Pálína Gunnlaugsdóttir Explained

Pálína María Gunnlaugsdóttir
Birth Date:1987 1, df=y
Birth Place:Iceland
Nationality:Icelandic
Height Cm:167
Career Start:2000
Career End:2016
Career Position:Shooting guard
Coach Start:2019
Years1:2000–2007
Team1:Haukar
Years2:2007–2013
Team2:Keflavík
Years3:2013–2015
Team3:Grindavík
Years4:2015–2016
Team4:Haukar
Years5:2016
Team5:Snæfell
Cyears1:2019
Cteam1:Iceland (assistant)
Cyears2:2021
Cteam2:Stjarnan
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Pálína María Gunnlaugsdóttir (born 2 January 1987) is an Icelandic sport TV host, basketball coach and a former player. She is currently a host for Stöð 2 Sport's Domino's Körfuboltakvöld (English: Domino's Basketball Night).[1] During her career she won the Icelandic championship five times[2] [3] and was named the playoffs MVP in 2011[4] and 2013.[5] [6] Pálína was named the Úrvalsdeild Domestic Player of the Year three-times, in 2008, 2012 and 2013.[7]

Playing career

Pálína started her senior team career with Haukar during the 2000–2001 season. After helping Haukar wing back-to-back national championships in 2006 and 2007, she signed with Keflavík. In her five seasons with Keflavík, Pálína won the national championship three times; in 2008, 2011 and 2013.[2] In 2013, she signed with Grindavík[8] After two seasons with Grindavík, where she won the Icelandic Cup in 2015, she returned to Haukar and helped the team to the 2016 Úrvalsdeild Finals. The following season she signed with Snæfell[9] but left the team in January 2017 for personal reasons.[10]

Icelandic national team

Between 2006 and 2016, Pálína played 36 games for the Icelandic national basketball team.[11]

Coaching career

In 2019, Pálina was hired as an assistant coach to the Icelandic women's national basketball team.[12]

In April 2021, she replaced Margrét Sturlaugsdóttir as head coach of Stjarnan women's team.

Awards and honors

Awards

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Notes and References

  1. News: Sæmundsson. Ingvi Þór. Sjáðu upphitunarþátt fyrir úrslitakeppni Domino's deildar kvenna. 22 August 2017. Vísir.is. March 27, 2017. Icelandic.
  2. News: Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson . Helena og Pálína deila toppsætinu eftir gærkvöldið . 25 June 2023 . . 3 June 2021 . Icelandic.
  3. News: Allar stelpurnar í íslenska liðinu hafa orðið Íslandsmeistarar. 22 August 2017. KKI.is. Körfuknattleikssamband Íslands. February 19, 2016. Icelandic.
  4. News: Sveinsson. Skúli Unnar. "Líður svo ofboðslega vel í teinóttu". 22 August 2017. Morgunblaðið. May 2, 2011. Icelandic.
  5. News: Allt er þegar þrennt er. 22 August 2017. Vísir.is. April 30, 2013. Icelandic.
  6. News: Jónsson. Óskar Ófeigur. Pálína vann þrettán titla á sex tímabilum í Keflavík. 22 August 2017. Vísir.is. June 13, 2013. Icelandic.
  7. News: Tómas Þór Þórðarson. Pálína: Væri himnasending að vinna með þriðja liðinu. 16 December 2017. Vísir.is. 21 February 2015. Icelandic.
  8. News: Pálína samdi við Grindavík . 25 June 2023 . . 11 June 2013 . Icelandic.
  9. News: Þorkell Gunnar Sigurbjörnsson . Pálína samdi við Snæfell . 25 June 2023 . . 29 September 2016 . Icelandic.
  10. News: Jón Júlíus Karlsson . Pálína í ótímabundið leyfi . 25 June 2023 . . 6 January 2017 . Icelandic.
  11. Web site: KKÍ | A landslið . kki.is. 2017-07-02.
  12. News: Halldór og Pálína aðstoða Benedikt . 1 May 2019 . . 1 May 2019 . Icelandic.

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