Sigurður Ingimundarson

Sigurður Þorbjörn Ingimundarson (born 14 June 1966) is an Icelandic former basketball coach and player.[1] He is the winningest coach in Icelandic basketball history for both genders, both in terms of national championships and career wins.[2][3]

Sigurður Ingimundarson
Personal information
Born (1966-06-14) 14 June 1966 (age 58)
NationalityIcelandic
Listed height193 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Listed weight91 kg (201 lb)
Career information
Playing career1982–2001
PositionSmall forward
Number12
Coaching career1991–2016
Career history
As player:
1982–1996Keflavík
1998–1999Keflavík
2000–2001Keflavík
As coach:
1991–1996Keflavík (Women's)
1995–1997Iceland (Women's)
1996–2003Keflavík (Men's)
2001–2002Iceland (Women's)
2004–2009Keflavík (Men's)
2004–2009Iceland (Men's)
2009Solna Vikings (Men's)
2009–2011Njarðvík (Men's)
2011–2013Keflavík (Men's)
2012–2013Keflavík (Women's)
2014–2015Keflavík (Women's)
2014–2016Keflavík (Men's)
Career highlights and awards
As player:

As coach:

Career Úrvalsdeild karla statistics
Points3,130 (11.1 ppg)
Games283

In 2009, Sigurður was hired as the head coach of Solna Vikings. 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.[4][5]

Sigurður last coached Keflavík in the Úrvalsdeild karla before stepping down for health reasons in October 2016.[6][7][8]

Personal life

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Sigurður is the younger brother of Valur Ingimundarson, the highest scoring player in the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild history,[9][8] and the uncle of basketball player Valur Orri Valsson.[10]

References

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  1. ^ "Siggi". Íþróttablaðið (in Icelandic). 1 November 1991. pp. 16–17. Retrieved 15 May 2022 – via Tímarit.is.  
  2. ^ Óskar Ó. Jónsson; Rúnar Birgir Gíslason (1 December 2014). "Þjálfarasaga úrvalsdeildar karla í körfubolta". Icelandic Basketball Association (in Icelandic). Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  3. ^ Óskar Ó. Jónsson; Rúnar Birgir Gíslason (15 April 2014). "Þjálfarasaga úrvalsdeildar kvenna í körfubolta". Icelandic Basketball Association (in Icelandic). Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  4. ^ "Sigurður hættur hjá Solna". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). October 1, 2009. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  5. ^ Jónsson, Óskar Ófeigur (October 1, 2009). "Sigurður Ingimundarson: Verð að fá að gera hlutina eins og ég sem um". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  6. ^ Gunnarsson, Henry Birgir (December 10, 2016). "Hjartað varð taktlaust". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  7. ^ Davíð Eldur (October 10, 2016). "Gunnar Einarsson og Hjörtur Harðarson verða með Keflavík í vetur". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  8. ^ a b "Viðtal: Siggi sigurvegari!". Víkurfréttir (in Icelandic). 3 June 2017. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  9. ^ "29. leikurinn milli þjálfarabræðranna Vals og Sigurðar". Icelandic Basketball Association (in Icelandic). 5 October 2016. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  10. ^ Skúli Sigurðsson (10 January 2009). "Fjórtán ára í byrjunarliði Njarðvíkur". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 15 May 2022.
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