Knattspyrnufélagið Þróttur

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Þróttur

Full name

Founded

5 August 1949

Ground

Valbjarnarvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland
(Capacity 2,500)

Manager

Gunnar Oddsson

League

Landsbankadeild

2007

1. deild karla, 2nd





Home colours

Knattspyrnufélagið Þróttur, also referred to as Þróttur Reykjavík, is a football club from Reykjavík in Iceland.

1 History
2 Current squad
3 Notable former players
4 External links

[edit] History

The club was founded on the 5th of August in 1949. It played in the Úrvalsdeild Karla (men's premier division) in 2005, but it was relegated to the 1. deild karla (men's second league level). They clinched promotion againg after the 2007 season.

[edit] Current squad

No.		Position	Player
		GK	Bjarki Freyr Guðmundsson
		GK	Daníel Karlsson
		GK	Andri Fannar Helgason
		DF	Eysteinn Pétur Lárusson
		DF	Jens Elvar Sævarsson
		DF	Ingvi Sveinsson
		DF	Michael David Jackson
		DF	Þórður Steinar Hreiðarsson
		DF	Birkir Pálsson
		DF	Björn Sigurbjörnsson
		DF	Kristján Björnsson
		DF	Dennis Danry
		DF	Egill Tómasson
		MF	Jón R. Jónsson (on loan from Hafnarfjarðar)
		MF	Sigmundur Kristjánsson

No.		Position	Player
		MF	Haukur Páll Sigurðsson
		MF	Andrés Vilhjálmsson
		MF	Arnljótur Ástvaldsson
		MF	Hallur Hallsson
		MF	Rafn Andri Haraldsson
		FW	Adolf Sveinsson
		FW	Hjörtur Júlíus Hjartarson
		FW	Magnús Már Lúðvíksson
		FW	Trausti Eiríksson