Albert Óskarsson (born 13 June 1968) is an Icelandic former basketball player. He won the Icelandic championship four times and the Icelandic Basketball Cup three times as a member of Keflavík.[1][2]

Albert Óskarsson
Personal information
Born (1968-06-13) 13 June 1968 (age 56)
NationalityIcelandic
Career information
Playing career1988–2001
PositionForward
Career history
1988–2001Keflavík
Career highlights and awards
Career Úrvalsdeild karla statistics
Points2,246 (9.8 ppg)
Games230

Club career

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Albert started his career with Keflavík during the second half of the 1987–1988 season.[3] Following the 1996–1997 season, he played sparingly to focus on his educations.[4] He retired from top-level play in January 2001.[5]

National team career

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Albert debuted for the Iceland national team in 1990[6] and played 38 games for the team until 1997.[7]

References

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  1. ^ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (26 April 2008). "Átti að vera lokatímabilið". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). p. 50. Retrieved 26 January 2023 – via Tímarit.is. 
  2. ^ Steinþór Guðbjartsson (17 December 1996). "Vitum hvað við getum". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). p. 2C. Retrieved 26 January 2023 – via Tímarit.is. 
  3. ^ "Strákarnir hafa stutt mig frábærlega". Víkurfréttir (in Icelandic). 20 October 1988. p. 15. Retrieved 26 January 2023 – via Tímarit.is. 
  4. ^ "Albert Óskarsson, körfuboltamaður og nemi í flugvirkjun: Verð vonandi fyrsti útlendingurinn til að spila með skólaliðinu". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 12 January 1998. p. 44. Retrieved 26 January 2023 – via Tímarit.is. 
  5. ^ "Albert hættur með Keflavík". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 9 January 2001. p. 16. Retrieved 26 January 2023 – via Tímarit.is. 
  6. ^ "Albert valinn í landsliðið". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 8 December 1990. p. 62. Retrieved 26 January 2023 – via Tímarit.is. 
  7. ^ "A landslið". kki.is (in Icelandic). Icelandic Basketball Association. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
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