Gregg Ryder

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Gregg Ryder (born 1987 or 1988) is an English football coach and former player who most recently was the manager of Icelandic club KR.

Gregg Ryder
Personal information
Date of birth 1987 or 1988 (age 36–37)[1]
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Hexham Tigers
Stocksfield
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2010 Viterbo University 45 (4)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–???? KFS Vestmannaeyja
Managerial career
2013–2018 Knattspyrnufélagið Þróttur
2018–2019 Þór Akureyri
2023–2024 KR
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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Ryder attended Queen Elizabeth High School, Hexham and played for local clubs Hexham Tigers and Stocksfield.[3] He moved to the United States aged 18 on a soccer scholarship,[3] attending Viterbo University, playing as a forward and captaining the team for two years.[4] After returning to England, also coaching at Newcastle United, he moved to Iceland to coach.[3]

Ryder began working as an assistant coach at ÍBV in 2011,[4][5] also playing for KFS Vestmannaeyja.[4] He obtained his UEFA B coaching qualification in 2012.[6]

Ryder managed Knattspyrnufélagið Þróttur from 2013,[7] when he became the youngest-ever manager to take charge of a team in Iceland's top two divisions.[8] He won promotion in the 2015 season.[1]

After leaving the club, he was linked with a return to the UK, at Scottish club Greenock Morton and English non-league clubs Gateshead and York City.[8][9]

He became manager of Þór Akureyri in October 2018.[10][11][12][13] He left the club at the end of the 2019 season.[14][15][16][17] He was then linked with the Falkirk job in Scotland.[18]

He coached at Danish club HB Køge from 2020,[19][20] before returning to Iceland to become manager of KR in October 2023.[5][21][22][23][24] In February 2024 he was praised by Theódór Elmar Bjarnason.[25] He left KR in June 2024.[26]

Personal life

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Ryder is a Newcastle United fan.[9]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Ryder riding high after promotion". Hexham Courant. 22 October 2015.
  2. ^ https://viterbo.prestosports.com/sports/msoc/2005-06/bios/Gregg_Ryder
  3. ^ a b c Walker, Liz (23 April 2013). "Former NUFC coach looking forward to working with stars in Iceland". Chronicle Live.
  4. ^ a b c "Former Viterbo Standout Signs Contract with Professional Club in Iceland". 28 February 2011 – via www.viterboathletics.com.
  5. ^ a b "Gregg Ryder tekur við KR". www.kr.is. 28 October 2023.
  6. ^ "Góður árangur hjá Gregg Ryder". ibvsport.is.
  7. ^ "GREGG RYDER: SÉ ÍBV EKKI FÁ FLEIRI STIG". fotbolti.net.
  8. ^ a b "Ex-Iceland top-flight manager Gregg Ryder targets York City job". York Press. 21 August 2018.
  9. ^ a b Bowron, Jeff (15 June 2018). "Why it's time to come in from cold for Geordie football coach based in Iceland". Chronicle Live.
  10. ^ "Gregg Ryder tekur við Þór Akureyri - RÚV.is". RÚV. 5 October 2018.
  11. ^ "Gregg Ryder tekur við Þór". 5 October 2018.
  12. ^ "GREGG RYDER TEKUR VIÐ ÞÓR (STAÐFEST)". fotbolti.net.
  13. ^ "Gregg Ryder tekur við Þór". www.mbl.is.
  14. ^ Eggertsdóttir, Ástrós Ýr (20 September 2019). "Ryder hættir með Þór - Vísir". visir.is.
  15. ^ Friðriksson, Jónatan (20 September 2019). "Gregg Ryder hættir með Þór".
  16. ^ "Gregg Ryder hættir með Þórsara". www.mbl.is.
  17. ^ "GREGG HÆTTIR MEÐ ÞÓR (STAÐFEST)". fotbolti.net.
  18. ^ "Falkirk FC manager: Could Iceland club coach be a potential Bairns boss?".
  19. ^ Nybo, Jesper (17 June 2021). "Gregg Ryder bliver en del af trænerstaben".
  20. ^ Hoffskov, Ole (29 October 2023). "Træner stopper i HB Køge - klar for ny klub". Tipsbladet.dk.
  21. ^ Ebbesen, Anders (28 October 2023). "Gregg Ryder bliver cheftræner i KR Reykjavik".
  22. ^ Kamper, Anders (28 October 2023). "HB Køge-træner tager til Island". Sjællandske Nyheder.
  23. ^ Þórhallsson, Runólfur Trausti (27 October 2023). "Gregg Ryder að taka við KR - Vísir". visir.is.
  24. ^ Ormarsson, Almarr (28 October 2023). ""Ég vil hafa lið sem áhangendur KR eru hreyknir af" - RÚV.is". RÚV.
  25. ^ "Theodór Elmar spenntur fyrir nýjum tímum og lofsyngur Gregg Ryder - "Ekkert eðlilega ánægður með hann"". 3 February 2024.
  26. ^ ""Gregg Ryder hættir með KR"". 20 June 2024.