Playing career
Club career
Falur spent most of his career with Úrvalsdeild club KeflavÃk. He also played one and a half season withCollege career
Falur attended Charleston Southern from 1991 to 1993 where he playedNational team career
From 1989 to 2000, Falur played 106 games for the Icelandic national basketball team.Coaching career
Falur started his coaching career with KeflavÃk women's team and led them to the national championship in his first season. During the 2003–2004 season, he served as a player-coach for KeflavÃk men's team and led them to the national championship. He was an assistant coach to KeflavÃk women's team during the 2010–2011 before taking over as head coach for the 2011–2012 season. He led the team to the best record in the league but resigned after it was ousted from the semi-finals of the 2012 playoffs. Falur was hired as the head coach of Fjölnir men's team in 2017 and helped the team gain promotion to the Úrvalsdeild karla in 2019. He resigned following its relegation back to 1. deild karla in 2020. In 2024, Falur was hired as the head coach of KV.Personal life
Falur is married to former Icelandic women's national team player, Margrét Sturlaugsdóttir. They have four daughters LovÃsa Falsdóttir, Elfa Falsdóttir, Urður Falsdóttir and Jana Falsdóttir. In 2009, Falur was hired as the human resource manager of the Samkaup convenience store chain. In August 2022, he was hired as director of e-commerce and educational solutions at Advania.Awards and honours
As player
Club
*5× Icelandic League champion (1989, 1997, 1999, 2003, 2004) *3× Icelandic Basketball Cup (1997, 2003, 2004) *2× Icelandic Supercup (1997, 2003)Individual
*5× Úrvalsdeild Domestic All-First Team (1991, 1995, 1997–1999) * Úrvalsdeild Domestic Player of the Year (1999) * Úrvalsdeild Young Player of the Year (1987)As coach
* Icelandic Men's League champion (2004) * Icelandic Women's League champion (1990) * Icelandic Men's Basketball Cup (2004) * Icelandic Women's Basketball Cup (1990) * Icelandic Men's Supercup (2003)References
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