Þorvaldur Örlygsson

Þorvaldur "Toddy" Örlygsson (born 2 August 1966) is an Icelandic former footballer who played as a midfielder. After retiring, he has worked as a manager, with his most recent side being Icelandic club Keflavík. He is the younger brother of former international player Ormarr Örlygsson.

Þorvaldur started at Knattspyrnufélag Akureyrar and played most of his career in England, first in the Premier League for Nottingham Forest and later for First Division clubs Stoke City and Oldham Athletic before returning to Iceland.

On 24 February 2024, Þorvaldur was elected as chairman of the Football Association of Iceland.

Career "Toddy" arrived at Nottingham Forest in December 1989 for a fee of £175,000 from KA Akureyri after impressing Brian Clough. Þorvaldur took a while to make an impact and it was not until 1992 that he established himself in Forest's line-up. He played his last international match in a November 1995 European Championship qualifying match against Hungary.

Career statistics Club Sources:

A. The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals in the Anglo-Italian Cup, Full Members Cup.

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