- Knattspyrnudeild UMFG
Football club infobox
clubname = Grindavík
fullname = Knattspyrnudeild Ungmennafélag Grindavíkur
nickname = "Grindvíkingar"
founded =1932
ground =Grindavíkurvöllur ,Grindavík ,Iceland
capacity = 1,500
chairman =Jónas Karl Þórhallsson
manager =Milan Stefán Jankovic
league =Landsbankadeild
season = 2008
position =Landsbankadeild , 7th
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leftarm2=3E84EE|body2=3E84EE|rightarm2=3E84EE|shorts2=3E84EE|socks2=3E84EE|Knattspyrnudeild UMFG, commonly known as Grindavík, is the football subdivision of the
Ungmennafélag Grindavíkur athletic club located in the town ofGrindavík in south-westIceland .History
The club has established itself as a premiership side in the last few years, but is yet to win any titles.
Sigurður Jónsson was appointed manager before the 2006 season, after a successful period at Víkingur.Lee Sharpe ofManchester United fame played for them for a brief time. In the season of 2006, Grindavík got relegated for the first time in their history. In September 2006 when just 3 rounds to end,Sigurður Jónsson resigned as a manager and his assistant manager, Milan Stefán Jankovic took control. They made a draw againstFimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar , 1:1, in the last round, but it was clear before the game that they needed to win that game.Sigurður Jónsson was named as manager of Djurgårdens IF in December 2006. On September 22nd, 2007, Grindavík won a promotion back to theLandsbankadeild after a 6-0 win over Reynir Sandgerði, with still one round unplayed.Honours
*Icelandic League Cups: 1
** 2000Current squad
Notable former players
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Ólafur Gottskálksson
*Ólafur Örn Bjarnason
*Lee Sharpe
*David Hannah
*Colin Stewart (footballer) (2006) [http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/partick/partick.htm]External links
* [http://www.umfg.is/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=21&Itemid=128 Official site] (in Icelandic)
* [http://www.umfg.is/knattsp/mflka/leikmenn/leikm.htm Pictures]
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