Tryggvi Guðmundsson

Tryggvi Guðmundsson (born 30 July 1974) is an Icelandic former professional footballer. He is Iceland's all-time top scorer in the Úrvalsdeild. He is the highest scoring male Icelandic footballer of all time in association football with 296 goals credited to his name.

Club career A prolific striker, Tryggvi started his career at ÍBV before moving abroad to clubs in Norway and Sweden. After an unsuccessful loan spell at Stoke City, he returned to Iceland.

International career Tryggvi made his debut for Iceland in a July 1997 friendly match against the Faroe Islands, coming on as a second-half substitute for Ríkharður Daðason and scoring the only goal of the match. In 2001, he scored his only hat-trick for his country against India in the Millennium Super Soccer Cup. He has scored twelve goals in 42 appearances, his last appearance coming in a 2–1 away friendly win against Slovakia in March 2008.

Managerial career Tryggvi was an assistant manager for ÍBV in 2015 and Vængir Júpiters in 2019. In 2021, he was hired as the manager of Kormákur/Hvöt.

Career statistics Club

International

Scores and results list Iceland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Guðmundsson goal.

+ List of international goals scored by Tryggvi Guðmundsson No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition 1 27 July 1997 Sindravellir, Höfn, Iceland 1–0 1–0 Friendly 2 20 August 1997 Sportpark Eschen-Mauren, Eschen, Liechtenstein 4–0 4–0 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification 3 11 October 1997 Laugardalsvöllur Reykjavík, Iceland 2–0 4–0 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification 4 13 January 2001 Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi, India 1–0 3–0 Millennium Super Soccer Cup 5 2–0 6 3–0 7 25 April 2001 Ta' Qali National Stadium, Ta'Qali, Malta 1–1 4–1 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification 8 2 June 2001 Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland 1–0 3–0 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification 9 7 June 2003 Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavik, Iceland 2–1 2–1 UEFA Euro 2004 qualification 10 8 June 2005 Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavik, Iceland 3–1 4–1 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification 11 6 February 2008 Ta' Qali National Stadium, Ta'Qali, Malta 1–0 2–0 2008 Malta International Football Tournament 12 16 March 2008 Kórinn, Kópavogur, Iceland 3–0 3–0 Friendly