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 for the first time. The team got promoted to the 2nd division 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 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
- Skarphéðinn Óskarsson
- Þórir Jónsson
- Sigurður Þorsteinsson
- Ingólfur Hannesson
- Þormóður Einarsson
- Einar Friðþjófsson
- Ólafur Jóhannesson
- Gústaf Baldvinsson
- Hreiðar Sigtryggsson
- Snorri Rútsson
- Njáll Eiðsson
- Aðalbjörn Björnsson
- Örnólfur Oddsson
- Ólafur Ólafsson
- Eysteinn Kristinsson
- Sigurður Pálsson
- Hallgrímur Guðmundsson
- Helgi Már Þórðarson
- Davíð Örvar Ólafsson
- David Hannah
- Ryan McCann
- Víglundur Páll Einarsson
- Yngvi Borgþórsson
- Jón Orri Ólafsson,
- Akim Armstrong
- Ashley Civil
- Helgi Snær Agnarsson
- Ingvi Ingólfsson
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
- Birkir Kristinsson
- Njáll Eiðsson
- Ólafur Jóhannesson
- Sigurður Donys Sigurðsson
- Bjarni Óskar Þorsteinsson
- David Hannah
- Ryan McCann
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.