Ágúst Herbert Guðmundsson (26 August 1967 – 1 January 2021) was an Icelandic basketball coach and player.
Early life
Ágúst was born in
Patreksfjörður
Patreksfjörður (, "Patrick's fjord") is an Icelandic village in the Westfjords with 721 inhabitants (2021 census).
The town was named after Bishop of the Isles#List of known bishops of Iona, Patrick bishop in the Hebrides who was the spiritual ...
,
Iceland but moved at a young age to
Hafnarfjörður where he started playing basketball with
Haukar's junior teams. He later moved to
Akureyri and played several seasons with
Þór Akureyri
Íþróttafélagið Þór, commonly known as Þór Akureyri, simply Þór or Thór, is a multi-sport club in Akureyri, Iceland. It features departments in Basketball, football, Handball and Taekwondo. Its main rivals is another sport club from A ...
.
Coaching career
Ágúst was the head coach of
Þór Akureyri
Íþróttafélagið Þór, commonly known as Þór Akureyri, simply Þór or Thór, is a multi-sport club in Akureyri, Iceland. It features departments in Basketball, football, Handball and Taekwondo. Its main rivals is another sport club from A ...
from 1998 to 2001. He continued to coach the club's junior teams until 2017.
Death
In 2017, Ágúst was diagnosed with
Motor neuron disease.
He died from the illness on 1 January 2021.
Personal life
Ágúst was married to Guðrún Gísladóttir with whom he had three children, including basketball player
Júlíus Orri Ágústsson.
References
External links
Úrvalsdeild karla statistics Icelandic Basketball Association
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2021 deaths
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