Ágúst Björgvinsson
| Valur | |
|---|---|
| Position | Head coach |
| League | Úrvalsdeild karla |
| Personal information | |
| Born | January 16, 1979 Iceland |
| Nationality | Icelandic |
| Coaching career | 2001–present |
| Career history | |
| As coach: | |
| 2003 | Hamar (Men's) |
| 2004–2007 | Haukar (Women's) |
| 2006 | Haukar (Men's) |
| 2007 | KR (Men's, assistant) |
| 2007–2011 | Hamar (Men's) |
| 2007–2009 | Iceland (Women's) |
| 2009–2011 | Hamar (Women's) |
| 2011–2014 | Valur (Women's) |
| 2011–present | Valur (Men's) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
As coach:
As assistant coach:
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Ágúst Sigurður Björgvinsson is an Icelandic professional basketball coach who is currently the head coach of Úrvalsdeild karla club Valur. He was the head coach of the Icelandic women's national basketball team from 2007[1] to 2009[2] and won back-to-back national championships with Haukar women's team in 2006 and 2007.[3]
Coaching career
Ágúst was the head coach of Haukar women's team from 2004 to 2007. In 2005, he helped the club to its first major title in thirteen years, winning the Icelandic Women's Cup. In 2006, he guided Haukar to the national championship and in the 2006–2007 season the club won all five major titles; the national championship, the Icelandic Cup, the Super Cup, the Company Cup and the Divisional Crown for posting the best record in the league.[3] He left Haukar after the season to pursue coaching opportunities in Lithuania.[4][5]
In July 2007, Ágúst was hired as an assistant coach to KR men's team.[6] On November 7, 2007, Ágúst was hired as the head coach of Hamar's men's team after Pétur Ingvarsson's resignation.[7][8][9] He guided Hamar women's team to the Úrvalsdeild kvenna finals in 2010 where it lost to KR.[10]
In April 2011, Ágúst was hired as the head coach of Valur men's and women's teams.[11] In May 2015, he stepped down as the head coach of Valur women's team.[12]
Awards, titles and accomplishments
Individual awards
Titles
Men's leagues
- Icelandic Division I: 2008
- Icelandic Men's Supercup: 20071
1 Assistant coach
Women's leagues
- Icelandic champion (2): 2006, 2007
- Icelandic Cup (2): 2005, 2007
- Icelandic Supercup: 2006
- Icelandic Company Cup (3): 2005, 2006, 2013
References
- ^ Skúli Unnar Sveinsson (20 December 2007). "Ágúst tekur við konunum og Sigurður með karlana". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 4 April 2018.
- ^ Eiríkur Stefán Ásgeirsson (17 April 2009). "Ágúst: Er eyðilagður". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 4 April 2018.
- ^ a b "Ágúst að hætta með Hauka?". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). 15 April 2007. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
- ^ "Ágúst í viðræðum við Lietuvos Rytas". karfan.is (in Icelandic). 21 May 2007. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
- ^ Kristján Jónsson (5 July 2007). "Ágúst missti af starfi í Litháen". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 4 April 2018.
- ^ "Ágúst Sigurður Björgvinsson þjálfar í KR". kr.is (in Icelandic). 17 July 2007. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
- ^ "Pétur hættur hjá Hamri - Ágúst tekur við". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). 7 November 2007. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
- ^ Sigurður Elvar Þórólfsson (8 November 2007). "Hef hugsað þetta í tíu ár". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 4 April 2018.
- ^ "Ágúst Sigurður Björgvinsson þjálfar meistaraflokk Hamar". kr.is (in Icelandic). 7 November 2007. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
- ^ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (13 April 2011). "Ágúst Björgvinsson hættur með Hamarsliðin". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 4 April 2018.
- ^ "Ágúst tekur við Val". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 27 April 2011. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
- ^ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (5 May 2015). "Ágúst hættir með Valskonur". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 4 April 2018.