Þróttur Vogum

Þróttur Vogum
Full nameUngmennafélagið Þróttur
Short nameÞróttur V.
SportBasketball
Football
Judo
Swimming
Founded23 October 1932; 92 years ago (1932-10-23)
Based inVogar
Websitethrotturvogum.is

Ungmennafélagið Þróttur, commonly known as Þróttur Vogum, is an Icelandic sports club from the town of Vogar.

Basketball

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Men's basketball

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In 2007, Þróttur men's team won the 2. deild karla and were promoted to the second-tier 1. deild karla.[1] The following season, it finished last in the 1. deild karla[2] and were relegated back to 2. deild karla. After not fielding a team for several seasons, Þróttur returned to the national tournament in 2020 and registered a team in the 3. deild karla.[3] In 2022, the team finished as the runner-up in the 2. deild karla.[4] The following season, Þróttur went undefeated through the regular season and playoffs, winning the league and achieving promotion to the second-tier 1. deild karla.[5]

Notable players

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Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

Criteria

To appear in this section a player must have either:

  • Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club
  • Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time
  • Played at least one official NBA match at any time.

Honors

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Football

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Þróttur V.
GroundVogabæjarvöllur,
Vogar, Iceland
ManagerGunnar Júlíus Helgason
League2. deild karla
20242. deild karla, 3rd of 12

Men's football

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In 2017, the men's football team finished second in the 3. deild karla and was promoted to the third tier of Icelandic football for the first time in the club's history.[8] In July 2020, the team hired former Icelandic international player Hermann Hreiðarsson as its manager.[9] Later that month, former English international player David James served as an assistant for Hermann during one game.[10]

Honors

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Current squad

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As of 31 July 2024

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
FW Iceland ISL Julian Þór Arnarsson
DF Iceland ISL Róbert Bagguley
FW Iceland ISL Eiður Baldvin Baldvinsson
DF Iceland ISL Jóhannes Karl Bárðarson
GK Iceland ISL Jökull Blǣngsson
DF Iceland ISL Haukur Leifur Eiríksson
MF Iceland ISL Eiður Jack Erlingsson
MF Iceland ISL Ólafur Örn Eyjólfsson
MF Iceland ISL Julian Ingi Friðgeirsson
DF Iceland ISL Birkir Þór Guðmundsson
DF Iceland ISL Einar Örn Harðarson
MF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Mirza Hasečić
MF Iceland ISL Franz Bergmann Heimisson
No. Pos. Nation Player
DF Iceland ISL Hilmar Starri Hilmarsson
Iceland ISL Jón Jökull Hjaltason
MF Iceland ISL Jón Kristinn Ingason
MF Iceland ISL Þorgeir Ingvarsson
GK Iceland ISL Benjamín Jónsson
FW Iceland ISL Valdimar Ingi Jónsson
MF Iceland ISL Jón Veigar Kristjánsson
MF Iceland ISL Ásgeir Marteinsson
DF Iceland ISL Hrein Ingi Örnólfsson
MF Iceland ISL Haukur Darri Pálsson
DF Ukraine UKR Kostyantyn Pikul
MF Iceland ISL Guðni Sigþórsson

References

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  1. ^ "Þróttur sigurvegari í 2. deild". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). 1 April 2007. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  2. ^ "1. deild ka. 2008". kki.is (in Icelandic). Icelandic Basketball Association. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  3. ^ Jóhann Páll Kristbjörnsson (8 November 2020). "Þróttarar stofna meistaraflokk í körfubolta". Víkurfréttir (in Icelandic). Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  4. ^ Davíð Eldur (6 April 2022). "Ármann upp í fyrstu deildina eftir fullkomið tímabil – Unnu 21 leik í röð í vetur". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  5. ^ "Þróttur Vogum meistarar í 2. deild karla 2023". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). 14 April 2023. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  6. ^ Davíð Eldur (31 August 2021). "Gunnar Einarsson tekur skóna fram á nýjan leik". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  7. ^ "Haukar héldu Þrótturum stigalausum í fjórða leikhluta(Umfjöllun)". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). 9 February 2008. Archived from the original on 21 March 2008. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  8. ^ Guðmundur Aðalsteinn Ásgeirsson (28 April 2018). "Spá fyrirliða og þjálfara í 2. deild: 7. sæti". Fótbolti.net (in Icelandic). Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  9. ^ Kristjana Arnarsdóttir (9 July 2020). "Hermann tekinn við Þrótti Vogum". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  10. ^ Guðmundur Aðalsteinn Ásgeirsson (18 July 2020). "David James flýgur frá Íslandi með sigurleik á bakinu". Fótbolti.net (in Icelandic). Retrieved 18 July 2020.
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