Magnús Þór Gunnarsson Explained

Magnús Þór Gunnarsson
Position:Guard
Height Cm:186
League:2. deild karla
Team:Keflavík-b
Nationality:Icelandic
Birth Date:7 February 1981
Career Start:1998
Career End:2020
Career Number:10, 32
Years1:1998–2008
Team1:Keflavík
Years2:2008–2010
Team2:Njarðvík
Years3:2010
Years4:2010–2011
Team4:Njarðvík
Years5:2011–2014
Team5:Keflavík
Years6:2014
Team6:Grindavík
Years7:2015
Team7:Skallagrímur
Years8:2015–2016
Team8:Keflavík
Years9:2016–2017
Team9:Skallagrímur
Years10:2017–2018
Team10:Njarðvík-b
Years11:2019
Team11:Keflavík
Years12:2019–2020
Team12:Reynir Sandgerði
Years13:2021–present
Team13:Keflavík-b
Cyears1:2018–2019
Cteam1:Keflavík (assistant)
Highlights:As player:

As assistant coach:

Magnús Þór Gunnarsson (born 7 February 1981) is an Icelandic basketball player who played twenty seasons in the Úrvalsdeild karla.[1] He won the Icelandic championship five times and the Icelandic basketball cup three times.[2]

Icelandic national team

Magnús played 77 games for the Icelandic national basketball team from 2001 to 2013, and was for a time the team's captain.[3] [4]

Controversies

On February 24, 2014, in a game between Keflavík and KR, Magnús elbowed KR's Brynjar Þór Björnsson in the face and as a result received a one-game suspension.[5] [6] [7] On November 6, the same year, he once again struck against Brynjar while he was driving to the basket, sending him flying out of bounds. Magnús was ejected from the game and later received a two-game suspension.[8] [9]

Coaching career

On 28 August 2018, Magnús was hired as an assistant coach to Jón Guðmundsson of Úrvalsdeild kvenna club Keflavík.[10] On 30 September 2018, he won the Icelandic Women's Super Cup with Keflavík.[11]

Titles and awards

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Awards

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Notes and References

  1. News: Magnús Þór Gunnarsson hefur lagt skóna á hilluna eftir 19 ára feril. 5 October 2017. Vísir.is. August 1, 2017. Icelandic.
  2. News: Sæmundsson. Ingvi Þór. Magnús Þór leggur skóna á hilluna. 5 October 2017. Vísir.is. August 1, 2017. Icelandic.
  3. http://www.kki.is/landslid/karlar/leikjafjoldi/a-landslid/ A-landslið karla: Leikjafjöldi leikmanna
  4. News: Þórðarson. Tómas Þór. Leikurinn sem breytti lífi Magnúsar: Þetta er hrikalegur djöfull að draga. 5 October 2017. Vísir.is. July 28, 2015. Icelandic.
  5. News: Magnús Þór Gunnarsson á yfir höfði sér leikbann. 5 October 2017. Vísir.is. February 26, 2014. Icelandic.
  6. News: Ásgeirsson. Eiríkur Stefán. Dómaranefnd kærir Magnús Þór. 5 October 2017. Vísir.is. February 26, 2014. Icelandic.
  7. News: Eins leiks bann fyrir olnbogaskotið. 5 October 2017. Morgunblaðið. March 5, 2014. Icelandic.
  8. News: Sjáðu fólskulega árás Magnúsar Þórs. 5 October 2017. Vísir.is. November 7, 2014. Icelandic.
  9. News: Magnús fékk tveggja leikja bann. 5 October 2017. Morgunblaðið. November 12, 2014. Icelandic.
  10. News: MG10 aðstoðar Jón Guðmundsson með Keflavík . 29 August 2018 . karfan.is . 28 August 2018 . Icelandic.
  11. News: Ólafur Þór Jónsson . Magnús Þór: Geggjað að byrja þetta svona . 30 September 2018 . Karfan.is . 30 September 2018 . Icelandic.