Jóhannes "Joey" Harðarson (born 28 July 1976) is an

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coach and former player. He was most recently the head coach of

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Club career

Before the 2004 season, he moved to

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and helped secure their promotion. His previous clubs include IA Akranes and the

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team

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. When leaving Start, he joined the smaller local club

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Coaching career

Harðarson became interim head coach at

, after

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left the position in April 2019. On 10 July 2019, Start announced that Harðarson would coach the team for the rest of the season. On 23 October 2019, Start announced that Joey Harðarson had agreed to a contract as head coach on permanent basis till the end of the 2021 season. Start finished the 2019 season in third place and qualified for

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. Harðarson's Start won promotion to Eliteserien on the

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after a 5–5 draw on aggregate against

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in the play-off final. He was sacked on 14 June 2021.

International career

Harðarson has been

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ped twice for

References

External links

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Profile at nifs.no
1976 births Living people Johannes Hardarson Johannes Hardarson Johannes Hardarson Johannes Hardarson Johannes Hardarson MVV Maastricht players FC Groningen players Eredivisie players SC Veendam players Expatriate footballers in Norway Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands IK Start players Eliteserien players Flekkerøy IL players Johannes Hardarson Johannes Hardarson Association football midfielders Úrvalsdeild karla (football) managers Flekkerøy IL managers IK Start managers Johannes Hardarson Expatriate football managers in Norway Eliteserien managers {{Iceland-footy-bio-stub