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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

Men's basketball

in 2007, Þróttur men's team won the 2. deild karla and where promoted to the second-tier 1. deild karla.[1] The following season, it finished last in the 1. deild karla[2] and where relegated back to 2. deild karla.

Notable players

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

Football

Þróttur V.
GroundVogabæjarvöllur,
Vogar, Iceland
League2. deild karla

Men's football

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.[4] In July 2020, the team hired former Icelandic international player Hermann Hreiðarsson as its manager.[5] Later that month, former English international player David James served as an assistant for Hermann during one game.[6]

Honors

References

  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. ^ "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.
  4. ^ Guðmundur Aðalsteinn Ásgeirsson (28 April 2018). "Spá fyrirliða og þjálfara í 2. deild: 7. sæti". Fótbolti.net (in Icelandic). Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  5. ^ Kristjana Arnarsdóttir (9 July 2020). "Hermann tekinn við Þrótti Vogum". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  6. ^ Guðmundur Aðalsteinn Ásgeirsson (18 July 2020). "David James flýgur frá Íslandi með sigurleik á bakinu". Fótbolti.net (in Icelandic). Retrieved 18 July 2020.