Ungmennafélagið Sindri (, ), commonly known as Sindri, is an

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ic multi-sports club from the town of

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. It fields departments in

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and

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Basketball

Men's basketball

History

After a hiatus, Sindri's basketball department was re-started in 2005 with the arrival of Arnar Guðjónsson and Skúli Ingibergur Þórarinsson. On April 14, 2018, Sindri won Division II and achieved promotion to Division I. In May 2018, the club hired Mike Smith, the former assistant coach of the Luxembourg men's national basketball team, as their head coach. On 1 February 2019, the team parted ways with Smith after the team winning only 1 if its 15 games. Skúli Ingibergur Þórarinsson took over from Smith on interim basis. In June 2021 the club hired former Úrvalsdeild Karla Coach of the Year Israel Martín as head coach.

Trophies and achievements

* Division II ** Winners (1): 2018 *

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** Winners (1): 2017

Notable players

* Andrée Michelsson * Gerald Robinson * Ivan Delgado

Coaches

* Arnar Guðjónsson 2005–2007 * Yima Chia-Kur 2017 * Hallmar Hallsson 2017–2018 * Mike Smith 2018–2019 * Skúli Ingibergur Þórarinsson 2019 * Halldór Steingrímsson 2019–2020 * Pedro Garcia Rosado 2020–2021 * Israel Martín 2021–present

Women's basketball

Sindri women's team currently played in 2. deild kvenna during the 2018–2019 season.

Football

Sindri's men's team currently plays in 2. deild karla while its women's team plays in 1. deild kvenna.

Men's football

Trophies and achievements

** Winners (3): 1998, 2012, 2022 ** Runner-up (1): 2005

Footnotes

References

External links

Official Website

Football profile
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