Grindavík men's football

Grindavík
Full name Ungmennafélag Grindavíkur
Nickname(s) Grindvíkingar
Founded 1935
Ground Grindavíkurvöllur, Grindavík, Iceland
Capacity 1,750
Chairman Jónas Karl Þórhallsson
Manager Srdjan Tufegdzic
League Úrvalsdeild karla
2018 Pepsi Deildin, 10th of 12th

The Grindavík men's football team is the men's football department of the Ungmennafélag Grindavíkur multi-sport club. It is based in Grindavík in south-west Iceland, and currently plays in the Úrvalsdeild karla, the top-tier men's football league in Iceland.

History

The club won its way slowly up the leagues, beginning in the third tier and spending some time there before promotion to the second tier and at last promotion to the first tier in 1994. The club established itself there, and for years was the only side in the top divisions to have never been relegated from any division. Sigurður Jónsson was appointed manager before the 2006 season, after a successful period at Víkingur. In that season, Grindavík got relegated for the first time in their history. In September 2006 with three rounds to go, Sigurður resigned as a manager and his assistant manager, Milan Stefán Jankovic took control. They made a draw against Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar, 1:1, in the last round, but it was clear before the game that they needed to win. On September 22, 2007, Grindavík won a promotion back to the Úrvalsdeild after a 6–0 win over Reynir Sandgerði, with still one round unplayed. They managed to stay in the top league from 2008 until 2012, when they were again relegated to 1. deild for the 2013 season.

In 2017, Grindavík finished 5th in the Úrvalsdeild. Andri Rúnar Bjarnason finished as the leagues top goalscorer and was named the player of the season.[1]

Honours

Current squad

As of 25 April 2018

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

No. Position Player
1 Poland GK Maciej Majewski
2 Spain DF Eduardo Cruz
3 Spain MF Rodrigo Gomes
5 Iceland MF Aron Jóhannsson
6 England MF Sam Hewson
7 United States FW William Daniels
8 Iceland MF Gunnar Þorsteinsson
9 Iceland DF Matthías Örn Fridriksson
10 Iceland MF Alexander Veigar Þórarinsson
11 Spain FW Juanma Ortiz
No. Position Player
12 Bosnia and Herzegovina GK Kristijan Jajalo
13 Iceland FW Jóhann Helgi Hannesson
15 Iceland MF Nemanja Latinovic
18 Iceland DF Jón Ingason
20 Iceland FW Dagur Ingi Gunnarsson Hammer
21 Iceland FW Marinó Axel Helgason
22 Faroe Islands MF Rene Joensen
23 Iceland DF Brynjar Ásgeir Guðmundsson
24 Iceland DF Björn Berg Bryde
26 Iceland DF Sigurjón Rúnarsson

References

  1. ↑ "Pepsi deild karla - Andri Rúnar Bjarnason valinn bestur og markakóngur". KSI.is (in Icelandic). September 30, 2017. Retrieved 1 October 2017.


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