Hvöt Blönduós

Ungmennafélagið Hvöt, commonly known as Hvöt or Hvöt Blönduós, is an Icelandic multi-sport club from the town of Blönduós located in the north of Iceland.[1]

Hvöt Blönduós
Full nameHvöt Blönduós
GroundBlönduósvöllur, Blönduós
Capacity1,000
League3. deild karla
20233. deild karla, 2nd of 12 (promoted)

Football

Men's football

On 12 June 2002, Björn Vignir Björnsson played a senior team game with Hvöt along with three of his sons; Finnur, Óskar and Vignir.[2] It was founded in 1924.[3]

In 2008, comedians and TV-hosts Auðunn Blöndal and Egill Einarsson joined the team.[4][5]

In November 2007, Kristján Óli Sigurðsson was hired as the head coach of the Hvöt men's team.[6]

References
  1. Jón Sigurðsson (19 April 2008). "Unglingastarfið treyst hjá Hvöt". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  2. "Faðir og þrír synir keppa fyrir Hvöt frá Blönduósi". Morgunblaðið. 13 June 2002. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  3. "Fjölskyldudagur Hvatar". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 12 November 2004. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  4. "Hvöt frá Blönduósi fær liðsauka: Auðunn Blöndal reimar á sig skóna". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 1 April 2008. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  5. Atli Fannar Bjarkason (15 March 2008). "Króksarar óttast ekki Gillzenegger". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  6. Magnús Már Einarsson (21 November 2007). "Kristján Óli: Vonandi verður þetta ævintýrasumar". Fótbolti.net (in Icelandic). Retrieved 4 December 2022.


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