Þróttur Vogum

For the Reykjavík club, see Knattspyrnufélagið Þróttur.
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. 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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