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Icelandic Basketball Team Of The 20th Century
The Team of the 20th Century in Icelandic basketball was chosen in 2001. The selection of the men's team was made by a 50-person panel while a 25-person panel selected the women's team. Men's team of the century Player of the century Pétur Guðmundsson Starting five F - Valur Ingimundarson F - Teitur Örlygsson C - Pétur Guðmundsson G - Jón Sigurðsson G - Jón Kr. Gíslason Bench G - Þorsteinn Hallgrímsson F - Torfi Magnússon F - Símon Ólafsson G - Kolbeinn Pálsson C - Einar Bollason F - Guðmundur Bragason G - Pálmar Sigurðsson Women's team of the century Player of the century Anna María Sveinsdóttir Starting five F - Linda Stefánsdóttir F - Guðbjörg Norðfjörð C - Anna María Sveinsdóttir G - Linda Jónsdóttir G - Björg Hafsteinsdóttir Bench F - Hanna Björg Kjartansdóttir G - Alda Leif Jónsdóttir F - Erla Þorsteinsdóttir C - Kolbrún Leifsdóttir F - Hafdís Helgadóttir G - Emilía Sigurðardóttir G - Erla Reynisdóttir Coache ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pétur Guðmundsson (basketball)
Pétur Karl Guðmundsson (born 30 October 1958) is an Icelandic former professional basketball player and coach from Reykjavík. Standing 2.18 m (7'2"), weighing 118 kg (260 lb) and playing the center (basketball), center position, Pétur was the first Icelander and one of the first European players ever to play in National Basketball Association (NBA). He was also a member of the Iceland men's national basketball team, Icelandic national basketball team from 1978 to 1992 but missed several years due to FIBA rules banning professional players from playing for national teams. In 2001, he was named the Icelandic basketball team of the 20th century, Icelandic Player of the 20th century by the Icelandic Basketball Association. Early life Pétur was born and raised in Reykjavík to an Icelandic father and a Faroese mother. He started practicing Team handball, handball at the age of 8 with Valur (handball), Valur's junior teams but after breaking his right arm in a horse ridi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guðbjörg Norðfjörð
Guðbjörg Norðfjörð Elíasdóttir (born 8 April 1972) is an Icelandic former basketball player and the current chairman of the Icelandic Basketball Federation. As a player, she was named the Icelandic Women's Basketball Player of the Year in 1999 and was a seven-time selection to the Úrvalsdeild kvenna Domestic All-First Team. Guðbjörg won the Icelandic championship three times and the Icelandic Cup four times. She was a member of the Icelandic national basketball team from 1990 to 2002. In 2001, Guðbjörg was voted as one of the twelve players on the Icelandic team of the 20th century. Playing career Club career Guðbjörg started her career with Haukar where she won the Icelandic Cup in 1992. Despite being reigning cup champions, lack of funds and interest from the Haukar basketball department resulted in the team folding before the start of the 1992–93 season, forcing Guðbjörg to transfer to KR. In 1999, she helped KR go undefeated through the league an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leifur Garðarsson
Leifur Sigfinnur Garðarsson (born 23 February 1968) is an Icelandic former basketball referee, multi-sport athlete and football manager. Basketball Referee career Leifur started refereeing in 1987. During the 1991 Úrvalsdeild karla playoffs, Leifur was hit by a fan and threatened violence following a match between bitter rivals Njarðvík and Keflavík. He retired from refereeing in 2004 to focus on furthering his football managing career but returned in 2013. He was a FIBA referee from 1993 to 2004 and again from 2014 to 2018 when he retired due to age restrictions for international referees. Titles and awards Titles * Icelandic Basketball Cup (2) **1985, 1986 Awards *Icelandic Basketball Referee of the Year (8) **1992, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 Football Leifur played several seasons in the Icelandic top-tier Úrvalsdeild karla with Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar and Þór Akureyri. He was an assistant manager to FH from 2003 to 2005. He was the manager ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Friðrik Ingi Rúnarsson
Friðrik Ingi Rúnarsson is an Icelandic former basketball coach and former basketball player. As a coach, he has won three Icelandic men's championships and has guided his team to the Icelandic national finals a record seven times. Friðrik was the general manager of the Icelandic Basketball Association from 2006 to 2014 and coached the Icelandic men's national basketball team from 1999 to 2003. Playing career Friðrik averaged 5.4 points over eight seasons in the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild with his best season coming in 1988-1989 when he averaged 12.9 points for Njarðvík. Coaching career In 1990, at the age of 22, Friðrik was hired as the head coach of Njarðvík. He led the club to the national championship during his first season at the helm, beating arch-rivals Keflavík in the Úrvalsdeild finals. In February 2017, he was hired as the head coach of Keflavík. On 28 March 2018, after his Keflavík team lost in the first round against Haukar, Friðrik announced that he woul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erla Reynisdóttir
Erla is a municipality located in the province of Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 438 inhabitants. See also *Castejón Mountains The Castejón Mountains ( es, Montes de Castejón) are a mountain range in the Cinco Villas comarca, Aragon, Spain, located about to the north of Zaragoza. They are named after the town of Castejón de Valdejasa in the midst of the range. Desc ... References External linksSierra de Erla y castillo de Sora Municipalities in the Province of Zaragoza {{Zaragoza-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hafdís Helgadóttir
Hafdís Elín Helgadóttir (born 23 January 1965) is an Icelandic former basketball player. She spent a record 25 seasons in the Úrvalsdeild kvenna, scoring 3,180 points in 362 games. She retired as the Úrvalsdeild all-time leader list in career games played but has since been surpassed by Birna Valgarðsdóttir. As a member of ÍS, she won the national championship in 1991 and the Icelandic Basketball Cup in 1991 and 2003. In 2001 she was named to the Icelandic basketball team of the 20th century. Playing career Hafdís played her first game on 7 October 1985 with ÍS where she spent 22 seasons and played in six Basketball Cup finals, winning the cup twice. After ÍS folded in 2007, she transferred to Valur, where she last played in 2013. Coaching career Hafdís was hired as an assistant coach to Ágúst Björgvinsson with Valur Valur may refer to: People * Birkir Valur Jónsson (born 1998), Icelandic football player * Björn Valur Gíslason (born 1959), Icelandic polit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erla Þorsteinsdóttir (basketball)
Erla Þorsteinsdóttir (born 8 March 1978) is an Icelandic former basketball player. She was a key player on the Keflavík team that won six Icelandic championships and seven Icelandic basketball cups during her stay there. In 2001 she was voted as one of the twelve players on the team of the 20th century. She was named the Úrvalsdeild Domestic Player of the Year in 2000. Early life Erla was born in Keflavík in 1978. She started practicing basketball with Keflavík at the age of 11. She was a promising golfer in her youth and was a member of the Icelandic junior national golf teams. Following her retirement from basketball due to injuries, she returned to practicing golf. National team career Between 1995 and 2004, Erla played 34 games for the Icelandic national basketball team The Iceland men's national basketball team ( is, Íslenska karlalandsliðið í körfubolta) represents Iceland in international basketball tournaments. The team is controlled by the Icelandi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alda Leif Jónsdóttir
Alda Leif Jónsdóttir (born 18 April 1979) is an Icelandic former basketball player. She has won the Icelandic championship four times and the Dutch championship once. Alda was a seven-time selection for the Úrvalsdeild Domestic All-First Team and was named the Úrvalsdeild Domestic Player of the Year in 2002. Club career During the 1999–2000 season, Alda led the Úrvalsdeild in assists, blocks, steals, shooting percent and free throw percent. She spent the following season with Holbæk in the Dameligaen, averaging 11 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists and 3,5 steals per game. In 2005, Alda signed with BV Den Helder (women) of the Dutch Women's Basketball League (WBL). She was named to the 2006 Dutch All-Star game and helped Den Helder to the Dutch championship. After missing the most of the 2013–14 season due to surgery on both knees, Alda helped Snæfell win the national championship for the first time in 2014. She helped the team to the championship again in 2015 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hanna Björg Kjartansdóttir
Hanna Björg Kjartansdóttir (born 30 September 1974) is an Icelandic former multi-sport athlete, competing in the Icelandic top-tier leagues in basketball and football. She won several Icelandic championships in basketball and was a member of the Icelandic national basketball team The Iceland men's national basketball team ( is, Íslenska karlalandsliðið í körfubolta) represents Iceland in international basketball tournaments. The team is controlled by the Icelandic Basketball Association. Iceland has qualified for t .... In 2001, she was named to the Icelandic basketball team of the 20th century. Achievement Awards * Icelandic basketball team of the 20th century * Úrvalsdeild Domestic Player of the Year (1992) *4x Úrvalsdeild Domestic All-First Team (1992, 1999, 2000, 2001) Titles *5x Icelandic champion (1993, 1994, 1995, 1999, 2001) *6× Icelandic Basketball Cup (1992, 1993, 1994, 1999, 2001, 2006) *2× Icelandic Supercup (1995, 1999) * Icelandic Company Cup ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Björg Hafsteinsdóttir
Björg Hafsteinsdóttir (born 22 October 1969) is an Icelandic former basketball player and a former member of the Icelandic national basketball team. She played 12 seasons in the Úrvalsdeild kvenna, winning the Icelandic championship seven times and the Icelandic Basketball Cup eight times. In 2001 she was named one of the twelve players of the Icelandic basketball team of the 20th century by the Icelandic Basketball Federation. She was a six time Úrvalsdeild Domestic All-First Team selection and was named the league's Player of the Year in 1990. She spent the vast majority of her career with Keflavík, outside of a few months in the fall of 1992 when she played for KR. One of the first great Icelandic three-point shooters, she set several national three-point shooting records during her career. Early life Björg was born in Keflavík where she started playing basketball with the junior boys team at the age of around 10–11. In her youth, she also played football and ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |