Fróði Benjaminsen Explained

Fróði Benjaminsen
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Birth Date:14 December 1977
Birth Place:Toftir, Faroe Islands
Position:Defender, midfielder
Years1:1994–2003
Clubs1:B68 Toftir
Caps1:139
Goals1:37
Years2:2004
Clubs2:Fram Reykjavík
Caps2:16
Goals2:3
Years3:2005–2007
Clubs3:B36 Tórshavn
Caps3:77
Goals3:22
Years4:2008–2016
Clubs4:HB Tórshavn
Caps4:208
Goals4:76
Years5:2017
Clubs5:Víkingur Gøta
Caps5:21
Goals5:4
Years6:2018
Clubs6:NSÍ Runavík
Caps6:26
Goals6:4
Years7:2019–2022
Clubs7:Skála
Caps7:24
Goals7:2
Nationalyears1:1994–1995
Nationalteam1:Faroe Islands U19
Nationalcaps1:4
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:1999–2017
Nationalteam2:Faroe Islands
Nationalcaps2:96
Nationalgoals2:6
Club-Update:22:27, 18 December 2020 (UTC) [1]
Ntupdate:14 October 2017 [2]

Fróði Benjaminsen (born 14 December 1977) is a Faroese former footballer who played as a defender or midfielder.[3] Benjaminsen previously played for HB Tórshavn, B68 Toftir, Fram Reykjavík, B36 Tórshavn and Skála ÍF.[4] He made a record 96 appearances for the Faroe Islands and captained the national team since 2008. In 2015, he retired from the national team, but continued to play at club level until 2022.[5] On 16 August 2016, Benjaminsen came out of international retirement to play against Hungary[6] in the FIFA World Cup 2018 qualification phase.

Club career

In 2004, Benjaminsen transferred to Fram Reykjavík of the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild.[7] On 20 December 2004, he signed a contract with B36 Tórshavn to return to his home country.[8]

Benjaminsen retired from club and international football in October 2015, but on 10 March 2016, he came out of retirement and signed a one-year deal with HB Tórshavn.[5]

Career statistics

Scores and results list Faroe Islands' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Benjaminsen goal.

List of international goals scored by Fróði Benjaminsen
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1 21 August 2002Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands 2–1 3–1 [9]
2 18 August 2004Svangaskarð, Toftir, Faroe Islands 3–2 3–2 Friendly [10]
3 22 March 2009Kópavogur, Iceland 1–0 2–1 Friendly [11]
4 7 June 2011Svangaskarð, Toftir, Faroe Islands 1–0 2–0 [12]
5 6 September 2011Stadion FK Partizan, Belgrade, Serbia]1–2 1–3 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying [13]
6 6 September 2013Astana Arena, Astana, Kazakhstan 1–0 1–2 [14]

Honours

B36 Tórshavn

2005[15]

2006[16]

2007[17]

Havnar Bóltfelag

2009, 2010, 2013.[18]

2009,[19] 2010[20]

Víkingur

2017

2017

Individual

2001, 2009,[21] 2010,[22] 2013[23]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: FaroeSoccer - Leikari, Fróði Benjaminsen (M).
  2. Web site: FaroeSoccer | Kappingar.
  3. Web site: Fróði Benjaminsen spælir fyri Skála. Kringvarp Føroya. Leivur Frederiksen. 28 February 2019. fo.
  4. http://www.faroesoccer.com/player.php?teamID=3011&playerID=26 FaroeSoccer.com, Fróði Benjamin's profile
  5. Web site: Fróði heldur fram í HB. Arge. Tróndur. 10 March 2016. in.fo. fo. 11 March 2016. 27 September 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170927160426/http://www.in.fo/itrottur/sport-detail/news/frodi-heldur-fram-i-hb/?L=http%253A%252F%252Ftrojka.miedzyrzec.org.pl%252Fgrafika%252Fmade.jpg%253F&cHash=b2a6cc5031b006b24b837d8417fe96ef. dead.
  6. Web site: Fróði Benjaminsen aftur á landsliðnum. Heldarskarð. Neli. 16 August 2016. in.fo. fo. 16 August 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160817165204/http://www.in.fo/news-detail/frodi-benjaminsen-aftur-a-landslidnum/. 17 August 2016. dead.
  7. Web site: Hans Fróði í sáttmálaklemmu . in.fo . 6 January 2004 . 10 November 2015 . Mørk, Jákup . fo . 5 March 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170305013335/http://www.in.fo/news-detail/news/hans-frodi-i-sattmalaklemmu/?sword_list%5b%5d=Fr%C3%B3%C3%B0i&sword_list%5b%5d=Benjaminsen&sword_list%5b%5d=Fram&sword_list%5b%5d=Reykjav%C3%ADk&no_cache=1 . dead .
  8. Web site: Fróði og Ingi í B36 . in.fo . 20 December 2004 . 10 November 2015 . Nielsen, Terji . 5 March 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170305013321/http://www.in.fo/news-detail/news/frodi-og-ingi-i-b36/?sword_list%5b%5d=Fr%C3%B3%C3%B0i&sword_list%5b%5d=Benjaminsen&sword_list%5b%5d=B36&no_cache=1 . dead .
  9. http://www.footballdatabase.eu/football.coupe.iles-feroe.liechtenstein.20844.en.html Football – Match Friendlies : Faroe Islands vs. Liechtenstein
  10. http://www.footballdatabase.eu/football.coupe.iles-feroe.malte.5402.en.html Football – Match Friendlies : Faroe Islands vs. Malta
  11. http://www.footballdatabase.eu/football.coupe.islande.iles-feroe.95351.en.html Football – Match Friendlies : Iceland vs. Faroe Islands
  12. http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro2012/matches/season=2012/round=15171/match=2002195/postmatch/report/ Faroe Islands stun Estonia to end 16-year wait
  13. Web site: Pajić. Djordje. Faroese win keeps Serbia on track. 6 September 2011. uefa. 1 August 2012.
  14. Web site: Kasakstan - Føroyar 2-1. Faroe Soccer. 6 September 2013. 10 November 2013. fo.
  15. http://www.faroesoccer.com/content.php?pid=792 Faroesoccer.com (chose 2005 and you will see that B36 won the Faroese Championship. Chose B36 and you will find that Fróði Benjaminsen has played 26 matches for B36 in 2005.
  16. http://www.faroesoccer.com/content.php?pid=52 Faroesoccer.com, chose 2006 and you will see that B36 played the final against KÍ, chose B36 and you will see that Benjaminsen played 4 of 5 matches in the Faroese Cup 2006, it is called Steypakappingin in Faroese.
  17. http://www.faroesoccer.com/match.php?matchID=7006&pid=52 Faroesoccer.com, B36 - HB B 1 - 1, Mik 07-03-2007 kl. 18:00 (Benjaminsen scored the goal for B36, they won after penalties 5-3. Stórsteypakappingin is the Faroese word for Faroe Islands Super Cup
  18. http://www.faroesoccer.com/content.php?pid=792 Faroesoccer.com, chose the years 2009, 2010 and 2013 and the team HB and you will find Benjaminsen's name there.
  19. http://www.faroesoccer.com/match.php?matchID=12680&pid=52 Faroesoccer.com, EB/Streymur - HB 1 - 3
  20. http://www.faroesoccer.com/match.php?matchID=13230&pid=52 Faroesoccer.com, HB - Víkingur 2 - 1, Sun 14-03-2010 kl. 15:00, "Stórsteypadystur" is the Faroese word for "Faroe Islands Super Cup"
  21. Web site: Fróði Benjaminsen, HB Tórshavn Player of the Year. Soccer and Equipment. 5 October 2009. 25 October 2014.
  22. Web site: Season review: Faroe Islands. UEFA. 11 November 2013. 12 November 2013.
  23. Web site: Her eru tey bestu í fótbólti 2013. KVF. 9 November 2013. 10 November 2013. fo.
  24. Web site: fsf.fo, Heidi og Fróði ársins leikarar 2013. . 11 November 2013 . 11 November 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131111014348/http://www.fsf.fo/Default.aspx?ID=208&Action=1&NewsId=1189&PID=487 . dead .

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