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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

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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




Seasons




Current squad

As of 13 July 2021

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.



Player records




= Most league appearances
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= Most league goals
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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





= Women's football

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Notable players

Violeta Mițul




Crest and colours






= Crest

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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:

King Harald told a warlock to hie to Iceland in some altered shape, and to try what he could learn there to tell him: and he set out in the shape of a whale. And when he came near to the land he went to the west side of Iceland, north around the land, where he saw all the mountains and hills full of guardian-spirits, some great, some small. When he came to Vapnafjord he went in towards the land, intending to go on shore; but a huge dragon rushed down the dale against him with a train of serpents, paddocks, and toads, that blew poison towards him.

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

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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

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References

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• List of characters in mythology novels by Rick Riordan
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• Yoana Peralta
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• Ólafur Jóhannesson (football manager)
• Dilyan Kolev
• Doris Bačić
• The Sword of Summer