Tryggvi Guðmundsson (born 30 July 1974) is an Icelandic former professional footballer. He is Iceland's all-time top scorer in the Úrvalsdeild.[1] He is the highest scoring male Icelandic footballer of all time in association football with 296 goals credited to his name.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 30 July 1974 | ||
| Place of birth | Vestmannaeyjar, Iceland | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1991 | ÍBV | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1992–1993 | ÍBV | 23 | (12) |
| 1994 | KR | 13 | (3) |
| 1995–1997 | ÍBV | 52 | (41) |
| 1998–2000 | Tromsø IL | 76 | (36) |
| 2001–2003 | Stabæk | 66 | (24) |
| 2004 | Örgryte IS | 22 | (3) |
| 2005–2009 | FH | 92 | (51) |
| 2005 | → Stoke City (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2010–2012 | ÍBV | 52 | (22) |
| 2013 | Fylkir | 9 | (2) |
| 2013 | HK | 10 | (5) |
| 2014–2015 | KFS | 25 | (17) |
| 2015 | Njarðvík | 10 | (3) |
| 2016–2017 | KFS | 7 | (4) |
| 2017–2018 | Kórdrengir | 3 | (0) |
| Total | 460 | (223) | |
| International career | |||
| 1994–1995 | Iceland U21 | 9 | (0) |
| 1997–2008 | Iceland | 41 | (12) |
| 2011 | Iceland futsal | 3 | (2) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2015 | ÍBV (assistant) | ||
| 2019 | Vængir Júpiters (assistant) | ||
| 2021 | Kormákur/Hvöt | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editA prolific striker, Tryggvi started his career at ÍBV before moving abroad to clubs in Norway and Sweden. After an unsuccessful loan spell at Stoke City, he returned to Iceland.
International career
editTryggvi made his debut for Iceland in a July 1997 friendly match against the Faroe Islands, coming on as a second-half substitute for Ríkharður Daðason and scoring the only goal of the match. In 2001, he scored his only hat-trick for his country against India in the Millennium Super Soccer Cup.[2] He has scored twelve goals in 42 appearances, his last appearance coming in a 2–1 away friendly win against Slovakia in March 2008.[3]
Managerial career
editTryggvi was an assistant manager for ÍBV in 2015 and Vængir Júpiters in 2019. In 2021, he was hired as the manager of Kormákur/Hvöt.[4]
Career statistics
editClub
edit| Club | Season | League | Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| ÍBV | 1992 | Úrvalsdeild | 6 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |
| 1993 | Úrvalsdeild | 17 | 12 | — | 17 | 2 | ||
| Total | 23 | 12 | — | 23 | 12 | |||
| KR | 1994 | Urvalsdeild | 13 | 3 | — | 13 | 3 | |
| ÍBV | 1995 | Urvalsdeild | 18 | 14 | — | 18 | 14 | |
| 1996 | Urvalsdeild | 16 | 8 | — | 16 | 8 | ||
| 1997 | Urvalsdeild | 18 | 19 | — | 18 | 19 | ||
| Total | 52 | 41 | — | 52 | 41 | |||
| Tromsø IL | 1998 | Tippeligaen | 25 | 8 | — | 25 | 8 | |
| 1999 | Tippeligaen | 26 | 13 | — | 26 | 13 | ||
| 2000 | Tippeligaen | 25 | 15 | — | 25 | 15 | ||
| Total | 76 | 36 | — | 76 | 36 | |||
| Stabæk | 2001 | Tippeligaen | 26 | 7 | — | 26 | 7 | |
| 2002 | Tippeligaen | 25 | 15 | — | 25 | 15 | ||
| 2003 | Tippeligaen | 15 | 2 | — | 15 | 2 | ||
| Total | 66 | 24 | — | 66 | 24 | |||
| Örgryte IS | 2004 | Allsvenskan | 22 | 3 | — | 22 | 3 | |
| FH | 2005 | Urvalsdeild | 17 | 16 | — | 17 | 16 | |
| 2006 | Urvalsdeild | 17 | 8 | — | 17 | 8 | ||
| 2007 | Urvalsdeild | 17 | 8 | — | 17 | 8 | ||
| 2008 | Urvalsdeild | 21 | 12 | — | 21 | 12 | ||
| 2009 | Urvalsdeild | 20 | 7 | — | 20 | 7 | ||
| Total | 92 | 51 | — | 92 | 51 | |||
| Stoke City (loan) | 2004–05 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ÍBV | 2010 | Urvalsdeild | 21 | 9 | — | 21 | 9 | |
| 2011 | Urvalsdeild | 20 | 10 | — | 20 | 10 | ||
| 2012 | Urvalsdeild | 11 | 3 | — | 11 | 3 | ||
| Total | 52 | 22 | — | 52 | 22 | |||
| Fylkir | 2013 | Urvalsdeild | 9 | 2 | — | 9 | 2 | |
| HK | 2013 | 2. deild karla | 10 | 5 | — | 10 | 5 | |
| KFS | 2014 | 4. deild karla | 14 | 15 | — | 14 | 15 | |
| 2015 | 3. deild karla | 8 | 2 | — | 8 | 2 | ||
| Total | 22 | 17 | — | 22 | 17 | |||
| Njarðvík | 2015 | 2. deild karla | 10 | 3 | — | 10 | 3 | |
| KFS | 2016 | 3. deild karla | 7 | 4 | — | 7 | 4 | |
| Kórdrengir | 2017 | 4. deild karla | 3 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
| Career total | 457 | 223 | 0 | 0 | 457 | 223 | ||
International
edit| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iceland | 1997 | 6 | 3 |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1999 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2000 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2001 | 6 | 5 | |
| 2002 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2003 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2005 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 5 | 2 | |
| Total | 41 | 12 | |
International goals
edit| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 27 July 1997 | Höfn, Iceland |  Faroe Islands |
1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 2. | 20 August 1997 | Eschen, Liechtenstein |  Liechtenstein |
4–0 | 4–0 | 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 3. | 11 October 1997 | Reykjavík, Iceland | Liechtenstein |
2–0 | 4–0 | |
| 4. | 13 January 2001 | Kochi, India |  India |
1–0 | 3–0 | Millennium Super Soccer Cup |
| 5. | 2–0 | |||||
| 6. | 3–0 | |||||
| 7. | 25 April 2001 | Ta'Qali, Malta |  Malta |
1–1 | 4–1 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 8. | 2 June 2001 | Reykjavík, Iceland | Malta |
1–0 | 3–0 | |
| 9. | 7 June 2003 | Faroe Islands |
2–1 | 2–1 | UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying | |
| 10. | 8 June 2005 | Malta |
3–1 | 4–1 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 11. | 6 February 2008 | Ta'Qali, Malta |  Armenia |
1–0 | 2–0 | 2008 Malta International Football Tournament |
| 12. |
References
edit- ^ "Tryggvi spilar með KFS í 4. Deildinni".
- ^ Millennium Super Soccer Cup 2001 India vs Iceland Indianfootball.de. Retrieved 21 April 2021
- ^ Iceland – Record International Players – RSSSF
- ^ Sindri Sverrisson (25 February 2021). "Tryggvi flytur á Blönduós og snýr aftur í þjálfun". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 25 February 2021.
- ^ a b Tryggvi Guðmundsson at National-Football-Teams.com
External links
edit- Tryggvi Guðmundsson at National-Football-Teams.com
- Tryggvi Guðmundsson at the Football Association of Iceland (in Icelandic)