Fróði Benjaminsen

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Fróði Benjaminsen
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Personal information
Full name Fróði Benjaminsen
Date of birth (1977-12-14) 14 December 1977 (age 46)
Place of birth Toftir, Faroe Islands
Position(s) Defender, midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Havnar Bóltfelag
Number 7
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–2003 B68 Toftir 139 (37)
2004 Fram Reykjavík 16 (3)
2005–2007 B36 Tórshavn 77 (22)
2008– HB Tórshavn 200 (75)
International career‡
1994-1995 U19 Faroe Islands 4 (0)
1999– Faroe Islands 86 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 October 2015[1]
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 October 2015

Fróði Benjaminsen (born 14 December 1977) is a retired Faroese international footballer who played professionally as a defender or midfielder for HB Tórshavn. Benjaminsen previously played for B68 Toftir, Fram Reykjavík and B36 Tórshavn.[2] He appeared a record 86 times for the Faroe Islands, and captained the national team since 2008.

Club career

In 2004 Benjaminsen transferred to Fram Reykjavík of the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild.[3] On 20 December 2004 he signed a contract with B36 Tórshavn to return to his home country.[4]

International goals

Scores and results list Faroe Islands' goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Reports
1 21 August 2002 Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands  Liechtenstein 2–1 3–1 Friendly [5]
2 18 August 2004 Svangaskarð, Toftir, Faroe Islands  Malta 3–2 3–2 Friendly [6]
3 22 March 2009 Kópavogur, Iceland  Iceland 1–0 2–1 Friendly [7]
4 7 June 2011 Svangaskarð, Toftir, Faroe Islands  Estonia 1–0 2–0 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying [8]
5 6 September 2011 Stadion FK Partizan, Belgrade, Serbia  Serbia 1–2 1–3 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying [9]
6. 6 September 2013 Astana Arena, Astana, Kazakhstan  Kazakhstan 1–0 1–2 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification [10]

Honours

Club

B36 Tórshavn
Havnar Bóltfelag

Individual

  • Effodeildin Best Player: 2001, 2009,[17] 2010,[18] 2013[19]
  • Effodeildin Best Midfielder: 2013[19]
  • Team of the Year 2013[20]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.faroesoccer.com/player.php?teamID=2853&playerID=26
  2. ↑ FaroeSoccer.com, Fróði Benjamin's profile
  3. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  4. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  5. ↑ Football – Match Friendlies : Faroe Islands vs. Liechtenstein
  6. ↑ Football – Match Friendlies : Faroe Islands vs. Malta
  7. ↑ Football – Match Friendlies : Iceland vs. Faroe Islands
  8. ↑ Faroe Islands stun Estonia to end 16-year wait
  9. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  10. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  11. ↑ Faroesoccer.com (chose 2005 and you will see that B36 won the Faroese Championship. Chose B36 and you will find that Fróði Benjaminsen has played 26 matches for B36 in 2005.
  12. ↑ Faroesoccer.com, chose 2006 and you will see that B36 played the final against KÍ, chose B36 and you will see that Benjaminsen played 4 of 5 matches in the Faroese Cup 2006, it is called Steypakappingin in Faroese.
  13. ↑ Faroesoccer.com, B36 - HB B 1 - 1, Mik 07-03-2007 kl. 18:00 (Benjaminsen scored the goal for B36, they won after penalties 5-3. Stórsteypakappingin is the Faroese word for Faroe Islands Super Cup
  14. ↑ Faroesoccer.com, chose the years 2009, 2010 and 2013 and the team HB and you will find Benjaminsen's name there.
  15. ↑ Faroesoccer.com, EB/Streymur - HB 1 - 3
  16. ↑ Faroesoccer.com, HB - Víkingur 2 - 1, Sun 14-03-2010 kl. 15:00, "Stórsteypadystur" is the Faroese word for "Faroe Islands Super Cup"
  17. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  18. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  20. ↑ fsf.fo, Heidi og Fróði ársins leikarar 2013.

External links

  • Fróði Benjaminsen at National-Football-Teams.comLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
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