Tryggvi Guðmundsson Explained

Tryggvi Guðmundsson
Birth Date:1974 7, df=yes
Birth Place:Vestmannaeyjar, Iceland
Height:1.75 m
Youthyears1:–1991
Youthclubs1:ÍBV
Position:Striker
Years1:1992–1993
Clubs1:ÍBV
Caps1:23
Goals1:12
Years2:1994
Clubs2:KR
Caps2:13
Goals2:3
Years3:1995–1997
Clubs3:ÍBV
Caps3:52
Goals3:41
Years4:1998–2000
Clubs4:Tromsø IL
Caps4:76
Goals4:36
Years5:2001–2003
Clubs5:Stabæk
Caps5:66
Goals5:24
Years6:2004
Clubs6:Örgryte IS
Caps6:22
Goals6:3
Years7:2005–2009
Clubs7:FH
Caps7:92
Goals7:51
Years8:2005
Clubs8:Stoke City (loan)
Caps8:0
Goals8:0
Years9:2010–2012
Clubs9:ÍBV
Caps9:52
Goals9:22
Years10:2013
Clubs10:Fylkir
Caps10:9
Goals10:2
Years11:2013
Clubs11:HK
Caps11:10
Goals11:5
Years12:2014–2015
Caps12:25
Goals12:17
Years13:2015
Clubs13:Njarðvík
Caps13:10
Goals13:3
Years14:2016–2017
Caps14:7
Goals14:4
Years15:2017–2018
Clubs15:Kórdrengir
Caps15:3
Goals15:0
Totalcaps:460
Totalgoals:223
Manageryears1:2015
Managerclubs1:ÍBV (assistant)
Manageryears2:2019
Managerclubs2:Vængir Júpiters (assistant)
Manageryears3:2021
Managerclubs3:Kormákur/Hvöt
Nationalyears1:1994–1995
Nationalteam1:Iceland U21
Nationalcaps1:9
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:1997–2008
Nationalteam2:Iceland
Nationalcaps2:41
Nationalgoals2:12
Nationalyears3:2011
Nationalcaps3:3
Nationalgoals3:2

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.

Club career

A 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

Tryggvi 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

Tryggvi 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

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
ÍBV1992Úrvalsdeild6060
1993Úrvalsdeild1712172
Total231223!12
KR1994Urvalsdeild133133
ÍBV1995Urvalsdeild18141814
1996Urvalsdeild168168
1997Urvalsdeild18191819
Total524152!41
Tromsø IL1998Tippeligaen258258
1999Tippeligaen26132613
2000Tippeligaen25152515
Total763676!36
Stabæk2001Tippeligaen267267
2002Tippeligaen25152515
2003Tippeligaen152152
Total662466!24
Örgryte IS2004Allsvenskan223223
FH2005Urvalsdeild17161716
2006Urvalsdeild178178
2007Urvalsdeild178178
2008Urvalsdeild21122112
2009Urvalsdeild207207
Total925192!51
Stoke City (loan) 2004–05Championship000000
ÍBV2010Urvalsdeild219219
2011Urvalsdeild20102010
2012Urvalsdeild113113
Total522252!22
Fylkir2013Urvalsdeild9292
HK20132. deild karla105105
KFS20144. deild karla14151415
20153. deild karla8282
Total221722!17
Njarðvík20152. deild karla103103
KFS20163. deild karla7474
Kórdrengir20174. deild karla3030
Career total45722300457223

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Iceland199763
199820
199940
200080
200165
200220
200331
200420
200531
200852
Total4112

International goals

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 27 July 1997 1–0 1–0 Friendly
2. 20 August 1997 4–0 4–0 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
3. 11 October 1997 Reykjavík, Iceland 2–0 4–0
4. 13 January 2001 1–0 3–0 Millennium Super Soccer Cup
5. 2–0
6. 3–0
7. 25 April 2001 1–1 4–1 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
8. 2 June 2001 Reykjavík, Iceland 1–0 3–0
9. 7 June 2003 2–1 2–1 UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying
10. 8 June 2005 3–1 4–1 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
11. 6 February 2008 Ta'Qali, Malta 1–0 2–0 2008 Malta International Football Tournament
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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tryggvi spilar með KFS í 4. Deildinni.
  2. http://indianfootball.de/specials/mc2001/group_b.html Millennium Super Soccer Cup 2001 India vs Iceland
  3. https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/ijs-recintlp.html Iceland – Record International Players
  4. News: Sindri Sverrisson . Tryggvi flytur á Blönduós og snýr aftur í þjálfun . 25 February 2021 . . 25 February 2021 . Icelandic.