Viðar Örn Hafsteinsson (born 17 June 1986) is an Icelandic basketball coach and former player. He has been the head coach
Höttur since 2011.
Playing career
Viðar spent the majority of his career with Höttur and was a key player for the club when it was promoted to the
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 ...
for the first time in 2005. He averaged 13.7 points per game in his first Úrvalsdeild season. After averaging 17.9 points in 2006–2007, he signed with
Hamar
Hamar is a List of cities in Norway, town in Hamar Municipality in Innlandet Counties of Norway, county, Norway. Hamar is the administrative centre of Hamar Municipality. It is located in the Districts of Norway, traditional region of Hedmarken. ...
the following season. In 2009, he signed with
Laugdælir
Ungmennafélag Laugdæla, commonly known as Laugdælir, is a sports club located at Laugarvatn in the southern part of Iceland. It was founded on 5 March 1908.
Basketball
Men´s basketball Recent history
In March 1983, Laugdælir finished first i ...
, where he averaged 18.3 points, but returned to Hamar after the season.
Coaching career
In 2011, Viðar was hired as the head coach of
Höttur. He guided to team to the Úrvalsdeild in 2015. In March 2020, Höttur won the 1. deild for the third time under his command after the rest of the season was canceled due to the coronavirus outbreak in Iceland.
National team career
Viðar played for the
Icelandic national U-20 team in 2005. He was the head coach of the
Icelandic national U-18 team from 2017 to 2018.
References
External links
Icelandic statistics 2009-present
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1985 births
Living people
Viðar Örn Hafsteinsson
Viðar Örn Hafsteinsson
Viðar Örn Hafsteinsson
Viðar Örn Hafsteinsson
Viðar Örn Hafsteinsson
Viðar Örn Hafsteinsson
Viðar Örn Hafsteinsson