Íþróttafélag Reykjavíkur
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| Full name | Íþróttafélag Reykjavíkur | ||
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| Nickname(s) | ÍR | ||
| Founded | 1907 | ||
| Ground | ÍR-völlur, Reykjavík (Capacity: 1,500) |
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| League | 1. deild karla | ||
| 2009 | 1. deild karla 8th | ||
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Íþróttafélag Reykjavíkur (Reykjavik Athletic) is an Icelandic sport club, based in Reykjavík. It competes in the following:
- Dance
- Track and field
- Handball
- Bowling
- Basketball
- Football
- Skiing
- Taekwondo
- Judo
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[edit] Basketball
[edit] Honours
- 15 Iceland Championships (1954–1955, 1957, 1960–1964, 1969–1973, 1975, 1977)
- 2 Iceland Cups (2001, 2007)
[edit] Football
[edit] Notable former football players
Former Hull City captain Ian Ashbee played for the club on a short loan spell in 1996. He made 8 appearances and scored 3 goals before moving back to the East Yorkshire club.
Eiður Guðjohnsen started his football career at ÍR when he was six until he was 15, he has played for Bolton - Chelsea - Stoke - Fulham, he currently is playing for AEK Athens in Greece, he has also played for Barcelona in Spain and Monaco in France.
Eyjólfur Héðinsson is a former player of ÍR and now plays for SønderjyskE in the Danish Superliga.
In March 2012 former Scottish international midfielder Nigel Quashie joined the club as a player/assistant manager.
[edit] Honours
Champions of Reykjavík (2008)
Lengjan Cup, B-Division (2008)
2nd Division Icelandic Champions (2008)
[edit] Handball
ÍR currently plays in the 1st Division.
[edit] External links
- Official homepage
- Official Homepage of Basketball division
- Team data @ Eurobasket.com
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