Teitur Örlygsson Explained

Teitur Örlygsson
Position:Small forward
Birth Date:1967 1, df=yes
Birth Place:Keflavík, Iceland
Nationality:Icelandic
Career Start:1984
Career End:2003
Career Number:11
Coach Start:1992
Coach End:2016
Years1:1984–1996
Team1:Njarðvík
Years2:1996–1997
Team2:Gymnastikos Larissa
Years3:1996–2003
Team3:Njarðvík
Cyears1:1992–1993
Cteam1:Njarðvík
Cyears2:2000–2001
Cteam2:Njarðvík
Cyears3:2007–2008
Cteam3:Njarðvík
Cyears4:2008–2014
Cteam4:Stjarnan
Cyears5:2014–2016
Cteam5:Njarðvík (Assistant)
Highlights:As player:

As coach:

Stats League:Úrvalsdeild karla
Stat1label:Points
Stat1value:6,597 (16.2 ppg)
Stat2label:Games
Stat2value:406
Cstats League1:Úrvalsdeild karla
Cwin1:102
Closs1:58

Teitur Örlygsson (born 9 January 1967) is an Icelandic former professional basketball player and a coach. During his career he won the Icelandic national championships ten times with Njarðvík[1] [2] [3] and the Icelandic Basketball Cup seven times.[4] He spent the 1996–1997 season with Gymnastikos S. Larissas B.C. of the Greek Basketball League.[5]

Icelandic national team

Between 1986 and 2000, Teitur played 118 games for the Icelandic national basketball team.[6]

Coaching career

Teitur started his coaching career with Njarðvík nine games into the 1992–1993 season when he finished the season as a player-coach after the firing of head coach Poul Coltin.[7] He was again a player-coach for Njarðvík, this time along with Friðrik Ragnarsson,[8] when the team won the national championship in 2001.[9] Four years after retiring as a player, ee returned to Njarðvík as a head coach for the 2007–2008 season but was fired after the playoffs.[10]

In December 2008, Teitur was hired as the head coach of Stjarnan.[11] In 2011, he led the club to the Úrvalsdeild finals[9] and in 2009 and 2014 led the club to victory in the Icelandic Cup. He left the club after the 2013–2014 season.[12]

Personal life

Teitur is the brother of former Icelandic national team player Sturla Örlygsson and former Althing member Gunnar Örn Örlygsson.[13] [14] [15] He is also uncle of Örlygur Aron Sturluson and Margrét Kara Sturludóttir who both played for the Icelandic national teams.[16] [17]

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson . 10 titlar Teits . 28 December 2020 . . 22 April 2002 . 20–21 . Icelandic.
  2. News: Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson . Herra Njarðvík og Herra Keflavík urðu Íslandsmeistarar saman . 6 May 2020 . . 4 May 2020 . Icelandic.
  3. Web site: Teitur Örlygsson er búinn að semja við Njarðvíkinga til tveggja ára. mbl.is. 2016-11-20.
  4. News: Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson . Bikardrottningin og bikarkóngurinn draga í Maltbikarnum - Fylgist með hverjir mætast . 7 May 2020 . . 17 January 2017 . Icelandic.
  5. News: Teitur í byrjunarliði Larissa í Grikklandi. 27 August 2017. Morgunblaðið. August 26, 1996. Icelandic.
  6. Web site: KKÍ | A landslið . kki.is. 2016-11-20.
  7. News: Teitur Örlygsson þjálfar í Njarðvík . 7 May 2020 . . 17 November 1992 . 6 . Icelandic.
  8. News: Teitur og Friðrik taka við Njarðvík . 7 May 2020 . . 19 April 2000 . 17 . Icelandic.
  9. News: Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson . Teitur kominn í lokaúrslitin í þrettánda sinn á ferlinum . 7 May 2020 . . 11 April 2011 . Icelandic.
  10. News: Henry Birgir Gunnarsson . Teitur rekinn og Brenton farinn til Grindavíkur . 7 May 2020 . . 27 April 2008 . 26 . Icelandic.
  11. News: Guðmundur Hilmarsson . Teitur aftur í slaginn . 7 May 2020 . . 19 December 2008 . C1 . Icelandic.
  12. News: Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson . Tímamótatíð hjá Teiti . 7 May 2020 . . 15 April 2014 . 47 . Icelandic.
  13. http://www.vf.is/ithrottir/orlygsaettin-med-12-bikartitla/39629 Örlygsættin með 12 bikartitla
  14. http://www.althingi.is/altext/cv/is/?nfaerslunr=657 Gunnar Örn Örlygsson
  15. News: Stefni að því að verða betri körfuboltamaður. 10 February 2018. Dagblaðið Vísir. 15 April 1991. Icelandic.
  16. http://kki.is/landslid/karlar/leikjafjoldi/a-landslid/ A-landslið karla
  17. http://kki.is/landslid/konur/leikjafjoldi/a-landslid/ A-landslið kvenna

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