Tryggvi Guðmundsson

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Tryggvi.

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.

Tryggvi Guðmundsson

Personal information
Date of birth	(1974-07-30) 30 July 1974 (age 48)
Place of birth	Vestmannaeyjar, Iceland
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
–1991	ÍBV
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1992–1993	ÍBV	23	(12)
1994	KR	13	(3)
1995–1997	ÍBV	52	(41)
1998–2000	Tromsø IL	76	(36)
2001–2003	Stabæk	66	(24)
2004	Örgryte IS	22	(3)
2005–2009	FH	92	(51)
2005	→ Stoke City (loan)	0	(0)
2010–2012	ÍBV	52	(22)
2013	Fylkir	9	(2)
2013	HK	10	(5)
2014–2015	KFS	25	(17)
2015	Njarðvík	10	(3)
2016–2017	KFS	7	(4)
2017–2018	Kórdrengir	3	(0)
Total		460	(223)
International career
1994–1995	Iceland U21	9	(0)
1997–2008	Iceland	41	(12)
2011	Iceland futsal	3	(2)
Managerial career
2015	ÍBV (assistant)
2019	Vængir Júpiters (assistant)
2021	Kormákur/Hvöt
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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^[5]

Club	Season	League			Cup		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
ÍBV	1992	Úrvalsdeild	6	0	—		6	0
	1993	Úrvalsdeild	17	12	—		17	2
	Total		23	12	—		23	12
KR	1994	Urvalsdeild	13	3	—		13	3
ÍBV	1995	Urvalsdeild	18	14	—		18	14
	1996	Urvalsdeild	16	8	—		16	8
	1997	Urvalsdeild	18	19	—		18	19
	Total		52	41	—		52	41
Tromsø IL	1998	Tippeligaen	25	8	—		25	8
	1999	Tippeligaen	26	13	—		26	13
	2000	Tippeligaen	25	15	—		25	15
	Total		76	36	—		76	36
Stabæk	2001	Tippeligaen	26	7	—		26	7
	2002	Tippeligaen	25	15	—		25	15
	2003	Tippeligaen	15	2	—		15	2
	Total		66	24	—		66	24
Örgryte IS	2004	Allsvenskan	22	3	—		22	3
FH	2005	Urvalsdeild	17	16	—		17	16
	2006	Urvalsdeild	17	8	—		17	8
	2007	Urvalsdeild	17	8	—		17	8
	2008	Urvalsdeild	21	12	—		21	12
	2009	Urvalsdeild	20	7	—		20	7
	Total		92	51	—		92	51
Stoke City (loan)	2004–05	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0
ÍBV	2010	Urvalsdeild	21	9	—		21	9
	2011	Urvalsdeild	20	10	—		20	10
	2012	Urvalsdeild	11	3	—		11	3
	Total		52	22	—		52	22
Fylkir	2013	Urvalsdeild	9	2	—		9	2
HK	2013	2. deild karla	10	5	—		10	5
KFS	2014	4. deild karla	14	15	—		14	15
	2015	3. deild karla	8	2	—		8	2
	Total		22	17	—		22	17
Njarðvík	2015	2. deild karla	10	3	—		10	3
KFS	2016	3. deild karla	7	4	—		7	4
Kórdrengir	2017	4. deild karla	3	0	—		3	0
Career total			457	223	0	0	457	223

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year^[5]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Iceland	1997	6	3
	1998	2	0
	1999	4	0
	2000	8	0
	2001	6	5
	2002	2	0
	2003	3	1
	2004	2	0
	2005	3	1
	2008	5	2
Total		41	12

References

1. "Tryggvi spilar með KFS í 4. Deildinni".
2. Millennium Super Soccer Cup 2001 India vs Iceland Indianfootball.de. Retrieved 21 April 2021
3. Iceland – Record International Players – RSSSF
4. Sindri Sverrisson (25 February 2021). "Tryggvi flytur á Blönduós og snýr aftur í þjálfun". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 25 February 2021.
5. Tryggvi Guðmundsson at National-Football-Teams.com

External links

• Tryggvi Guðmundsson at National-Football-Teams.com
• Tryggvi Guðmundsson at the Football Association of Iceland (in Icelandic)