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Teitur Örlygsson

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Teitur.

Teitur Örlygsson (born 9 January 1967) is an Icelandic former professional basketball player and a coach. During his career he won the Icelandic national championships ten times with Njarðvík[1][2][3] and the Icelandic Basketball Cup seven times.[4] He spent the 1996–1997 season with Gymnastikos S. Larissas B.C. of the Greek Basketball League.[5]

Teitur Örlygsson
Personal information
Born (1967-01-09) 9 January 1967 (age 57)
Keflavík, Iceland
NationalityIcelandic
Career information
Playing career1984–2003
PositionSmall forward
Number11
Coaching career1992–2016
Career history
As player:
1984–1996Njarðvík
1996–1997Gymnastikos Larissa
1996–2003Njarðvík
As coach:
1992–1993Njarðvík
2000–2001Njarðvík
2007–2008Njarðvík
2008–2014Stjarnan
2014–2016Njarðvík (Assistant)
Career highlights and awards
As player:

As coach:

Career Úrvalsdeild karla playing statistics
Points6,597 (16.2 ppg)
Games406
Career coaching record
Úrvalsdeild karla102–58 (.638)
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Iceland
Games of the Small States of Europe
Bronze medal – third place 1989 Cyprus National Team
Gold medal – first place 1991 Andorra National Team
Gold medal – first place 1993 Malta National Team
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Luxembourg National Team
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Reykjavík National Team
FIBA European Championship for Small Countries
Gold medal – first place 1988 Malta National Team
Gold medal – first place 1990 Wales National Team
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Ireland National Team

Icelandic national team edit

Between 1986 and 2000, Teitur played 118 games for the Icelandic national basketball team.[6]

Coaching career edit

Teitur started his coaching career with Njarðvík nine games into the 1992–1993 season when he finished the season as a player-coach after the firing of head coach Poul Coltin.[7] He was again a player-coach for Njarðvík, this time along with Friðrik Ragnarsson,[8] when the team won the national championship in 2001.[9] Four years after retiring as a player, ee returned to Njarðvík as a head coach for the 2007–2008 season but was fired after the playoffs.[10]

In December 2008, Teitur was hired as the head coach of Stjarnan.[11] In 2011, he led the club to the Úrvalsdeild finals[9] and in 2009 and 2014 led the club to victory in the Icelandic Cup. He left the club after the 2013–2014 season.[12]

Personal life edit

Teitur is the brother of former Icelandic national team player Sturla Örlygsson and former Althing member Gunnar Örn Örlygsson.[13][14][15] He is also uncle of Örlygur Aron Sturluson and Margrét Kara Sturludóttir who both played for the Icelandic national teams.[16][17]

References edit

  1. ^ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (22 April 2002). "10 titlar Teits". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). pp. 20–21. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  2. ^ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (4 May 2020). "Herra Njarðvík og Herra Keflavík urðu Íslandsmeistarar saman". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Teitur Örlygsson er búinn að semja við Njarðvíkinga til tveggja ára". mbl.is. Retrieved 2016-11-20.
  4. ^ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (17 January 2017). "Bikardrottningin og bikarkóngurinn draga í Maltbikarnum - Fylgist með hverjir mætast". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  5. ^ "Teitur í byrjunarliði Larissa í Grikklandi". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). August 26, 1996. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  6. ^ "KKÍ | A landslið". kki.is. Retrieved 2016-11-20.
  7. ^ "Teitur Örlygsson þjálfar í Njarðvík". Tíminn (in Icelandic). 17 November 1992. p. 6. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  8. ^ "Teitur og Friðrik taka við Njarðvík". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 19 April 2000. p. 17. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  9. ^ a b Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (11 April 2011). "Teitur kominn í lokaúrslitin í þrettánda sinn á ferlinum". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  10. ^ Henry Birgir Gunnarsson (27 April 2008). "Teitur rekinn og Brenton farinn til Grindavíkur". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). p. 26. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  11. ^ Guðmundur Hilmarsson (19 December 2008). "Teitur aftur í slaginn". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). p. C1. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  12. ^ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (15 April 2014). "Tímamótatíð hjá Teiti". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). p. 47. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  13. ^ Örlygsættin með 12 bikartitla
  14. ^ Gunnar Örn Örlygsson
  15. ^ "Stefni að því að verða betri körfuboltamaður". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 15 April 1991. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  16. ^ A-landslið karla
  17. ^ A-landslið kvenna

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