Jón Kr. Gíslason | |
Birth Date: | 1962 10, mf=yes |
Birth Place: | Iceland |
Nationality: | Icelandic |
Career Start: | 1984 |
Career End: | 2011 |
Career Number: | 14 |
Career Position: | Point guard |
Coach Start: | 1983 |
Coach End: | 2009 |
Years1: | 1984–1989 |
Team1: | Keflavík |
Years2: | 1989–1990 |
Team2: | SISU |
Years3: | 1991-1996 |
Team3: | Keflavík |
Years4: | 1996-1997 |
Team4: | Grindavík |
Years5: | 2000-2001 |
Team5: | Stjarnan |
Years6: | 2009-2011 |
Team6: | Stjarnan-b |
Years7: | 2011 |
Team7: | Stjarnan |
Cyears1: | 1983–1984 |
Cteam1: | Njarðvík (women's) |
Cyears2: | 1987–1989 |
Cteam2: | Keflavík (women's) |
Cyears3: | 1988–1989 |
Cteam3: | Keflavík (men's) |
Cyears4: | 1990–1996 |
Cteam4: | Keflavík (men's) |
Cyears5: | 1995-1999 |
Cteam5: | Iceland (men's) |
Cyears6: | 1998 |
Cteam6: | Iceland (women's) |
Cyears7: | 1999 |
Cteam7: | Fylkir (men's) |
Cyears8: | 2000–2001 |
Cteam8: | Stjarnan (men's) |
Cyears9: | 2009 |
Cteam9: | Stjarnan (men's) |
Highlights: | As player
As coach
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Stats League: | Úrvalsdeild karla |
Stat1label: | Points |
Stat1value: | 3,678 (12.0 ppg) |
Stat2label: | Games |
Stat2value: | 307 |
Cstats League1: | Úrvalsdeild karla |
Cwin1: | 132 |
Closs1: | 146 |
Cstats League2: | Úrvalsdeild kvenna |
Cwin2: | 36 |
Closs2: | 16 |
Jón Kristinn Gíslason (born 14 October 1962) is an Icelandic former professional basketball player and a coach. A four-time Icelandic Basketball Player of the Year, he won three national championships and two Icelandic Basketball Cups with Keflavík.[1]
Between 1982 and 1995, Jón played 158 games for the Icelandic national team.[2] He coached the national team from 1995[3] to 1999 when his contract was not renewed.[4] In 1998, he served as the head coach of the Icelandic women's national basketball team during the Promotion Cup.[5]
In 2001 Jón was voted to the Icelandic team of the 20th century in basketball as a player.[6]
Jón is the father of Úrvalsdeild players Dagur Kár Jónsson, Daði Lár Jónsson and Dúi Þór Jónsson.[7] [8]