Gregg Ryder Explained

Gregg Ryder
Birth Date:[1]
Height:[2]
Position:Forward
Currentclub:KR (manager)
Youthclubs1:Hexham Tigers
Youthclubs2:Stocksfield
Collegeyears1:2008–2010
College1:Viterbo University
Collegecaps1:45
Collegegoals1:4
Years1:2011–????
Clubs1:KFS Vestmannaeyja
Manageryears1:2013–2018
Managerclubs1:Knattspyrnufélagið Þróttur
Manageryears2:2018–2019
Managerclubs2:Þór Akureyri
Manageryears3:2023–
Managerclubs3:KR

Gregg Ryder (born 1987 or 1988) is an English football coach and former player who is manager of Icelandic club KR.

Career

Ryder attended Queen Elizabeth High School, Hexham and played for local clubs Hexham Tigers and Stocksfield.[3] He moved to the United States aged 18 on a soccer scholarship,[3] attending Viterbo University, playing as a forward and captaining the team for two years.[4] After returning to England, also coaching at Newcastle United, he moved to Iceland to coach.[3]

Ryder began working as an assistant coach at ÍBV in 2011,[4] [5] also playing for KFS Vestmannaeyja.[4] He obtained his UEFA B coaching qualification in 2012.[6]

Ryder managed Knattspyrnufélagið Þróttur from 2013,[7] when he became the youngest-ever manager to take charge of a team in Iceland's top two divisions.[8] He won promotion in the 2015 season.[1]

After leaving the club, he was linked with a return to the UK, at Scottish club Greenock Morton and English non-league clubs Gateshead and York City.[8] [9]

He became manager of Þór Akureyri in October 2018.[10] [11] [12] [13] He left the club at the end of the 2019 season.[14] [15] [16] [17] He was then linked with the Falkirk job in Scotland.[18]

He coached at Danish club HB Køge from 2020,[19] [20] before returning to Iceland to become manager of KR in October 2023.[5] [21] [22] [23] [24] In February 2024 he was praised by Theódór Elmar Bjarnason.[25]

Personal life

Ryder is a Newcastle United fan.[9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ryder riding high after promotion. 22 October 2015. Hexham Courant.
  2. https://viterbo.prestosports.com/sports/msoc/2005-06/bios/Gregg_Ryder
  3. Web site: Former NUFC coach looking forward to working with stars in Iceland. Liz. Walker. 23 April 2013. Chronicle Live.
  4. Web site: Former Viterbo Standout Signs Contract with Professional Club in Iceland. 28 February 2011. www.viterboathletics.com.
  5. Web site: Gregg Ryder tekur við KR. 28 October 2023. www.kr.is.
  6. Web site: Góður árangur hjá Gregg Ryder.. ibvsport.is.
  7. Web site: GREGG RYDER: SÉ ÍBV EKKI FÁ FLEIRI STIG. fotbolti.net.
  8. Web site: Ex-Iceland top-flight manager Gregg Ryder targets York City job. 21 August 2018. York Press.
  9. Web site: Why it's time to come in from cold for Geordie football coach based in Iceland. Jeff. Bowron. 15 June 2018. Chronicle Live.
  10. Web site: Gregg Ryder tekur við Þór Akureyri - RÚV.is. 5 October 2018. RÚV.
  11. Web site: Gregg Ryder tekur við Þór. 5 October 2018.
  12. Web site: GREGG RYDER TEKUR VIÐ ÞÓR (STAÐFEST). fotbolti.net.
  13. Web site: Gregg Ryder tekur við Þór. www.mbl.is.
  14. Web site: Ryder hættir með Þór - Vísir. Ástrós Ýr. Eggertsdóttir. 20 September 2019. visir.is.
  15. Web site: Gregg Ryder hættir með Þór. Jónatan. Friðriksson. 20 September 2019.
  16. Web site: Gregg Ryder hættir með Þórsara. www.mbl.is.
  17. Web site: GREGG HÆTTIR MEÐ ÞÓR (STAÐFEST). fotbolti.net.
  18. Web site: Falkirk FC manager: Could Iceland club coach be a potential Bairns boss?.
  19. Web site: Gregg Ryder bliver en del af trænerstaben. Jesper. Nybo. 17 June 2021.
  20. Web site: Træner stopper i HB Køge - klar for ny klub. Ole. Hoffskov. 29 October 2023. Tipsbladet.dk.
  21. Web site: Gregg Ryder bliver cheftræner i KR Reykjavik. Anders. Ebbesen. 28 October 2023.
  22. Web site: HB Køge-træner tager til Island. Anders. Kamper. 28 October 2023. Sjællandske Nyheder.
  23. Web site: Gregg Ryder að taka við KR - Vísir. Runólfur Trausti. Þórhallsson. 27 October 2023. visir.is.
  24. Web site: „Ég vil hafa lið sem áhangendur KR eru hreyknir af“ - RÚV.is. Almarr. Ormarsson. 28 October 2023. RÚV.
  25. Web site: Theodór Elmar spenntur fyrir nýjum tímum og lofsyngur Gregg Ryder - „Ekkert eðlilega ánægður með hann“. 3 February 2024.

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