Tryggvi Guðmundsson
Encyclopedia
Tryggvi Guðmundsson is an Iceland
ic footballer
, currently playing for ÍBV
.
before moving abroad to clubs in Norway
and Sweden
. After an unsuccessful loan spell at Stoke City, he returned to 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. He has so far scored twelve goals in 41 appearances.
Iceland
Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...
ic footballer
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
, currently playing for ÍBV
Íþróttabandalag Vestmannaeyja
Íþróttabandalag Vestmannaeyja is an Icelandic sports club from Vestmannaeyjar off the south coast of Iceland. It has both women and men teams competing in various sports.-Current mens squad:...
.
Club career
A prolific striker, Guðmundsson started his career at ÍBVÍþróttabandalag Vestmannaeyja
Íþróttabandalag Vestmannaeyja is an Icelandic sports club from Vestmannaeyjar off the south coast of Iceland. It has both women and men teams competing in various sports.-Current mens squad:...
before moving abroad to clubs in Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
and Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
. After an unsuccessful loan spell at Stoke City, he returned to Iceland.
International career
Guðmundsson made his debut for IcelandIceland national football team
The Iceland national football team is the national football team of Iceland and is controlled by the Football Association of Iceland. It has never advanced to the finals of any major international competition....
in a July 1997 friendly match against the Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands national football team
The Faroe Islands national football team represents the Faroe Islands in association football and is controlled by the Faroe Islands Football Association, the governing body for football in the Faroe Islands. The Faroe Islands became a member of FIFA in 1988 and UEFA in 1990 and are the third...
, coming on as a second half substitute for Ríkharður Daðason
Ríkharður Daðason
Ríkharður Daðason is a former Icelandic football forward. In his teenage years Ríkharður was also a talented handball player.-Club career:...
and scoring the only goal of the match. He has so far scored twelve goals in 41 appearances.