| Benedikt Guðmundsson | |
| Team: | Tindastóll |
| League: | Úrvalsdeild karla |
| Position: | Head coach |
| Birth Date: | 1972 8, df=yes |
| Nationality: | Icelandic |
| Coach Start: | 1995 |
| Cyears1: | 1995–1997 |
| Cteam1: | KR (M) |
| Cyears2: | 1996–1997 |
| Cteam2: | KR (W) |
| Cyears3: | 1997–1998 |
| Cteam3: | Grindavík (M) |
| Cyears4: | 2003–2006 |
| Cteam4: | Fjölnir (M) |
| Cyears5: | 2006–2009 |
| Cteam5: | KR (M) |
| Cyears6: | 2009–2010 |
| Cteam6: | KR (W) |
| Cyears7: | 2010–2015 |
| Cteam7: | Þór Þorlákshöfn (M) |
| Cyears8: | 2015–2017 |
| Cteam8: | Þór Akureyri (M) |
| Cyears9: | 2015–2017 |
| Cteam9: | Þór Akureyri (W) |
| Cyears10: | 2017–2020 |
| Cteam10: | KR (W) |
| Cyears11: | 2019–present |
| Cteam11: | Iceland (W) |
| Cyears12: | 2021–2024 |
| Cteam12: | Njarðvík (M) |
| Cyears13: | 2021–2024 |
| Cteam13: | Tindastóll (M) |
| Highlights: | As coach:
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Benedikt Rúnar Guðmundsson (born 19 August 1972) is an Icelandic professional basketball coach for Úrvalsdeild karla club Tindastóll the Icelandic women's national basketball team.[1] He has been named Úrvalsdeild karla Coach of the Year twice: in the 2006 - 07[2] season and in the 2008 - 09 season,.[3] In both seasons, he won the Icelandic men's championship KR. He has been named the Úrvalsdeild kvenna Coach of the year twice; in 2010, when he also won the Icelandic women's championship with KR, and in 2019.
After coaching Þór Þorlákshöfn from 2010,[4] Benedikt took over Þór Akureyri men's and women's teams in 2015.[5] He led the men's team to victory in Division I in 2016 and a promotion to Úrvalsdeild karla.[6] He led the women's team to victory in Division I in 2017 but the team failed to achieve promotion til the Úrvalsdeild kvenna after losing to Breiðablik in the promotion playoffs.[7]
In May 2017, Benedikt was hired as the head coach of KR women's team.[8]
After guiding KR to the Úrvalsdeild playoffs in 2019, Benedikt was named the Úrvalsdeild kvenna Coach of the Year.[9] On 11 May 2020, he announced he was leaving KR.[10]
On 30 May 2021, Benedikt was hired as the head coach of Úrvalsdeild karla club Njarðvík.[11] On 18 September he guided Njarðvík to a 97–93 win against Stjarnan in the Icelandic Cup final, ending the clubs 16 year major title draught.[12] He led Njarðvík to the best record in the Úrvalsdeild, becoming the first coach to lead three different clubs to the leagues best record.[13] He left Njarðvík at the conclusion of his contract following the team's loss against Valur in the Úrvalsdeild semi-finals in May 2024.[14]
In end of May 2024, Benedikt was hires as the head coach of Tindastóll.[15]
2007
2008
2010
2017, 2018
2009
2009