Ungmennafélagið Sindri

Ungmennafélagið Sindri, commonly known as Sindri, is an Icelandic multi-sports club from the town of Höfn located on the east coast of Iceland. It fields departments in basketball, football, gymnastics, swimming, track & field and volleyball.[2]

Ungmennafélagið Sindri
Full nameUngmennafélagið Sindri
Short nameSindri
Founded1934 (1934)
ColoursRed, White
   
ChairmanLárus Páll Pálsson [1]
Websiteumfsindri.is

Basketball
Ungmennafélagið Sindri
Leagues(M) 1. deild karla
(W) 2. deild kvenna
ArenaIce Lagoon Höllin
LocationHöfn, Iceland
Team colorsRed, White
   
Head coach(M) Pedro Garcia Rosado

History

After a hiatus, Sindri's basketball department was re-started in 2005 with the arrival of Arnar Guðjónsson and Skúli Ingibergur Þórarinsson.[3] On April 14, 2018, Sindri won Division II and achieved promotion to Division I.[4] In May 2018, the club hired Mike Smith, the former assistant coach of the Luxembourg men's national basketball team, as their head coach.[5] 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.[6]

Trophies and achievements

Notable players

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[7]
  • Pedro Garcia Rosado 2020–present[8]

Women's basketball

Sindri women's team currently played in 2. deild kvenna during the 2018–2019 season.[9]

Football
Sindri
Full nameUngmennafélagið Sindri
Founded1934 (1934)
GroundSindravellir, Höfn, Iceland
Capacity2,000
Manager
  • (M) Ingvi Ingólfsson
  • (W) Vaselin K.Chilingirov
League
2019

Sindri's men's team currently plays in 3. deild karla while its women's team plays in 1. deild kvenna.

Trophies and achievements

References
  1. Stjórnir og starfsmenn
  2. "Um félagið". umfsindri.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 26 May 2018.
  3. "Fyrsti heimaleikur Sindra í 1. deild í körfubolta". Eystrahorn (in Icelandic). 18 October 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
  4. "Sindri sigraði 2. deildina". karfan.is (in Icelandic). 15 April 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  5. Davíð Eldur (25 May 2018). "Mike Smith tekur við nýliðum Sindra". karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 26 May 2018.
  6. Ólafur Þór Jónsson (1 February 2019). "Mike Smith ekki áfram með Sindra – Skúli stýrir liðinu í kvöld". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  7. Davíð Eldur (22 May 2019). "Halldór tekur við Sindra". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  8. Davíð Eldur (16 June 2020). "Pedro Garcia Rosado nýr þjálfari Sindra". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  9. "2. deild kvenna (2018-2019 Tímabil)". kki.is (in Icelandic). Icelandic Basketball Federation. Retrieved 25 November 2018.


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