season. On 15 December 2007, Jóhannes Karl was sent off in a 90th minutes against rival [[Preston North End F.C.|Preston North End]] which Burnley lose 3–2.<ref>{{cite news|title=Match Report: Burnley v Preston|url=http://www.burnleyfootballclub.com/page/MatchReport/0,,10413~37305,00.html|publisher=burnleyfootballclub.com|date=15 December 2007|accessdate=28 April 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120918134252/http://www.burnleyfootballclub.com/page/MatchReport/0,,10413~37305,00.html|archivedate=18 September 2012}}</ref> On 4 March 2008, Jóhannes Karl was sent off again on the 76th minutes this 2007–08 season in a 2–0 loss against [[Hull City A.F.C.|Hull City]] when he was fell to the floor clutching his face in the area and after consulting with his assistant which saw Hull City midfielder [[Jay-Jay Okocha]] sent off at the same minutes.<ref>{{cite news|title=Match Report:Hull City 2 – 0 Burnley City|url=http://www.burnleyfootballclub.com/page/MatchReport/0,,10413~37217,00.html|publisher=burnleyfootballclub.com|date=4 March 2008|accessdate=28 April 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120920005047/http://www.burnleyfootballclub.com/page/MatchReport/0,,10413~37217,00.html|archivedate=20 September 2012}}</ref>
Jóhannes Karl signed for Burnley in January 2007, on a three-and-a-half-year deal. After personal reasons kept him out of some of the remaining games of the season, his pre-season form saw him move back into the starting line-up at the start of the [[2007–08 in English football|2007–08]] season, although he quickly fell out of favour. He was then dropped from the squad entirely under [[Steve Cotterill]] after failing to impress but his fortunes changed when [[Owen Coyle]] took over as Burnley manager and he found himself back on the bench. He scored his first goal for Burnley as they beat [[Watford F.C.|Watford]] 2–1 at [[Vicarage Road]] on 27 November 2007 in Coyle's second game in charge. He was frequently used as a late substitute for the remainder of the season. On 15 December 2007, Jóhannes Karl was sent off in the 90th minute against rival [[Preston North End F.C.|Preston North End]] which Burnley lose 3–2.<ref>{{cite news|title=Match Report: Burnley v Preston|url=http://www.burnleyfootballclub.com/page/MatchReport/0,,10413~37305,00.html|publisher=burnleyfootballclub.com|date=15 December 2007|access-date=28 April 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120918134252/http://www.burnleyfootballclub.com/page/MatchReport/0,,10413~37305,00.html|archive-date=18 September 2012}}</ref> On 4 March 2008, Jóhannes Karl was sent off again in the 76th minute this 2007–08 season in a 2–0 loss against [[Hull City A.F.C.|Hull City]] when he was fell to the floor clutching his face in the area and after consulting with his assistant which saw Hull City midfielder [[Jay-Jay Okocha]] sent off at the same minutes.<ref>{{cite news|title=Match Report:Hull City 2 – 0 Burnley City|url=http://www.burnleyfootballclub.com/page/MatchReport/0,,10413~37217,00.html|publisher=burnleyfootballclub.com|date=4 March 2008|access-date=28 April 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120920005047/http://www.burnleyfootballclub.com/page/MatchReport/0,,10413~37217,00.html|archive-date=20 September 2012}}</ref>


After returning from international duty with Iceland during the summer, Jóhannes Karl made his first appearance of the 2008–09 season on the opening day of the season in Burnley's 4–1 defeat at [[Sheffield Wednesday F.C.|Sheffield Wednesday]]. His first goal of the season came at [[Swansea City F.C.|Swansea City]], after an injury to [[Kevin McDonald (footballer, born 1988)|Kevin McDonald]] saw him play 45 minutes. He scored his second goal for the Clarets in a 1–1 draw on 20 September. This earned him a starting role for the next two games, in which he scored again against Preston North End, this time from 30 yards. Jóhannes Karl had to wait until 13 December 2008 when he score a brace against [[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]] on an early minutes in a 3–2 win. Jóhannes Karl had to wait again until 14 March 2009 when he scored the fifth goal in the match against [[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]] in a 5–0 win. On 3 May 2009, Jóhannes Karl scored the fourth goal against [[Bristol City F.C.|Bristol City]] in a 4–0 win, which send Burnley to qualify via the Championship Play-offs. Jóhannes Karl made 42 league appearances, scoring six times in the league as Burnley won promotion to the [[Premier League]] via the Championship Play-offs.
After returning from international duty with Iceland during the summer, Jóhannes Karl made his first appearance of the 2008–09 season on the opening day of the season in Burnley's 4–1 defeat at [[Sheffield Wednesday F.C.|Sheffield Wednesday]]. His first goal of the season came at [[Swansea City F.C.|Swansea City]], after an injury to [[Kevin McDonald (footballer, born 1988)|Kevin McDonald]] saw him play 45 minutes. He scored his second goal for the Clarets in a 1–1 draw on 20 September. This earned him a starting role for the next two games, in which he scored again against Preston North End, this time from 30 yards. Jóhannes Karl had to wait until 13 December 2008 when he score a brace against [[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]] on an early minutes in a 3–2 win. Jóhannes Karl had to wait again until 14 March 2009 when he scored the fifth goal in the match against [[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]] in a 5–0 win. On 3 May 2009, Jóhannes Karl scored the fourth goal against [[Bristol City F.C.|Bristol City]] in a 4–0 win, which send Burnley to qualify via the Championship Play-offs. Jóhannes Karl made 42 league appearances, scoring six times in the league as Burnley won promotion to the [[Premier League]] via the Championship Play-offs.


Jóhannes Karl played 14 times in all competitions in the 2009–10 season with 10 coming in the league but he only started once for The Clarets in the league with two more starts coming in the League Cup and one in the [[FA Cup]]. His first appearance of the season came on 19 August in Burnley's 1–0 win over [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] after coming on as a 72nd-minute substitute for . His only start of the league campaign came in their 5–0 defeat at [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]] on 26 September 2009.
Jóhannes Karl played 14 times in all competitions in the 2009–10 season, with ten coming in the league but he only started once for The Clarets in the league with two more starts coming in the League Cup and one in the [[FA Cup]]. His first appearance of the season came on 19 August in Burnley's 1–0 win over [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] after coming on as a 72nd-minute substitute for . His only start of the league campaign came in their 5–0 defeat at [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]] on 26 September 2009.


In April 2010, he was suspended for two weeks by Burnley after comments he made to an Icelandic website where he questioned the team spirit under manager [[Brian Laws]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Burnley suspend rebel Joey Gudjonsson for claiming boss Brian Laws had 'lost the dressing room'|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1265388/Burnley-suspend-rebel-Joey-Gudjonsson-explosive-Brian-Laws-lost-dressing-room-claims.html#ixzz1tLHyOcMv|work=Daily Mail|date=12 April 2010|accessdate=28 April 2012}}</ref> Jóhannes Karl was released by Burnley at the end of the 2009–10 season, after Burnley were relegated from the Premier League. He made 88 appearances and scored six times for The Clarets over three years.
In April 2010, he was suspended for two weeks by Burnley after comments he made to an Icelandic website where he questioned the team spirit under manager [[Brian Laws]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2010/apr/12/joey-gudjonsson-suspended-burnley-brian-laws|title=Joey Gudjonsson suspended by Burnley for comments about Brian Laws|date=12 April 2010}}</ref> Jóhannes Karl was released by Burnley at the end of the 2009–10 season, after Burnley were relegated from the Premier League. He made 88 appearances and scored six times for The Clarets over three years.


===Huddersfield Town===
===Huddersfield Town===


====2010–11 season====
====2010–11 season====
Following his release from Burnley, Jóhannes Karl signed for [[Football League One|League One]] side [[Huddersfield Town A.F.C.|Huddersfield Town]] on 2 June 2010. He joined the club on a two-year contract,<ref name="Huddersfield Town sign ex-Burnley man Joey Gudjonsson">{{cite news | title = Huddersfield Town sign ex-Burnley man Joey Gudjonsson | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/h/huddersfield_town/8717742.stm | publisher = BBC Sport | date = 2 June 2010 | accessdate = 2 June 2010}}</ref> despite having offers from a higher division, stating the ambition of Town's management team and board persuaded him.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.htafc.com/page/NewsDetail/0,,10312~2063700,00.html |title=JOEY: I WANT TO BE A PART OF TOWN'S FUTURE |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100605013808/http://www.htafc.com/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10312~2063700%2C00.html |archivedate= 5 June 2010 }}</ref>
Following his release from Burnley, Jóhannes Karl signed for [[Football League One|League One]] side [[Huddersfield Town A.F.C.|Huddersfield Town]] on 2 June 2010. He joined the club on a two-year contract,<ref name="Huddersfield Town sign ex-Burnley man Joey Gudjonsson">{{cite news | title = Huddersfield Town sign ex-Burnley man Joey Gudjonsson | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/h/huddersfield_town/8717742.stm | publisher = BBC Sport | date = 2 June 2010 | access-date = 2 June 2010}}</ref> despite having offers from a higher division, stating the ambition of Town's management team and board persuaded him.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.htafc.com/page/NewsDetail/0,,10312~2063700,00.html |title=JOEY: I WANT TO BE A PART OF TOWN'S FUTURE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100605013808/http://www.htafc.com/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10312~2063700%2C00.html |archive-date= 5 June 2010 }}</ref>


He made his Terriers debut in the 3–0 win over [[Notts County F.C.|Notts County]] at [[Meadow Lane]] on 7 August 2010. On 16 October, he scored his first goal for the club in a league match against [[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]] at the [[Galpharm Stadium]] where Huddersfield won 2–0. His second goal came in the 1–0 victory away at [[Charlton Athletic F.C.|Charlton Athletic]] on 16 April 2011, he then went on to finish his first season with the club on 48 appearances in all with 38 coming in league and scoring twice during the 2010/11 campaign.
He made his Terriers debut in the 3–0 win over [[Notts County F.C.|Notts County]] at [[Meadow Lane]] on 7 August 2010. On 16 October, he scored his first goal for the club in a league match against [[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]] at the [[Galpharm Stadium]] where Huddersfield won 2–0. His second goal came in the 1–0 victory away at [[Charlton Athletic F.C.|Charlton Athletic]] on 16 April 2011, he then went on to finish his first season with the club on 48 appearances in all with 38 coming in league and scoring twice during the 2010–11 campaign.


====2011–12 season====
====2011–12 season====
Despite his impressive form during his first season at the club, he struggled to make the first team during the 2011–12 season, not making the first team squad once under manager [[Lee Clark (footballer)|Lee Clark]]. He made his first appearance of the campaign in the 2–0 home victory over [[Exeter City F.C.|Exeter City]] on 25 February 2012 in new manager [[Simon Grayson]]'s first game in charge, coming on as a 63rd-minute substitute to a standing ovation.<ref>{{cite news|title=It’s great to be back says Huddersfield Town’s Joey Gudjonsson|url=http://www.examiner.co.uk/huddersfield-town-fc/huddersfield-town-news/2012/02/27/it-s-great-to-be-back-says-huddersfield-town-s-joey-gudjonsson-86081-30411554/|publisher=Examiner|date=27 February 2012|accessdate=28 April 2012}}</ref> After making 7 more appearance this season, Jóhannes Karl made his last appearance for Huddersfield Town after coming on for [[Antony Kay]] in the 69th minute in a 1–0 win over [[Charlton Athletic F.C.|Charlton Athletic]] on 24 March 2012.
Despite his impressive form during his first season at the club, he struggled to make the first team during the 2011–12 season, not making the first team squad once under manager [[Lee Clark (footballer)|Lee Clark]]. He made his first appearance of the campaign in the 2–0 home victory over [[Exeter City F.C.|Exeter City]] on 25 February 2012 in new manager [[Simon Grayson]]'s first game in charge, coming on as a 63rd-minute substitute to a standing ovation.<ref>{{cite news|title=It's great to be back says Huddersfield Town's Joey Gudjonsson|url=http://www.examiner.co.uk/huddersfield-town-fc/huddersfield-town-news/2012/02/27/it-s-great-to-be-back-says-huddersfield-town-s-joey-gudjonsson-86081-30411554/|publisher=Examiner|date=27 February 2012|access-date=28 April 2012}}</ref> After making seven more appearances this season, Jóhannes Karl made his last appearance for Huddersfield Town after coming on for [[Antony Kay]] in the 69th minute in a 1–0 win over [[Charlton Athletic F.C.|Charlton Athletic]] on 24 March 2012.


On 27 April 2012, his contract at the club was terminated by mutual consent, citing "family reasons", and he returned to his native Iceland after making 56 appearances for the Terriers over two seasons scoring twice.<ref>{{cite news|title=JOEY DEPARTS HUDDERSFIELD TOWN |url=http://www.htafc.com/page/NewsDetail/0,,10312~2750401,00.html? |publisher=HATC.com |date=27 April 2012 |accessdate=27 April 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120430054225/http://www.htafc.com/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10312~2750401%2C00.html |archivedate=30 April 2012 }}</ref> Jóhannes Kar told the club website:
On 27 April 2012, his contract at the club was terminated by mutual consent, citing "family reasons", and he returned to his native Iceland after making 56 appearances for the Terriers over two seasons scoring twice.<ref>{{cite news|title=JOEY DEPARTS HUDDERSFIELD TOWN |url=http://www.htafc.com/page/NewsDetail/0,,10312~2750401,00.html? |publisher=HATC.com |date=27 April 2012 |access-date=27 April 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120430054225/http://www.htafc.com/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10312~2750401%2C00.html |archive-date=30 April 2012 }}</ref> Jóhannes Karl told the club website:
{{cquote|"I would have liked to have played more during my two seasons, but that is football and you have to respect those decisions and the people who make them. I've certainly enjoyed my time here though. We have a great squad here and everyone, including the off-the-field staff, is pushing in the same direction. I believe this club deserves to be in the Championship and it would be a brilliant achievement to get there through the play-offs this season – and I believe that with the quality that we have, we will."<ref>{{cite news|title=Gudjonsson makes Terriers exit|url=http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/12691/7709975/Gudjonsson-makes-Terriers-exit|publisher=Sky Sports|date=27 April 2012|accessdate=28 April 2012}}</ref>}} His release by the club saw Grayson express sadness to see Jóhannes Karl go due to his contribution to the side's efforts that season.<ref>{{cite news|title=Grayson sad to see Gudjonsson go|url=http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/27042012/63/grayson-sad-gudjonsson.html|publisher=Eurosport Yahoo!|date=27 April 2012|accessdate=28 April 2012}}</ref>
{{cquote|"I would have liked to have played more during my two seasons, but that is football and you have to respect those decisions and the people who make them. I've certainly enjoyed my time here though. We have a great squad here and everyone, including the off-the-field staff, is pushing in the same direction. I believe this club deserves to be in the Championship and it would be a brilliant achievement to get there through the play-offs this season – and I believe that with the quality that we have, we will."<ref>{{cite news|title=Gudjonsson makes Terriers exit|url=http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/12691/7709975/Gudjonsson-makes-Terriers-exit|publisher=Sky Sports|date=27 April 2012|access-date=28 April 2012}}</ref>}} His release by the club saw Grayson express sadness to see Jóhannes Karl go due to his contribution to the side's efforts that season.<ref>{{cite news|title=Grayson sad to see Gudjonsson go|url=http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/27042012/63/grayson-sad-gudjonsson.html|publisher=Eurosport Yahoo!|date=27 April 2012|access-date=28 April 2012}}</ref>


===Returning to Iceland===
===Returning to Iceland===
The following day he signed for his hometown club, [[Íþróttabandalag Akraness|ÍA]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Jóhannes Karl skrifaði undir í kvöld|url=http://www.mbl.is/sport/efstadeild/2012/04/28/johannes_karl_skrifadi_undir_i_kvold/|publisher=[[Morgunblaðið|mbl.is/sport]]|date=28 April 2012|accessdate=29 April 2012}}</ref> On his move, Jóhannes Karl was appointed captain. Jóhannes Karl made his debut in over 14 years since leaving Iceland in a 1–0 win over [[Breiðablik men's football|Breiðablik]] and scored the next game on 10 May 2012 in a 3–2 win over [[Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur|KR]] where the first for the club in a match.
The following day he signed for his hometown club, [[Íþróttabandalag Akraness|ÍA]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Jóhannes Karl skrifaði undir í kvöld|url=http://www.mbl.is/sport/efstadeild/2012/04/28/johannes_karl_skrifadi_undir_i_kvold/|publisher=[[Morgunblaðið|mbl.is/sport]]|date=28 April 2012|access-date=29 April 2012}}</ref> On his move, Jóhannes Karl was appointed captain. Jóhannes Karl made his debut in over 14 years since leaving Iceland in a 1–0 win over [[Breiðablik men's football|Breiðablik]] and scored the next game on 10 May 2012 in a 3–2 win over [[Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur|KR]] where the first for the club in a match.


On 1 January 2014, Jóhannes Karl moved to [[Knattspyrnufélagið Fram|Fram Reykjavík]]. He was handed the number 10 jersey. On 30 October 2014 he moved to [[Fylkir]].
On 1 January 2014, Jóhannes Karl moved to [[Knattspyrnufélagið Fram|Fram Reykjavík]]. He was handed the number 10 jersey. On 30 October 2014, he moved to [[Fylkir]].


==International career==
==International career==
Jóhannes Karl made his international debut for [[Iceland national football team|Iceland]] on 15 August 2001, in a 1–1 friendly draw with [[Poland national football team|Poland]]. He scored once for the national team in a 1–1 draw with [[Norway national football team|Norway]] on 22 May 2002.
Jóhannes Karl made his international debut for the [[Iceland national football team|Iceland national team]] on 15 August 2001, in a 1–1 friendly draw with [[Poland national football team|Poland]]. He scored once for the national team in a 1–1 draw with [[Norway national football team|Norway]] on 22 May 2002.


Jóhannes Karl was involved in Iceland's qualification for both the [[2002 FIFA World Cup]] when he made 3 appearances during qualification when Iceland finished 4th in group 3, including a 3–1 home victory over the [[Czech Republic national football team|Czech Republic]] as well as away defeats to [[Northern Ireland national football team|Northern Ireland]] and [[Denmark national football team|Denmark]] and [[2006 FIFA World Cup]] when he made 4 appearances during qualification when Iceland finished 5th in group 8, playing a total of seven World Cup qualifying games.
Jóhannes Karl was involved in Iceland's qualification for both the [[2002 FIFA World Cup]] when he made three appearances during qualification when Iceland finished fourth in group 3, including a 3–1 home victory over the [[Czech Republic national football team|Czech Republic]] as well as away defeats to [[Northern Ireland national football team|Northern Ireland]] and [[Denmark national football team|Denmark]] and [[2006 FIFA World Cup]] when he made four appearances during qualification when Iceland finished fifth in group 8, playing a total of seven World Cup qualifying games.


He was also involved in Iceland's qualification campaigns for the [[UEFA European Football Championship|UEFA European Championships]]. Including Euro 2004 where he started in Iceland's games aniseed Scotland which they lost 2–1 as well as both their 2–1 wins over the [[Faroe Islands national football team|Faroe Islands]], a 3–0 away win over [[Lithuania national football team|Lithuania]] and Iceland's 0–0 home draw with [[Germany national football team|Germany]].
He was also involved in Iceland's qualification campaigns for the [[UEFA European Football Championship|UEFA European Championships]]. Including Euro 2004 where he started in Iceland's games aniseed Scotland which they lost 2–1 as well as both their 2–1 wins over the [[Faroe Islands national football team|Faroe Islands]], a 3–0 away win over [[Lithuania national football team|Lithuania]] and Iceland's 0–0 home draw with [[Germany national football team|Germany]].


Jóhannes Karl picked up his 16th and 17th caps for Iceland against [[England national football team|England]] and [[Japan national football team|Japan]] in a mini tournament held in Manchester prior to Euro 2004. Jóhannes Karl has earned 34 caps scoring once for Iceland.
Jóhannes Karl picked up his 16th and 17th caps for Iceland against [[England national football team|England]] and [[Japan national football team|Japan]] in a mini tournament held in Manchester prior to Euro 2004. Jóhannes Karl has earned 34 caps scoring once for Iceland.

== Coaching career ==
Jóhannes Karl was appointed player-manager of [[Handknattleiksfélag Kópavogs|HK]] in 2016 and served in that role through the 2017 season. Before the 2018 season he moved to fellow [[1. deild karla (football)|1. deild karla]] club [[Íþróttabandalag Akraness|ÍA]], his hometown club. He joined as manager, retiring from playing. He guided ÍA to a promotion to the top tier [[Úrvalsdeild]] in his first season in charge and kept them up the following three seasons. Before the 2022 season he was hired as the assistant manager of [[Iceland national football team|Iceland]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Jóhannes Karl nýr aðstoðarlandsliðsþjálfari |url=https://www.ruv.is/frett/2022/01/26/johannes-karl-nyr-adstodarlandslidsthjalfari |website=RÚV |publisher=[[RÚV]] |access-date=26 January 2022 |language=is |date=26 January 2022}}</ref>

In May 2024, he was announced as the new manager of [[Danish 2nd Division]] side [[Akademisk Boldklub|AB]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Joey Guðjónsson er ny cheftræner |url=https://ab-fodbold.dk/joey-gudjonsson-er-ny-cheftraener/ |website=AB |publisher=[[Akademisk Boldklub|AB]] |access-date=30 May 2024 |language=da |date=15 May 2024}}</ref>


== Personal life ==
== Personal life ==
Jóhannes Karl married his longtime girlfriend, Jófríður ''María'' Guðlaugsdóttir in June 2006. The couple has four sons, [[Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson|Ísak Bergmann]] (2003), Jóel Thor (2005), Daniel Ingi (2007) and the youngest, Emil Karl (2010). His father, [[Guðjón Þórðarson]], has managed [[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke City]], [[Notts County F.C.|Notts County]], [[Barnsley F.C.|Barnsley]] and the [[Iceland national football team|Icelandic national team]]. He has three brothers who have also played professional football, [[Þórður Guðjónsson|Þórður (Thordur or Doddi)]], [[Bjarni Guðjónsson|Bjarni]] and [[Björn Bergmann Sigurðarson]]. Whilst another brother, Atli Guðjónsson, played in the Icelandic leagues before retiring.
Jóhannes Karl married his longtime girlfriend, Jófríður ''María'' Guðlaugsdóttir in June 2006. The couple have four sons, [[Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson|Ísak Bergmann]] (2003), Jóel Thor (2005), [[Daniel Ingi Jóhannesson|Daniel Ingi]] (2007) and the youngest, Emil Karl (2010). His father, [[Guðjón Þórðarson]], has managed [[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke City]], [[Notts County F.C.|Notts County]], [[Barnsley F.C.|Barnsley]] and the [[Iceland national football team|Iceland national team]]. He has three brothers who have also played professional football, [[Þórður Guðjónsson|Þórður (Thordur or Doddi)]], [[Bjarni Guðjónsson|Bjarni]] and [[Björn Bergmann Sigurðarson]]. Whilst another brother, Atli Guðjónsson, played in the Icelandic leagues before retiring.


==Career statistics==
==Career statistics==
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===Club===
===Club===
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|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition<ref>Single source here, if player is inactive. If player has not retired, move source next to "Updated" template.</ref>
|-
|-
! colspan=3 | Club performance
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
! colspan=2 | League
! colspan=2 | Cup
!colspan="3"|League
! colspan=2 | League Cup
!colspan="2"|National Cup
! colspan=2 | Continental
!colspan="2"|League Cup
! colspan=2 | Total
!colspan="2"|Continental
!colspan="2"|Other
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
! Season !! Club !! League
! Apps !! Goals
! Apps !! Goals
! Apps !! Goals
! Apps !! Goals
! Apps !! Goals
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|-
|[[KA Akureyri]]
|[[1997 1. deild karla|1997]]<ref name="ksi">{{cite web |title=Jóhannes Karl Guðjónsson |url=https://www.ksi.is/mot/leikmadur/?leikmadur=36108 |website=Knattspyrnusamband Íslands |access-date=13 November 2021 |language=is}}</ref>
|[[1. deild karla (football)|1. deild karla]]
|5||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||5||0
|-
|-
|[[Íþróttabandalag Akraness|ÍA]]
! colspan=3 | Iceland
|[[1998 Úrvalsdeild|1998]]<ref name="ksi"/>
! colspan=2 | League
|[[Úrvalsdeild]]
! colspan=2 | [[Icelandic Men's Football Cup|Cup]]
|8||1||0||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||8||1
! colspan=2 | [[Deildabikar]]
! colspan=2 | [[UEFA|Europe]]
! colspan=2 | Total
|-
|-
|[[K.R.C. Genk|Genk]]
|1997 || rowspan="1" | [[KA Akureyri]] || rowspan="1" | [[1. deild karla (football)|1. deild karla]] ||5||0||0||0||colspan="4"|-||5||0
|[[1998–99 Belgian First Division|1998–99]]<ref name="wf">{{cite web |title=Jóhannes Guðjónsson » Club matches |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/johannes-gudjonsson/2/ |website=worldfootball.net |access-date=13 November 2021}}</ref>
|[[Belgian First Division]]
|6||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||||||6||0
|-
|-
|[[MVV Maastricht|MVV]] (loan)
|1998 || rowspan="1" | [[ÍA Akranes]] || rowspan="1" | [[Úrvalsdeild]] ||8||1||0||0||colspan="4"|-||8||1
|[[1999–2000 Eredivisie|1999–2000]]<ref name="wf"/>
|Eredivisie
|20||5||0||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||20||5
|-
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[RKC Waalwijk]]
|[[2000–01 Eredivisie|2000–01]]<ref name="wf"/>
|rowspan="2"|Eredivisie
|31||4||0||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||2{{efn|name="uic"|Appearances in [[UEFA Intertoto Cup]]}}||0||33||4
|-
|-
|[[2001–02 Eredivisie|2001–02]]<ref name="wf"/>
! colspan=3 | Belgium
|4||2||0||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||1{{efn|name="uic"}}||0||5||2
! colspan=2 | League
! colspan=2 | [[Belgian Cup]]
! colspan=2 | League Cup
! colspan=2 | [[UEFA|Europe]]
! colspan=2 | Total
|-
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
|1998–99 || rowspan="2" | [[K.R.C. Genk|Racing Genk]] || rowspan="2" | [[Belgian First Division]] ||5||0||0||0||colspan="4"|-||5||0
!35!!6!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!3!!0!!38!!6
|-
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Real Betis|Betis]]
|1999-00 ||10||1||0||0||colspan="4"|-||10||1
|[[2001–02 Real Betis season|2001–02]]<ref name="bdf">{{BDFutbol|1295}}</ref>
|rowspan="2"|[[La Liga]]
|11||0||1||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||12||0
|-
|-
|[[2002–03 Real Betis season|2002–03]]<ref name="bdf"/>
|1||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||1||0
|-
|-
! colspan=3 | Netherlands
!colspan="2"|Total
!12!!0!!1!!0!!0!!0!!2!!0!!0!!0!!13!!0
! colspan=2 | League
! colspan=2 | [[KNVB Cup]]
! colspan=2 | League Cup
! colspan=2 | [[UEFA|Europe]]
! colspan=2 | Total
|-
|-
|[[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]] (loan)
|2000–01 || rowspan="2" | [[RKC Waalwijk]] || rowspan="2" | [[Eredivisie]] ||30||4||0||0||colspan="4"|-||30||4
|[[2002–03 Aston Villa F.C. season|2002–03]]<ref>{{Soccerbase season|21028|2002}}</ref>
|[[Premier League]]
|11||2||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||11||2
|-
|-
|[[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolverhampton Wanderers]] (loan)
|2001–02 ||4||2||0||0||colspan="4"|-||4||2
|[[2003–04 Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. season|2003–04]]<ref>{{Soccerbase season|21028|2003}}</ref>
|Premier League
|11||0||2||0||3||1||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||16||1
|-
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]]
|[[2004–05 Leicester City F.C. season|2004–05]]<ref>{{Soccerbase season|21028|2004}}</ref>
|rowspan="2"|[[EFL Championship|Championship]]
|35||2||5||1||1||1||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||41||4
|-
|-
|[[2005–06 Leicester City F.C. season|2005–06]]<ref>{{Soccerbase season|21028|2005}}</ref>
! colspan=3 | Spain
|42||8||2||0||4||1||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||48||9
! colspan=2 | League
! colspan=2 | [[Copa del Rey]]
! colspan=2 | [[Supercopa de España]]
! colspan=2 | [[UEFA|Europe]]
! colspan=2 | Total
|-
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
|2001–02 || rowspan="2" | [[Real Betis]] || rowspan="2" | [[La Liga]] ||11||0||0||0||colspan="4"|-||11||0
!77!!10!!7!!1!!5!!2!!0!!0!!0!!0!!89!!13
|-
|-
|[[AZ Alkmaar|AZ]]
|2002–03 ||1||0||0||0||colspan="4"|-||1||0
|[[2006–07 Eredivisie|2006–07]]<ref name="wf"/>
|Eredivisie
|5||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||2||0||colspan="2"|–||7||0
|-
|-
|rowspan="5"|[[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]]
|[[2006–07 Burnley F.C. season|2006–07]]<ref>{{Soccerbase season|21028|2006}}</ref>
|rowspan="3"|Championship
|11||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||11||0
|-
|-
|[[2007–08 Burnley F.C. season|2007–08]]<ref>{{Soccerbase season|21028|2007}}</ref>
! colspan=3 | England
|28||1||1||0||1||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||30||1
! colspan=2 | League
! colspan=2 | [[FA Cup]]
! colspan=2 | [[Football League Cup|League Cup]]
! colspan=2 | [[UEFA|Europe]]
! colspan=2 | Total
|-
|-
|[[2008–09 Burnley F.C. season|2008–09]]<ref>{{Soccerbase season|21028|2008}}</ref>
|2002–03 || [[Aston Villa]] (loan) || rowspan="2" | [[Premier League]] ||11||2||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|-||11||2
|39||6||5||0||7||0||colspan="2"|–||3{{efn|Appearance in Championship play-offs}}||0||54||6
|-
|-
|[[2009–10 Burnley F.C. season|2009–10]]<ref>{{Soccerbase season|21028|2009}}</ref>
|2003–04 || [[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolves]] (loan) ||11||0||1||0||3||1||colspan="2"|-||15||1
|Premier League
|10||0||2||0||2||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||14||0
|-
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
|2004–05 || rowspan="2" | [[Leicester City]] || rowspan="2" | [[EFL Championship|Championship]] ||35||2||5||1||1||1||colspan="2"|-||41||4
!88!!7!!9!!0!!13!!0!!0!!0!!3!!0!!113!!7
|-
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Huddersfield Town F.C.|Huddersfield Town]]
|2005–06 ||42||8||2||0||4||1||colspan="2"|-||48||9
|[[2010–11 Huddersfield Town F.C. season|2010–11]]<ref>{{Soccerbase season|21028|2010}}</ref>
|rowspan="2"|[[Football League One|League One]]
|37||2||3||0||2||0||colspan="2"|–||6{{efn|Five appearances ub [[EFL Trophy]], one appearance in League One play-offs}}||0||48||2
|-
|-
|[[2011–12 Huddersfield Town F.C. season|2011–12]]<ref>{{Soccerbase season|21028|2011}}</ref>
|8||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||8||0
|-
|-
! colspan=3 | Netherlands
!colspan="2"|Total
!45!!2!!3!!0!!2!!0!!0!!0!!6!!0!!56!!2
! colspan=2 | League
! colspan=2 | [[KNVB Cup]]
! colspan=2 | League Cup
! colspan=2 | [[UEFA|Europe]]
! colspan=2 | Total
|-
|-
|rowspan="3"|ÍA
|2006–07 || [[AZ (football club)|AZ]] || Eredivisie ||5||0||0||0||colspan="2"|-||2||0||7||0
|[[2012 Úrvalsdeild|2012]]<ref name="ksi"/>
|rowspan="2"|Úrvalsdeild
|21||3||1||1||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||22||4
|-
|-
|[[2013 Úrvalsdeild|2013]]<ref name="ksi"/>
|20||5||2||1||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||22||6
|-
|-
! colspan=3 | England
!colspan="2"|Total
!41!!8!!3!!2!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!44!!10
! colspan=2 | League
! colspan=2 | [[FA Cup]]
! colspan=2 | [[Football League Cup|League Cup]]
! colspan=2 | [[UEFA|Europe]]
! colspan=2 | Total
|-
|-
|[[Knattspyrnufélagið Fram|Fram Reykjavík]]
|2006–07 || rowspan="4" | [[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]] || rowspan="3" | Championship ||11||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|-||11||0
|[[2014 Úrvalsdeild|2014]]<ref name="ksi"/><ref name="wf"/>
|Úrvalsdeild
|18||2||2||0||colspan="2"|–||2||0||colspan="2"|–||22||2
|-
|-
|[[Fylkir]]
|2007–08 ||28||1||2||0||4||1||colspan="2"|-||34||2
|[[2015 Úrvalsdeild|2015]]<ref name="ksi"/>
|Úrvalsdeild
|16||2||1||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||17||2
|-
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Handknattleiksfélag Kópavogs|HK]]
|2008–09 ||42||6||5||0||7||0||colspan="2"|-||54||6
|[[2016 1. deild karla|2016]]<ref name="ksi"/>
|rowspan="2"|1. deild karla
|9||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||9||0
|-
|-
|[[2017 1. deild karla|2017]]<ref name="ksi"/>
|2009–10 || Premier League ||10||0||2||0||2||0||colspan="2"|-||14||0
|4||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||4||0
|-
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
|2010–11 || [[Huddersfield Town]] || [[Football League One|League One]]||38||2||3||0||2||0||colspan="2"|-||48||2
!13!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!13!!0
|-
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
|-
!411!!45!!28!!3!!23!!3!!4!!0!!12!!0!!478!!51
! colspan=3 | Iceland
! colspan=2 | League
! colspan=2 | [[Icelandic Men's Football Cup|Cup]]
! colspan=2 | [[Deildabikar]]
! colspan=2 | [[UEFA|Europe]]
! colspan=2 | Total
|-
|2012 || rowspan="2" | [[ÍA Akranes]] || rowspan="2" | Úrvalsdeild ||21||3||1||1||colspan="4"|-||22||4
|-
|2013 ||20||5||2||1||colspan="4"|-||21||5
|-
|-
! rowspan=5 | Total
! colspan=2 | Belgium
!15||1||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|-||15||1
|-
! colspan=2 | Netherlands
!39||6||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|-||39||6
|-
! colspan=2 | Spain
!12||0||0||0||0||0||2||0||12||0
|-
! colspan=2 | England
!228||21||20||1||23||4||colspan="2"|-||272||26
|-
! colspan=2 | Iceland
!53||8||3||2||-||-||colspan="2"|-||56||10
|-
! colspan=3 | Career total
!351||36||23||3||23||4||2||0||400||43
|}
|}


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*NOTE: [[Football League Trophy]] results included in Total


===International goals===
===International===
:''Scores and results list Iceland's goal tally first.''
:''Score and result list Iceland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after Joey goal.''

{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Result !! Competition !! Ref
|+ International goal scored by Joey Guðjónsson
|-
!scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date
!scope="col"|Venue
!scope="col"|Opponent
!scope="col"|Score
!scope="col"|Result
!scope="col"|Competition
!scope="col" class="unsortable"|{{Abbr|Ref.|References}}
|-
|-
| 1. || 22 May 2002 || [[Bodø]], Norway || {{fb|Norway}} || 1–1 || [[Friendly match]] ||<ref>http://www.rsssf.com/intldetails/2002e2.html</ref>
| align="center"|1 || 22 May 2002 || [[Bodø]], Norway || {{fb|Norway}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|1–1 || [[Friendly match]] ||<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/intldetails/2002e2.html|title = International Matches 2002 - Europe, April-June}}</ref>
|}
|}


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Latest revision as of 15:23, 17 July 2024

Joey Guðjónsson
Personal information
Full name Jóhannes Karl Guðjónsson[1]
Date of birth (1980-05-25) 25 May 1980 (age 44)[1]
Place of birth Akranes, Iceland
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
AB (manager)
Youth career
1994–1997 ÍA
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997 KA 5 (0)
1998 ÍA 8 (1)
1998–2000 Racing Genk 6 (0)
1999–2000MVV (loan) 20 (5)
2000–2001 RKC Waalwijk 35 (6)
2001–2004 Betis 12 (0)
2003Aston Villa (loan) 11 (2)
2003–2004Wolverhampton Wanderers (loan) 11 (0)
2004–2006 Leicester City 77 (10)
2006–2007 AZ 5 (0)
2007–2010 Burnley 88 (7)
2010–2012 Huddersfield Town 45 (2)
2012–2013 ÍA 41 (8)
2014 Fram Reykjavík 18 (2)
2015 Fylkir 16 (2)
2016–2017 HK 13 (0)
Total 411 (45)
International career
1998 Iceland U-19 7 (1)
1999–2001 Iceland U-21 10 (3)
2001–2007 Island 34 (1)
Managerial career
2016–2017 HK (player-manager)
2018–2021 ÍA
2022–2024 Iceland (assistant)
2024– AB
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jóhannes Karl "Joey" Guðjónsson (born 25 May 1980) is an Icelandic former professional footballer and the manager of AB. He earned 34 caps for the Iceland national team between 2001 and 2007.

His clubs include Real Betis, Aston Villa, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Leicester City, AZ and Burnley. He has played in five top-flight league across Europe.

Club career

[edit]

Iceland, Belgium & the Netherlands

[edit]

Jóhannes Karl began his professional career in the Icelandic Premier Division with KA of Akureyri at the age of 17. It was not long before he moved abroad, and in 1998, he was transferred to top-flight Belgian outfit, Racing Genk. He made eight appearances for ÍA, scoring once.

He only played a handful of matches for Genk and the following season he was loaned out to newly promoted Eredivisie side MVV. Again, he only spent one season with the club and then moved to another Dutch club, RKC Waalwijk in a permanent deal, where he had another season-long stay, making 35 appearances and scoring six goals for the Dutch side.

Betis

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In 2001, he moved to La Liga side Real Betis, his fourth new club in four years, signing for a fee of £500,000 from RKC Waalwijk. In his first year, Jóhannes Karl started five matches and made six substitute appearances in his first season.

Jóhannes Karl found his chances limited in the following season after only making one appearances for Betis in the 2002–03 season, prompting a loan move to Premier League side Aston Villa. He made his debut for Villa in their 5–2 away win at Middlesbrough on 28 January 2003, scoring his first goal for the club.[2] He scored twice in eleven appearances with his other goal coming against Leeds.[3]

Wolverhampton Wanderers

[edit]

Jóhannes Karl spent the 2003–04 season on loan at Wolverhampton Wanderers as they battled against relegation from the Premier League, appearing eleven times in the league, 16 in total. Jóhannes Karl made his Wolves debut coming on as a substitute in their 0–0 league draw at home to Portsmouth on 30 August 2003. His first start of the season came in their 2–0 League Cup win over Darlington on 23 September 2003 when he scored his first and only goal for the club.[4] He made his first league start for Wolves in a 0–0 draw at Fulham in October. Jóhannes Karl returned to Real Betis at the end of the season after making 15 appearances for Wolves in all competitions during the 2003–04 season.

After returning to his parent club in the summer, he ended up making a return to England, but to Leicester City rather than Wolves.

Leicester City

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Jóhannes Karl joined Leicester on a free transfer in 2004 from Spanish side Real Betis.[5] He made his Leicester debut coming on as a 73rd-minute substitute in their 2–1 away victory at Derby County on the opening day of the 2004–05 season. He made his first start of the season in a 1–0 home defeat to Watford on 21 August 2004. Jóhannes Karl became a regular first-team player as the Foxes struggled to make an immediate return to the top flight. He scored his first goal for the Foxes in a 3–2 home defeat to Preston North End in League Cup scoring a 68th-minute penalty on 2 October 2004. His first league goals came in a 2–2 home draw with Crewe Alexandra a month later on 2 November 2004. Jóhannes Karl made 41 appearances in all for Leicester during his first season at the club, scoring four times in all with two of them coming in the league.

Jóhannes Karl made his first appearance of the 2005–06 season on the opening day of the season in Leicester's 4–1 defeat away at Sheffield United. His first goals of the league campaign came in a 2–2 draw away at Crewe Alexandra on 20 August 2005. His second came just three days later in a 3–0 away win over Bury in the League Cup. He then scored a further two in a 2–2 draw at home to Watford on 22 November. On 4 May 2006 Jóhannes Karl scored two goals against Hull City including the winner scored in the 84th minute from within his own half in a 3–2 win.

Jóhannes Karl finished the season as joint top goal scorer with nine goals in all competitions for Leicester. He made 48 appearances with 42 of them coming in the league during the 2005–06 season.

He won the club's player and goal of the season awards in their end of season ceremony. His winning goal came against Hull City when he scored from the halfway line, a strike which also won several other goal of the month awards and the Central Soccer Night goal of the season.

Jóhannes Karl left Leicester at the end of the season to join Dutch side AZ after making 77 appearances and scoring 10 league goals for The Foxes over two seasons.

AZ

[edit]

In February 2006, with his contract starting to run out, he agreed a move to Dutch side AZ,[6] who had been playing in European competitions and had spent most of that season in the top four of the Dutch Eredivisie. He completed the switch and made his debut for AZ on 4 August 2006, in a friendly against Arsenal, coming on as a 64th-minute substitute. AZ lost the game 3–0, which was the first to be played at AZ's new DSB Stadion.

Jóhannes Karl did not make his league debut for AZ until 29 October 2006, coming on as a 76th-minute substitute in their 5–1 win at home to Utrecht, he then made his first appearance in the UEFA Cup four days later, coming on as an 89th-minute substitute in their 5–2 win away at Swiss side Grasshoppers. He made his first start of the season in their 3–1 win away at Heerenveen on 26 November 2006.

However, he struggled to establish himself in the AZ team, and quickly returned to English football in January 2007, just five months after joining the club. He had been linked with a return to Leicester City, but this was in the middle of Milan Mandaric's takeover of the club so the Foxes could not sort out their finances in time. He instead joined Burnley for £150,000 on a three-and-a-half-year deal, after starting just once in the league. Jóhannes Karl's last game for AZ came in their 2–2 draw at home to Slovan Liberec in the UEFA Cup.

Burnley

[edit]

Jóhannes Karl signed for Burnley in January 2007, on a three-and-a-half-year deal. After personal reasons kept him out of some of the remaining games of the season, his pre-season form saw him move back into the starting line-up at the start of the 2007–08 season, although he quickly fell out of favour. He was then dropped from the squad entirely under Steve Cotterill after failing to impress but his fortunes changed when Owen Coyle took over as Burnley manager and he found himself back on the bench. He scored his first goal for Burnley as they beat Watford 2–1 at Vicarage Road on 27 November 2007 in Coyle's second game in charge. He was frequently used as a late substitute for the remainder of the season. On 15 December 2007, Jóhannes Karl was sent off in the 90th minute against rival Preston North End which Burnley lose 3–2.[7] On 4 March 2008, Jóhannes Karl was sent off again in the 76th minute this 2007–08 season in a 2–0 loss against Hull City when he was fell to the floor clutching his face in the area and after consulting with his assistant which saw Hull City midfielder Jay-Jay Okocha sent off at the same minutes.[8]

After returning from international duty with Iceland during the summer, Jóhannes Karl made his first appearance of the 2008–09 season on the opening day of the season in Burnley's 4–1 defeat at Sheffield Wednesday. His first goal of the season came at Swansea City, after an injury to Kevin McDonald saw him play 45 minutes. He scored his second goal for the Clarets in a 1–1 draw on 20 September. This earned him a starting role for the next two games, in which he scored again against Preston North End, this time from 30 yards. Jóhannes Karl had to wait until 13 December 2008 when he score a brace against Southampton on an early minutes in a 3–2 win. Jóhannes Karl had to wait again until 14 March 2009 when he scored the fifth goal in the match against Nottingham Forest in a 5–0 win. On 3 May 2009, Jóhannes Karl scored the fourth goal against Bristol City in a 4–0 win, which send Burnley to qualify via the Championship Play-offs. Jóhannes Karl made 42 league appearances, scoring six times in the league as Burnley won promotion to the Premier League via the Championship Play-offs.

Jóhannes Karl played 14 times in all competitions in the 2009–10 season, with ten coming in the league but he only started once for The Clarets in the league with two more starts coming in the League Cup and one in the FA Cup. His first appearance of the season came on 19 August in Burnley's 1–0 win over Manchester United after coming on as a 72nd-minute substitute for . His only start of the league campaign came in their 5–0 defeat at Tottenham Hotspur on 26 September 2009.

In April 2010, he was suspended for two weeks by Burnley after comments he made to an Icelandic website where he questioned the team spirit under manager Brian Laws.[9] Jóhannes Karl was released by Burnley at the end of the 2009–10 season, after Burnley were relegated from the Premier League. He made 88 appearances and scored six times for The Clarets over three years.

Huddersfield Town

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2010–11 season

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Following his release from Burnley, Jóhannes Karl signed for League One side Huddersfield Town on 2 June 2010. He joined the club on a two-year contract,[10] despite having offers from a higher division, stating the ambition of Town's management team and board persuaded him.[11]

He made his Terriers debut in the 3–0 win over Notts County at Meadow Lane on 7 August 2010. On 16 October, he scored his first goal for the club in a league match against Southampton at the Galpharm Stadium where Huddersfield won 2–0. His second goal came in the 1–0 victory away at Charlton Athletic on 16 April 2011, he then went on to finish his first season with the club on 48 appearances in all with 38 coming in league and scoring twice during the 2010–11 campaign.

2011–12 season

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Despite his impressive form during his first season at the club, he struggled to make the first team during the 2011–12 season, not making the first team squad once under manager Lee Clark. He made his first appearance of the campaign in the 2–0 home victory over Exeter City on 25 February 2012 in new manager Simon Grayson's first game in charge, coming on as a 63rd-minute substitute to a standing ovation.[12] After making seven more appearances this season, Jóhannes Karl made his last appearance for Huddersfield Town after coming on for Antony Kay in the 69th minute in a 1–0 win over Charlton Athletic on 24 March 2012.

On 27 April 2012, his contract at the club was terminated by mutual consent, citing "family reasons", and he returned to his native Iceland after making 56 appearances for the Terriers over two seasons scoring twice.[13] Jóhannes Karl told the club website:

"I would have liked to have played more during my two seasons, but that is football and you have to respect those decisions and the people who make them. I've certainly enjoyed my time here though. We have a great squad here and everyone, including the off-the-field staff, is pushing in the same direction. I believe this club deserves to be in the Championship and it would be a brilliant achievement to get there through the play-offs this season – and I believe that with the quality that we have, we will."[14]

His release by the club saw Grayson express sadness to see Jóhannes Karl go due to his contribution to the side's efforts that season.[15]

Returning to Iceland

[edit]

The following day he signed for his hometown club, ÍA.[16] On his move, Jóhannes Karl was appointed captain. Jóhannes Karl made his debut in over 14 years since leaving Iceland in a 1–0 win over Breiðablik and scored the next game on 10 May 2012 in a 3–2 win over KR where the first for the club in a match.

On 1 January 2014, Jóhannes Karl moved to Fram Reykjavík. He was handed the number 10 jersey. On 30 October 2014, he moved to Fylkir.

International career

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Jóhannes Karl made his international debut for the Iceland national team on 15 August 2001, in a 1–1 friendly draw with Poland. He scored once for the national team in a 1–1 draw with Norway on 22 May 2002.

Jóhannes Karl was involved in Iceland's qualification for both the 2002 FIFA World Cup when he made three appearances during qualification when Iceland finished fourth in group 3, including a 3–1 home victory over the Czech Republic as well as away defeats to Northern Ireland and Denmark and 2006 FIFA World Cup when he made four appearances during qualification when Iceland finished fifth in group 8, playing a total of seven World Cup qualifying games.

He was also involved in Iceland's qualification campaigns for the UEFA European Championships. Including Euro 2004 where he started in Iceland's games aniseed Scotland which they lost 2–1 as well as both their 2–1 wins over the Faroe Islands, a 3–0 away win over Lithuania and Iceland's 0–0 home draw with Germany.

Jóhannes Karl picked up his 16th and 17th caps for Iceland against England and Japan in a mini tournament held in Manchester prior to Euro 2004. Jóhannes Karl has earned 34 caps scoring once for Iceland.

Coaching career

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Jóhannes Karl was appointed player-manager of HK in 2016 and served in that role through the 2017 season. Before the 2018 season he moved to fellow 1. deild karla club ÍA, his hometown club. He joined as manager, retiring from playing. He guided ÍA to a promotion to the top tier Úrvalsdeild in his first season in charge and kept them up the following three seasons. Before the 2022 season he was hired as the assistant manager of Iceland.[17]

In May 2024, he was announced as the new manager of Danish 2nd Division side AB.[18]

Personal life

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Jóhannes Karl married his longtime girlfriend, Jófríður María Guðlaugsdóttir in June 2006. The couple have four sons, Ísak Bergmann (2003), Jóel Thor (2005), Daniel Ingi (2007) and the youngest, Emil Karl (2010). His father, Guðjón Þórðarson, has managed Stoke City, Notts County, Barnsley and the Iceland national team. He has three brothers who have also played professional football, Þórður (Thordur or Doddi), Bjarni and Björn Bergmann Sigurðarson. Whilst another brother, Atli Guðjónsson, played in the Icelandic leagues before retiring.

Career statistics

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Club

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[19]
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
KA Akureyri 1997[20] 1. deild karla 5 0 0 0 - - - 5 0
ÍA 1998[20] Úrvalsdeild 8 1 0 0 - - - 8 1
Genk 1998–99[21] Belgian First Division 6 0 0 0 - - 6 0
MVV (loan) 1999–2000[21] Eredivisie 20 5 0 0 - - - 20 5
RKC Waalwijk 2000–01[21] Eredivisie 31 4 0 0 - - 2[a] 0 33 4
2001–02[21] 4 2 0 0 - - 1[a] 0 5 2
Total 35 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 38 6
Betis 2001–02[22] La Liga 11 0 1 0 - - - 12 0
2002–03[22] 1 0 0 0 - - - 1 0
Total 12 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 13 0
Aston Villa (loan) 2002–03[23] Premier League 11 2 0 0 0 0 - - 11 2
Wolverhampton Wanderers (loan) 2003–04[24] Premier League 11 0 2 0 3 1 - - 16 1
Leicester City 2004–05[25] Championship 35 2 5 1 1 1 - - 41 4
2005–06[26] 42 8 2 0 4 1 - - 48 9
Total 77 10 7 1 5 2 0 0 0 0 89 13
AZ 2006–07[21] Eredivisie 5 0 0 0 - 2 0 - 7 0
Burnley 2006–07[27] Championship 11 0 0 0 0 0 - - 11 0
2007–08[28] 28 1 1 0 1 0 - - 30 1
2008–09[29] 39 6 5 0 7 0 - 3[b] 0 54 6
2009–10[30] Premier League 10 0 2 0 2 0 - - 14 0
Total 88 7 9 0 13 0 0 0 3 0 113 7
Huddersfield Town 2010–11[31] League One 37 2 3 0 2 0 - 6[c] 0 48 2
2011–12[32] 8 0 0 0 0 0 - - 8 0
Total 45 2 3 0 2 0 0 0 6 0 56 2
ÍA 2012[20] Úrvalsdeild 21 3 1 1 - - - 22 4
2013[20] 20 5 2 1 - - - 22 6
Total 41 8 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 44 10
Fram Reykjavík 2014[20][21] Úrvalsdeild 18 2 2 0 - 2 0 - 22 2
Fylkir 2015[20] Úrvalsdeild 16 2 1 0 - - - 17 2
HK 2016[20] 1. deild karla 9 0 0 0 - - - 9 0
2017[20] 4 0 0 0 - - - 4 0
Total 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0
Career total 411 45 28 3 23 3 4 0 12 0 478 51
  1. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Intertoto Cup
  2. ^ Appearance in Championship play-offs
  3. ^ Five appearances ub EFL Trophy, one appearance in League One play-offs

International

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Score and result list Iceland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after Joey goal.
International goal scored by Joey Guðjónsson
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 22 May 2002 Bodø, Norway  Norwegen 1–0 1–1 Friendly match [33]

References

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  3. ^ "Leeds end on high note". BBC. 11 May 2003. Retrieved 1 November 2009.
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  8. ^ "Match Report:Hull City 2 – 0 Burnley City". burnleyfootballclub.com. 4 March 2008. Archived from the original on 20 September 2012. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
  9. ^ "Joey Gudjonsson suspended by Burnley for comments about Brian Laws". 12 April 2010.
  10. ^ "Huddersfield Town sign ex-Burnley man Joey Gudjonsson". BBC Sport. 2 June 2010. Retrieved 2 June 2010.
  11. ^ "JOEY: I WANT TO BE A PART OF TOWN'S FUTURE". Archived from the original on 5 June 2010.
  12. ^ "It's great to be back says Huddersfield Town's Joey Gudjonsson". Examiner. 27 February 2012. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
  13. ^ "JOEY DEPARTS HUDDERSFIELD TOWN". HATC.com. 27 April 2012. Archived from the original on 30 April 2012. Retrieved 27 April 2012.
  14. ^ "Gudjonsson makes Terriers exit". Sky Sports. 27 April 2012. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
  15. ^ "Grayson sad to see Gudjonsson go". Eurosport Yahoo!. 27 April 2012. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
  16. ^ "Jóhannes Karl skrifaði undir í kvöld". mbl.is/sport. 28 April 2012. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
  17. ^ "Jóhannes Karl nýr aðstoðarlandsliðsþjálfari". RÚV (in Icelandic). RÚV. 26 January 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
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  19. ^ Single source here, if player is inactive. If player has not retired, move source next to "Updated" template.
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  24. ^ "Games played by Joey Guðjónsson in 2003/2004". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  25. ^ "Games played by Joey Guðjónsson in 2004/2005". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  26. ^ "Games played by Joey Guðjónsson in 2005/2006". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  27. ^ "Games played by Joey Guðjónsson in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  28. ^ "Games played by Joey Guðjónsson in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  29. ^ "Games played by Joey Guðjónsson in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  30. ^ "Games played by Joey Guðjónsson in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  31. ^ "Games played by Joey Guðjónsson in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  32. ^ "Games played by Joey Guðjónsson in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  33. ^ "International Matches 2002 - Europe, April-June".
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