[9] His first game with the senior team was on 22 August, in the UEFA Women's Euro 2001 qualification, when it managed a 2-2 tie with Ukraine.
[16] In February 2000 it was reported that 10 players threatened to quit the team if Þórður remained as manager.
The Football Association of Iceland initially refused to accede to the demands[17] but in March it announced that Þórður had resigned from his post.
[20] On 16 August 2018, Þóra Helgadóttir, a former goalkeeper for the team who was 18-years-old at the time, claimed in a speech during a conference on gender and sport, held at the Reykjavík University, that the players were upset about his unprofessionalism that included lack of proper training, not knowing the names of all players and the positions they played, and the use of alcohol during away game trip.
[21][22] Her claims were backed up by other former players of the team, including Guðlaug Jónsdóttir[23][24] and Ásthildur Helgadóttir.