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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]
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| Full name | Ungmennafélagið Hvöt | ||
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| Founded | 1969 | ||
| Ground | Blönduósvöllur, Blönduós | ||
| Capacity | 1,000 | ||
| Chairman | Vignir Björnsson | ||
| Manager | Aco Pandurevic | ||
| League | 2. deild karla | ||
| 2024 | 2. deild karla, 10th of 12 | ||
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Football
editMen's football
editOn 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
editHvót 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
edit- 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.
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References
edit- ^ Jón Sigurðsson (19 April 2008). "Unglingastarfið treyst hjá Hvöt". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 4 December 2022.
- ^ "Faðir og þrír synir keppa fyrir Hvöt frá Blönduósi". Morgunblaðið. 13 June 2002. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
- ^ "Fjölskyldudagur Hvatar". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 12 November 2004. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
- ^ "Hvöt frá Blönduósi fær liðsauka: Auðunn Blöndal reimar á sig skóna". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 1 April 2008. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
- ^ Atli Fannar Bjarkason (15 March 2008). "Króksarar óttast ekki Gillzenegger". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 4 December 2022.
- ^ Magnús Már Einarsson (21 November 2007). "Kristján Óli: Vonandi verður þetta ævintýrasumar". Fótbolti.net (in Icelandic). Retrieved 4 December 2022.
External links
edit- Official Website Archived 2021-11-06 at the Wayback Machine
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