Dagur Kár Jónsson (born 15 February 1995) is an Icelandic

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player who plays for

Stjarnan Ungmennafélagið Stjarnan, commonly known as Stjarnan, is an Icelandic multi-sports club specialising in handball, football, basketball, volleyball and gymnastics located in Garðabær.and in the top 10 in the World and they have won the League ...

of the Úrvalsdeild karla. A 185 cm

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, he won the Icelandic Basketball Cup in 2013 and 2015 as a member of

. In 2019, he debuted for the Icelandic national team.

College

Dagur Kár played the 2015–16 season with St. Francis College where he averaged 4.6 points and 1.3 assists in 18.2 minutes per game. He left the school in October 2016.

Playing career

During the 2014-15 season, Dagur Kár averaged 17.6 points and 3.6 assists. He was named to the Úrvalsdeild All-First team for the first half of the season. After the season, he joined St. Francis. On October 28, 2016, Dagur Kár signed with Úrvalsdeild karla club

Grindavík Grindavík () is a fishing town on the Southern Peninsula (Iceland), Southern Peninsula of Iceland not far from the tuya Þorbjörn (mountain), Þorbjörn. It is one of the few cities with a harbour on this coast. Most of the inhabitants work in ...

. In 2017, he resigned with Grindavík. For the 2017–18 season, Dagur Kár averaged 16.6 points and 6.7 assists but Grindavík was knocked out in the first round of the playoffs. On April 20, 2018, he exercised an escape clause in his contract and left Grindavík to sign back with his hometown club of Stjarnan, much to the dismay of Grindavík's board as they claimed that he had stated to them that he would stay at the club for next season. In July 2018, it was reported that he had signed with Raiffeisen Flyers Wels of the

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. In his contract with Stjarnan was a clause allowing him to sign with a bigger club. He helped the Flyer Wels finish fifth in the league and reach the playoffs where it fell out in the first round. For the season he averaged 10.5 points and 3.0 assists in 36 games. On 28 August 2019, Dagur Kár returned to

, signing a 2-year contract. In November 2019, he underwent a surgery and was expected to miss 6-8 weeks. Two days later, doctors discovered an infection in the knee, derailing his recovery. In October 2021, Dagur signed with

Club Ourense Baloncesto Club Ourense Baloncesto, S.A.D., more commonly referred to today by its sponsorship name of Río Ourense Termal, is a professional basketball team based in Ourense, Spain. The team currently plays in league LEB Oro. History Founded in 1978 as Club ...

of the

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. He left the team in January 2022 after being diagnosed with

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. In 13 games with Ourense, he averaged 10.2 points and 2.3 assists. On 2 May 2022, Dagur Kár returned to the Úrvalsdeild and signed with KR. In January 2023, he left KR en joined Stjarnan.

Personal life

Dagur's father, Jón Kr. Gíslason, played 158 games for the Icelandic national team between 1982 and 1995 and coached the national team from 1995 to 1999. Dagur's brothers,

Daði Lár Jónsson Daði Lár Jónsson (born 23 October 1996) is an Icelandic basketball player and former sprinter. During his basketball career, he won the Icelandic Basketball Cup twice as a member of Stjarnan and once with Valur. Basketball career Daði cam ...

and Dúi Þór Jónsson, have also played in the Úrvalsdeild karla.

References

External sites

Dagur Jonsson profile
at realgm.com
Úrvalsdeild profile
at kki.is
St. Francis player profile
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