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Hvöt Blönduós

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Hvöt Blönduós
Full nameUngmennafélagið Hvöt
Founded1969
GroundBlönduósvöllur, Blönduós
Capacity1,000
ChairmanVignir Björnsson
ManagerAco Pandurevic
League2. deild karla
20242. deild karla, 10th of 12

Ungmennafélagið Hvöt, commonly known as Hvöt or Hvöt Blönduós, is an Icelandic multi-sport club from the town of Blönduós located in the north of Iceland.[1]

Football

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Men's football

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On 12 June 2002, Björn Vignir Björnsson played a senior team game with Hvöt along with three of his sons; Finnur, Óskar and Vignir.[2] It was founded in 1924.[3]

In 2008, comedians and TV-hosts Auðunn Blöndal and Egill Einarsson joined the team.[4][5]

In November 2007, Kristján Óli Sigurðsson was hired as the head coach of the Hvöt men's team.[6]

Kormákur/Hvöt

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Hvót and neighbors Ungmennafélagið Kormákur from Hvammstangi had been cooperating for years but in 2012 they decided to field a joint team in the league and called it Kormákur/Hvöt.

Current squad

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As of 14 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
GK Serbia SRB Uroš Đurić
GK Iceland ISL Snorri Þór Stefánsson
DF Iceland ISL Pétur Orri Arnarson
DF Senegal SEN Papa Diounkou
DF Spain ESP Acai Elvira
DF Iceland ISL Ágúst Friðjónsson
DF Portugal POR Sérgio Oulu
DF Spain ESP Mateo Climent Rodríguez
MF Iceland ISL Sigurður Bjarni Aadnegard
MF Spain ESP Jorge García Dominguez
MF Iceland ISL Egill Þór Guðnason
MF Iceland ISL Nökkvi Hjórvarsson
MF Iceland ISL Stefán Freyr Jónsson
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF Iceland ISL Viktor Ingi Jónsson
MF Iceland ISL Anton Einar Mikaelsson
MF Iceland ISL Haukur Ingi Ólafsson
MF Serbia SRB Goran Potkozarac
MF Iceland ISL Jón Gísli Stefánsson
MF Iceland ISL Sigurður Pétur Stefánsson
MF Iceland ISL Anton Ingi Tryggvason
FW Iceland ISL Kristinn Bjarni Andrason
FW Poland POL Artur Balicki
FW Iceland ISL Benjamín Jóhannes Gunnlaugarson
FW Iceland ISL Ingvi Rafn Ingvarsson
FW Iceland ISL Atli Þór Sindrason
Iceland ISL Sigurjón Bjarni Guðmundsson

References

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  1. ^ Jón Sigurðsson (19 April 2008). "Unglingastarfið treyst hjá Hvöt". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Faðir og þrír synir keppa fyrir Hvöt frá Blönduósi". Morgunblaðið. 13 June 2002. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  3. ^ "Fjölskyldudagur Hvatar". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 12 November 2004. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  4. ^ "Hvöt frá Blönduósi fær liðsauka: Auðunn Blöndal reimar á sig skóna". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 1 April 2008. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  5. ^ Atli Fannar Bjarkason (15 March 2008). "Króksarar óttast ekki Gillzenegger". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  6. ^ Magnús Már Einarsson (21 November 2007). "Kristján Óli: Vonandi verður þetta ævintýrasumar". Fótbolti.net (in Icelandic). Retrieved 4 December 2022.
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