Thor Sigurdsson

Football performance coach, assistant coach and sports scientist with more than 15 years of coaching and strength & conditioning experience across senior, youth and multisport environments in Iceland and Spain. UEFA Fitness A and UEFA A licensed, with experience combining physical preparation with on-pitch coaching, GPS-based monitoring, load management, rehabilitation and return-to-play. Currently completing a PhD in Sports Science at UCAM.

Assistant Coach & Physical Preparation Coach (Preparador Físico) - Santomera - Murcia, Spain

(2026)

• Responsible for physical preparation alongside first-team coaching duties.
• Integrate strength, conditioning and football-specific physical work within the weekly training process.
• Support session planning, player monitoring and match preparation as part of the coaching staff.

Assistant Coach & Physical Preparation Coach (Preparador Físico) - Real Murcia - Segunda Autonómica, Murcia, Spain

(2025 - 2026)

• Combined assistant-coach responsibilities with physical preparation during the season.
• Planned and delivered football-specific conditioning and physical-development work.
• Supported the coaching staff with training load, player readiness and match preparation.

Assistant Coach / Head of Performance - Stjarnan FC - Iceland

(2021 - 2024)

• Head of Performance for senior men’s football (2021–2023) and Assistant Coach with the men’s first team (2024).
• Used Catapult Vector GPS for performance monitoring, load management and training analysis.
• Designed periodized physical-preparation programmes and supported rehabilitation and return-to-play.

Football Coach – Youth Teams - Guadalupe - Murcia, Spain

(2024 - 2025)

• Coached youth players with emphasis on football development, teamwork and age-appropriate physical preparation.

Owner / Strength & Conditioning Coach - Kraftstöðin Training Facility - Iceland

(2019 - 2023)

• Founded and operated two training facilities and coached athletes from football, handball, MMA, cycling and basketball.
• Designed individualized strength, power and conditioning programmes.

Head of Strength & Conditioning - Grótta Sports Club - Iceland

(2017 - 2022)

• Led physical preparation across football and handball environments and contributed to long-term athlete development.

Strength Coach - KR Athletic Club - Iceland

• Delivered strength and physical-performance coaching for athletes across multiple sports.

Freelance Personal Trainer & Coach - Iceland & Spain

(2008)

• More than 15 years of coaching experience with athletes and general-population clients.

PhD - Sports Science - Universidad Católica de Murcia (UCAM) (2022-11)

MSc - High Performance Sports: Strength & Conditioning - Universidad Católica de Murcia (UCAM) (2017)

BSc - Sport Science - Reykjavik University (2013 - 2016)