Icelandic professional staff appoint a Football Manager addict as their boss
- Orri Thorisson is now supervisor of Icelandic aspect Knattspyrnufelag Vesturbaejar
- 27-year-old has been tasked with lifting the membership after consecutive relegations
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A Football Manager addict has develop into the real-life boss of an expert aspect in Iceland on the age of simply 27.
Orri Thorisson, who claims to have spent eight per cent of his life taking part in the online game, has been appointed because the supervisor of Icelandic fourth-tier aspect Knattspyrnufelag Vesturbaejar.
KV, who have been discovered 20 years in the past, entice a crowd of 400 on common and have been recognized to have round 2,000 individuals come to residence video games on the KV-Park stadium in Vesturbaer.
Thorisson has been tasked with the job of lifting the membership after they suffered successive relegations and he is eager to take them again to the place they belong.
Speaking to SPORTbible, he mentioned: ‘My dream is to attain promotion this season and make my household proud.
A Football Manager addict has develop into the real-life boss of an expert aspect in Iceland
Orri Thorisson (left) claims to have spent eight per cent of his life taking part in the online game
Knattspyrnufelag Vesturbaejar introduced Thorisson’s appointment in Football Manager type
‘I wish to assist my gamers achieve extra confidence and extra pleasure from taking part in this stunning sport.’
Thorisson claims to have spent greater than 13,700 hours of his life taking part in Football Manager and just lately guided Leicester City to 6 consecutive Premier League titles – a save he spent over 600 hours on.
‘I genuinely consider it is had a optimistic impression on my real-life administration talents,’ Thorrison added.
‘The sport’s intricate mechanics, strategic decision-making and pressure-filled eventualities have allowed me to hone my analytical considering and problem-solving abilities.’
Meanwhile, KV chairman, Auounn Orn Gylfason, was filled with reward for Thorisson as he defined the reasoning for his appointment.
‘We needed to take completely different route in appointing a supervisor this time round,’ he advised SPORTbible. ‘Orri is a younger, promising lad who not solely has large ambitions with our membership, however a unique expertise and background from different candidates.
‘We know success in Football Manager does not simply occur with the swing of a magic wand. You must have a deep understanding of the sport and now time will inform if he can meet as much as our expectations in actual life.’
