Friðrik Ingi Rúnarsson is an Icelandic

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and former 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

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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

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Coaching career

In 1990, at the age of 22, Friðrik was hired as the head coach of

. He led the club to the national championship during his first season at the helm, beating arch-rivals

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in the Úrvalsdeild finals. In February 2017, he was hired as the head coach of

. On 28 March 2018, after his Keflavík team lost in the first round against

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, Friðrik announced that he would be retiring from coaching. In May 2019, Friðrik came out of retirement and took over as head coach of Þór Þorlákshöfn. He left the club in end of March 2020 after the season had been canceled due to the

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in Iceland. On 26 May 2020, Friðrik was hired as an assistant coach to Njarðvík men's team. On 8 November 2021, Friðrik was hired as the head coach of ÍR men's team, following the departure of

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after the teams 1–4 start in the Úrvalsdeild. The team went 7–10 the rest of the way, finishing in 10th place. Following the season, Friðrik announced his retirement from coaching. In June 2024, Friðrik returned to coaching after a two year hiatus and signed with reigning Úrvalsdeild kvenna champions

. On 16 December, Friðrik resigned from his post. In January 2025, he was introduces as the new head coach of Úrvalsdeild karla club

. He left the club at the end of the season.

References

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