Sigurður Þorbjörn Ingimundarson (born 14 June 1966) is an Icelandic
basketball coach
Basketball coaching is the act of directing and strategizing the behavior of a basketball team or individual basketball player. Basketball coaching typically encompasses the improvement of individual and team offensive and defensive skills, as wel ...
and former player. He is the winningest coach in Icelandic basketball history for both genders, both in terms of national championships and career wins.
In 2009, Sigurður was hired as the head coach of
Solna Vikings
Solna Vikings was a Swedish professional basketball club with a men's team and a women's team. Both played in their respective top leagues: the women in the Damligan, and the men in the Swedish Basketball League.
History
The Solna Vikings was ...
. He left after only two games due to a disagreement with the board regarding how to build up the team, claiming he was not happy with the boards insistence on adding more American players to ensure short-term success.
In October 2016, Sigurður was forced to step down as head coach of
Keflavík
Keflavík (pronounced , meaning ''Driftwood Bay'') is a town in the Reykjanes region in southwest Iceland. It is included in the municipality of Reykjanesbær whose population as of 2016 is 15,129.
In 1995, Keflavík merged with nearby Njar ...
in the
Úrvalsdeild karla for health reasons.
In January 2025, he resumed his coaching career and took over Keflavík women's team once again, replacing
Friðrik Ingi Rúnarsson who resigned in December. In February 2025, he also took over the men's team until the rest of the season, replacing
Pétur Ingvarsson
Pétur () or Petur is a given name. Notable people with the name include:
* Petur Alberg (1885–1940), Faroese violin player and songwriter from Tórshavn
* Pétur Blöndal (1944–2015), Icelandic congressman in the Icelandic Independence Par ...
.
Personal life
Sigurður is the younger brother of
Valur Ingimundarson, the highest scoring player in the Icelandic
Úrvalsdeild
The Besta deild karla () is a professional association football league in Iceland and the highest level of the Icelandic football league system. The competition was founded in 1912 as the Icelandic Championship. Because of the harsh winters in I ...
history,
and the uncle of basketball player
Valur Orri Valsson.
References
External links
KKÍ.is player Premier League profile
1966 births
Living people
Sigurdur Ingimundarson
Sigurdur Ingimundarson
Sigurdur Ingimundarson
Sigurdur Ingimundarson
Sigurdur Ingimundarson
Sigurdur Ingimundarson
Sigurdur Ingimundarson
Sigurdur Ingimundarson
Sigurdur Ingimundarson
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