| Valur Ingimundarson | |
| Birth Date: | 1962 2, mf=yes |
| Nationality: | Icelandic |
| Career Position: | Small forward |
| Career Number: | 15 |
| Career Start: | 1979 |
| Career End: | 2004 |
| Coach Start: | 1985 |
| Coach End: | 2012 |
| Years1: | 1979–1988 |
| Team1: | Njarðvík |
| Years2: | 1988–1993 |
| Team2: | Tindastóll |
| Years3: | 1993–1995 |
| Team3: | Njarðvík |
| Years4: | 1995–1998 |
| Team4: | BK Odense |
| Years5: | 1998–2002 |
| Team5: | Tindastóll |
| Years6: | 2002–2004 |
| Team6: | Skallagrímur |
| Cyears1: | 1985–1986 |
| Cteam1: | Njarðvík (Women's) |
| Cyears2: | 1986–1988 |
| Cteam2: | Njarðvík (Men's) |
| Cyears3: | 1988–1990 |
| Cteam3: | Tindastóll (Men's) |
| Cyears4: | 1991–1993 |
| Cteam4: | Tindastóll (Men's) |
| Cyears5: | 1993–1995 |
| Cteam5: | Njarðvík (Men's) |
| Cyears6: | 1994–1995 |
| Cteam6: | Njarðvík (Women's) |
| Cyears7: | 1995–1998 |
| Cteam7: | BK Odense (Men's) |
| Cyears8: | 1998–2002 |
| Cteam8: | Tindastóll (Men's) |
| Cyears9: | 2002–2007 |
| Cteam9: | Skallagrímur (Men's) |
| Cyears10: | 2008–2009 |
| Cteam10: | Njarðvík (Men's) |
| Cyears11: | 2010–2011 |
| Cteam11: | FSu (Men's) |
| Cyears12: | 2011–2012 |
| Cteam12: | Ammerud Basket (Men's) |
| Cyears13: | 2011–2012 |
| Cteam13: | Ammerud Basket (Women's) |
| Highlights: | As player:
As coach:
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| Stats League: | Úrvalsdeild karla |
| Stat1label: | Points |
| Stat1value: | 7,355 (18.4 ppg) |
| Stat2label: | Games |
| Stat2value: | 400 |
| Cstats League1: | Úrvalsdeild karla |
| Cwin1: | 240 |
| Closs1: | 152 |
| Cstats League2: | Úrvalsdeild kvenna |
| Cwin2: | 7 |
| Closs2: | 27 |
Valur Snjólfur Ingimundarson (born 20 February 1962) is an Icelandic former basketball player and coach. He played for 20 seasons in the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild[1] [2] and is its highest scoring player of all time.[3] [4] He won the Icelandic championship eight times during his career and the Icelandic Cup twice.[4]
Valur was a player-coach for Odense BK from 1995 to 1998 and helped the club achieve promotion up two levels in two seasons and to the Danish top-tier league in 1997.[5] [6] He left Odense after the 1997–1998 season and to over as head coach for Tindastóll.[7]
Valur is the second most capped player in the national team history, playing 164 games between 1980 and 1995.[8] [4]
In 2001 Valur was voted to the Icelandic team of the 20th century in basketball as a player.[9]
Valur is the older brother of Sigurður Ingimundarson,[10] the winningest coach in Icelandic basketball history,[11] and the father of basketball player Valur Orri Valsson.[12]