Birgir Örn Birgisson Explained

Birgir Örn Birgisson
Height Ft:6
Height In:5
Weight Lb:220
Position:Forward / center
League:2. deild karla
Team:Vestri
Number:69
Birth Date:1969 10, df=yes
Birth Place:Ísafjörður, Iceland
Career Start:1990
Career Number:11, 34, 69
Coach Start:2003
Coach End:2019
Years1:1990–1991
Team1:Bolungarvík
Years2:1991–1996
Team2:Þór Akureyri
Years3:1996–1999
Team3:Keflavík
Years4:1999–2000
Team4:Stuttgart Feuerbach
Years5:2000–2001
Team5:Keflavík
Years6:2001–2006
Team6:SG Sechtem
Years7:2014–2016
Team7:KFÍ
Years8:2017–2021
Team8:Vestri-b
Years9:2022–present
Team9:Vestri
Cyears1:2003–2006
Cteam1:SG Sechtem
Cyears2:2010
Cteam2:BG Bonn MTUs
Cyears3:2012–2013
Cteam3:Telekom Baskets Bonn[1]
Cyears4:2013–2016
Cteam4:KFÍ
Cyears5:2017–2019
Cteam5:Vestri-b
Highlights:As player:

Birgir Örn Birgisson (born 6 October 1969) is an Icelandic basketball coach and a former professional player who played 26 games for the Icelandic national basketball team. He won two national championships with Keflavík in 1997 and 1999.[2] Before turning to basketball, Birgir had a successful career in swimming and was a member of the Icelandic national swimming team.[3] [4] [5]

Basketball

Following his swimming career, Birgir took up basketball with Bolungarvík in 1990 at the age of 21. After one season, he transferred to Þór Akureyri where he played for five seasons and was selected to the Icelandic national basketball team for the first time. In 1996, he joined Keflavík where he won the national championship in 1997 and 1999 as well as the Icelandic Cup in 1997. In 1999, he moved to Germany where he played and coached, aside from the 2001–2002 season, until 2014 when he moved to his hometown of Ísafjörður to coach KFÍ (later known as Vestri). In 2022, at the age of 53, he made a comeback with Vestri in the third-tier 2. deild karla.[6]

Awards and achievements

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National team

Birgir played 26 games for the Icelandic national basketball team between 1995 and 2000.[7]

Swimming

Awards and achievements

Notes and References

  1. News: Jörg Bahren . Birgisson übernimmt 1. Damenmannschaft . 19 April 2023 . telekom-baskets-bonn.de . 16 June 2012 . German.
  2. News: Birgir Örn ráðinn þjálfari KFÍ. 10 September 2017. Morgunblaðið. April 22, 2013. Icelandic.
  3. News: Mjög spenntur . 19 April 2023 . . 23 October 1989 . 30 . Icelandic . Tímarit.is.
  4. News: Sundköppum fagnað við heimkomuna . 19 April 2023 . . 4 December 1986 . 66 . Icelandic . Tímarit.is.
  5. News: Landsliðið í sundi . 19 April 2023 . . 7 April 1987 . 16B . Icelandic . Tímarit.is.
  6. News: Steinþór Guðbjartsson . Körfuboltafjölskylda í liði Vestra á Ísafirði . 19 April 2023 . . 18 April 2023 . Icelandic.
  7. Web site: A-landslið karla . kki.is . . 19 April 2023 . Icelandic.