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Einherji

Ungmennafélagið Einherji (, ) is an Icelandic sports club, based in Vopnafjörður, Iceland. The club is named after the einherjar, figures from Norse Mythology.

History

The club was founded in Vopnafjörður on December 1, 1929, as Íþróttafélagið Einherjar. The first chairman was Ingólfur Erlendsson. The name of the club was changed to Ungmennafélagið Einherjar in 1943 and later to Ungmennafélagið Einherji.

Football

Men's football

In 1974 the men's team played in the Icelandic 3rd division (2. deild karla) for the first time. The team got promoted to the 2nd division (1. deild karla) for the first time in 1981. In the eighties the team played six seasons in the 2nd division reaching the club's record high; 5th place in 1986. By 1990 the club had been relegated down two divisions; to the fourth tier and hasn't seen promotion to the third tier since then.

In 2013, the team was promoted from the newly formed 4th division (4. deild karla) to the 3rd, by winning the division after a 2–0 victory in the final against Berserkir. This was Einherji's first title in the club's history.

Managers

  • Gunnlaugur Dan Ólafsson (1974)
  • Skarphéðinn Óskarsson (1975)
  • Þórir Jónsson (1976)
  • Sigurður Þorsteinsson (1977)
  • Ingólfur Hannesson (1978)
  • Þormóður Einarsson (1979)
  • Einar Friðþjófsson (1980)
  • Ólafur Jóhannesson (1981–1982)
  • Gústaf Baldvinsson (1983)
  • Hreiðar Sigtryggsson (1985)
  • Snorri Rútsson (1985)
  • Njáll Eiðsson (1986, 1988–1989, 1996)
  • Aðalbjörn Björnsson (1987, 1991–1992, 1995)
  • Örnólfur Oddsson (1990)
  • Ólafur Ólafsson (1993)
  • Eysteinn Kristinsson (1994)
  • Sigurður Pálsson (1998)
  • Hallgrímur Guðmundsson (1999)
  • Helgi Már Þórðarson (2003–2004)
  • Davíð Örvar Ólafsson (2009–2010)
  • David Hannah (2011 – June, 2012)
  • Ryan McCann (caretaker) (June – Aug 31, 2012)
  • Víglundur Páll Einarsson (2013–2015, 2017)
  • Yngvi Borgþórsson (2016)
  • Jón Orri Ólafsson (2018), (caretaker July 13, 2021 – 2021)
  • Akim Armstrong (2019)
  • Ashley Civil (2020)
  • Helgi Snær Agnarsson (2021 – July 6, 2021)
  • Ingvi Ingólfsson (2022)

Seasons

Current squad

As of 13 July 2021

Player records

Most league appearances
Most league goals

As of October 19th 2020

Statistics are missing from 1974–1981

Notable players

Chairmen

  • 1929–193?: Ingólfur Erlendsson
  • 193?–1938: Lorenz Karlsson
  • 1938–1939: Guðni Sigurjónsson
  • 1939–1940: Þorberg Jónsson
  • 1940: Guðni Sigurjónsson
  • 1940: Ragnar Pétursson
  • 1940–1941: Sigurjón Jónsson
  • 1941–1943: Kjartan Björnsson
  • 1943–1944: Sigurjón Þorbergsson
  • 1944–1948: Pétur Nikulásson
  • 1948–1952: Ásgrímur Halldórsson
  • 1952–1953: Pétur Nikulásson
  • 1953–1955: Sveinn Sigurðsson
  • 1955–1956: Hreinn Sveinsson
  • 1956–1957: Gunnar Jónsson
  • 1957–19??: Halldór Karl Halldórsson
  • 1960–196?: Pétur Nikulásson
  • 1964/65–1969: Gísli Jónsson
  • 1969–1973: Jón Andrésson
  • 1973–1974: Hafþór Róbertsson
  • 1974–1975: Sveinn Antoníusson
  • 1975–1985: Aðalbjörn Björnsson
  • 1985–1991: Ólafur K. Ármannsson
  • 1991–2002: Einar Björn Kristbergsson
  • 2002–2004: Svava Birna Stefánsdóttir
  • 2004–2012: Einar Björn Kristbergsson
  • 2013–2019: Magnús Már Þorvaldsson
  • 2019: Linda Björk Stefánsdóttir
  • 2019–2021: Víglundur Páll Einarsson
  • 2021–2023: Bjartur Aðalbjörnsson
  • 2023: Víglundur Páll Einarsson

Women's football

Notable players

Crest and colours

Crest

The club crest was designed in 1975 but until that time the club had no crest. The dragon in the crest is a reference to Snorri Sturluson's Heimskringla. One of the Landvættir of Iceland was the dragon guarding Vopnafjörður:

The crest is an orange dragon spitting fire. In front of the dragon is a dark green banner with the club's name written in orange letters.

Kit evolution

The club's colours have been orange and green since the early 1970s. The club's first kit was from the Icelandic kit and sportwear manufacturer Henson. This kit was composed of a light orange shirt with a green collar and green cuffs. The shorts were green but the socks orange.

Kit suppliers and shirt sponsors

Footnotes

References