Pálína Gunnlaugsdóttir

Pálína María Gunnlaugsdóttir
	Pálína with Grindavík in February 2015.
Personal information
Born	2 January 1987 (age 37); Iceland
Nationality	Icelandic
Listed height	167 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Career information
Playing career	2000–2016
Position	Shooting guard
Coaching career	2019–present
Career history
As player:
2000-2007	Haukar
2007-2013	Keflavík
2013-2015	Grindavík
2015-2016	Haukar
2016	Snæfell
As coach:
2019-present	Iceland (assistant)
2021	Stjarnan
Career highlights and awards
	3x Úrvalsdeild Domestic Player of the Year (2008, 2012, 2013); 2x Úrvalsdeild Playoffs MVP (2011, 2013); 6x Úrvalsdeild Defensive Player of the Year (2005-2008, 2012, 2013); 4x Úrvalsdeild Domestic All-First Team (2008, 2011-2013); 5x Icelandic league champion (2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2013); 5× Icelandic Basketball Cup (2005, 2007, 2011, 2013, 2015); 4x Icelandic Supercup (2006, 2007, 2008, 2016);
Women's basketball
Representing Iceland
Games of the Small States of Europe

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] and was named the playoffs MVP in 2011^[3] and 2013.^[4]^[5] Pálína was named the Úrvalsdeild Domestic Player of the Year three-times, in 2008, 2012 and 2013.^[6]

Playing career

Pálína started her senior team career with Haukar during the 2000-2001 season. She later played for Keflavík, Grindavík and Snæfell.^[7]

Between 2006 and 2016, Pálína played 36 games for the Icelandic national basketball team.^[8]

In 2019, Pálina was hired as an assistant coach to the Icelandic women's national basketball team.^[9]

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

3x Úrvalsdeild Domestic Player of the Year (2008, 2012, 2013)
2x Úrvalsdeild Playoffs MVP (2011, 2013)
6x Úrvalsdeild Defensive Player of the Year (2005-2008, 2012, 2013)
4x Úrvalsdeild Domestic All-First Team (2008, 2011-2013)
1x Icelandic Cup Finals MVP (2011)

5x Icelandic champion (2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2013)
5× Icelandic Basketball Cup (2005, 2007, 2011, 2013, 2015)
4x Icelandic Supercup (2006, 2007, 2008, 2016)
6x Icelandic Company Cup (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2015)
2x Icelandic Division I (2002, 2004)

^ Sæmundsson, Ingvi Þór (March 27, 2017). "Sjáðu upphitunarþátt fyrir úrslitakeppni Domino's deildar kvenna". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 22 August 2017.
^ "Allar stelpurnar í íslenska liðinu hafa orðið Íslandsmeistarar". KKI.is (in Icelandic). Körfuknattleikssamband Íslands. February 19, 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
^ Sveinsson, Skúli Unnar (May 2, 2011). ""Líður svo ofboðslega vel í teinóttu"". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 22 August 2017.
^ "Allt er þegar þrennt er". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). April 30, 2013. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
^ Jónsson, Óskar Ófeigur (June 13, 2013). "Pálína vann þrettán titla á sex tímabilum í Keflavík". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 22 August 2017.
^ Tómas Þór Þórðarson (21 February 2015). "Pálína: Væri himnasending að vinna með þriðja liðinu". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 16 December 2017.
^ "Pálína í ótímabundið leyfi". RÚV (in Icelandic). January 6, 2017. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
^ "KKÍ | A landslið". kki.is. Retrieved 2017-07-02.
^ "Halldór og Pálína aðstoða Benedikt". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 1 May 2019. Retrieved 1 May 2019.