Viðar Örn Hafsteinsson Explained

Viðar Örn Hafsteinsson
Team:Höttur
League:Úrvalsdeild karla
Position:Head coach
Height Cm:190
Weight Kg:82
Birth Date:1985 5, df=yes
Birth Place:Egilsstaðir, Iceland
Nationality:Icelandic
Career Start:1999
Career End:2018
Career Position:Guard
Years1:1999–2007
Team1:Höttur
Years2:2007–2008
Team2:Hamar
Years3:2008–2009
Team3:Laugdælir
Years4:2009–2010
Team4:Hamar
Years5:2010–2015
Team5:Höttur
Years6:2016–2018
Team6:Höttur
Coach Start:2011
Cyears1:2011–present
Cteam1:Höttur
Cyears2:2017–2018
Cteam2:Iceland U-18
Highlights:As player:

As head coach:

  • 3x 1. deild karla (2015, 2017, 2020)
  • 2x 1. deild karla Coach of the Year (2015, 2017)

Viðar Örn Hafsteinsson (born 17 June 1986) is an Icelandic basketball coach and former player.[1] He has been the head coach Höttur since 2011.[2]

Playing career

Viðar spent the majority of his career with Höttur and was a key player for the club when it was promoted to the Úrvalsdeild for the first time in 2005.[3] He averaged 13.7 points per game in his first Úrvalsdeild season.[4] After averaging 17.9 points in 2006–2007,[5] he signed with Hamar the following season.[6] In 2009, he signed with Laugdælir, where he averaged 18.3 points,[7] but returned to Hamar after the season.[8]

Coaching career

In 2011, Viðar was hired as the head coach of Höttur.[9] He guided to team to the Úrvalsdeild in 2015.[10] In March 2020, Höttur won the 1. deild for the third time under his command after the rest of the season was canceled due to the coronavirus outbreak in Iceland.[11] [12]

National team career

Viðar played for the Icelandic national U-20 team in 2005. He was the head coach of the Icelandic national U-18 team from 2017 to 2018.[13]

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Tómas Þór Þórðarson . Þurfum að horfa til framtíðar . 1 April 2021 . . 17 January 2017 . Icelandic.
  2. News: Körfuboltakvöld: Viðtal ársins - Myndband. 6 March 2021. Vísir. 12 December 2015. Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson.
  3. News: Fullt hús stiga . 6 March 2021 . . 7 February 2006 . Icelandic.
  4. Web site: Iceland Express-deild karla . kki.is . . 1 April 2021 . Icelandic.
  5. Web site: 1. deild karla - Höttur . kki.is . . 1 April 2021 . Icelandic.
  6. News: Hamarsmenn styrkja sig . 1 April 2021 . . 3 August 2007 . 35 . Icelandic.
  7. Web site: 1. deild karla - Laugdælir . 1 April 2021 . . Icelandic.
  8. News: Skúli Unnar Sveinsson . Margir ungir strákar sem fá að reyna sig . 1 April 2021 . . 26 September 2009 . 4 . Icelandic.
  9. News: Viðar Örn þjálfar körfuknattleikslið Hattar. 6 March 2021. Austurfrétt. 20 September 2011. Gunnar Gunnarsson.
  10. News: Ívar Benediktsson . Sjálfstraustið jókst með hverjum sigurleiknum . 31 March 2021 . . 12 March 2015 . 4 . Icelandic . 22 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210422185821/https://timarit.is/page/6337448 . live .
  11. News: Sindri Sverrisson . Sérstakt að fara upp án fagnaðarláta . 6 March 2021 . . 31 March 2020 . Icelandic . 22 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210422120900/https://www.visir.is/g/202035444d . live .
  12. News: Valur Páll Eiríksson . Sé okkur alveg fara í úrslitakeppnina . 6 March 2021 . . 10 June 2020 . Icelandic . 24 August 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200824195602/https://www.ruv.is/frett/2020/06/10/se-okkur-alveg-fara-i-urslitakeppnina . live .
  13. News: U18 hefur leik á föstudaginn . 6 March 2021 . . 25 July 2018 . Icelandic . 26 July 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180726111301/https://www.mbl.is/sport/korfubolti/2018/07/25/u18_hefur_leik_a_fostudaginn/ . live .

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