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Þróttur Vogum Players
Þróttur may refer to: * Knattspyrnufélagið Þróttur, also known as Þróttur ReykjavÃk, a sports club based in ReykjavÃk, Iceland. * Þróttur Neskaupstað, a multi-sport club based in Fjarðarbyggð, Iceland. * Ungmennafélagið Þróttur, also known as Þróttur Vogum, a sports club based in Vogar, Iceland. {{DEFAULTSORT:Throttur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Knattspyrnufélagið Þróttur
Knattspyrnufélagið Þróttur, also referred to as Þróttur ReykjavÃk or Throttur, is a sports club from ReykjavÃk in Iceland. The club runs a association football, football department as well as Team handball, handball, volleyball and tennis departments. The club has enjoyed tremendous success in men's volleyball, winning a total of 14 Icelandic Championships since 1974. The handball department enjoyed great success in the early 1980s, winning its major honour, the Icelandic handball cup, in 1981. Football has been played by the club from start, and is the biggest of the four departments. History The club was founded on 5 August 1949. The club was founded in a Nissen hut on the west side of ReykjavÃk. The club drew support from local area which in the 1950s included large numbers of Nissen huts, an area that was in many ways poverty stricken. The club struggled financially for the first years. The club moved in 1969 to the east side of ReykjavÃk to a new district that was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |