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This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Sigurður.
Sigurður Þorvaldsson
Sigurður in a game between Snæfell and Njarðvík in 2014
No. 23 – KR
PositionForward
LeagueÚrvalsdeild karla
Personal information
Born (1980-11-25) November 25, 1980 (age 43)
NationalityIcelandic
Career information
Playing career2000–present
Number11, 23
Career history
As player:
2000–2003ÍR
2003–2005Snæfell
2005–2006Wool!Aris Leeuwarden
2006–2010Snæfell
2012–2016Snæfell
2016–presentKR
2019→ KR-b
As coach:
2008–2009Snæfell
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Iceland
Games of the Small States of Europe
Silver medal – second place 2015 Reykjavík National Team

Sigurður Ágúst Þorvaldsson (born November 25, 1980) is an Icelandic professional basketball player who currently plays for KR[1] in the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild. He has also played for Woon!Aris Leeuwarden in Netherlands and ÍR and Snæfell in Iceland.[2]

In 2010, Sigurður was found guilty of rape and sentenced to two years in prison.[3]

Basketball career

In 2010 Sigurður was member of the Snæfell team that won all four major men's competitions in Icelandic basketball that year: the national championship, the Icelandic Basketball Cup, the Icelandic Company Cup and the Icelandic Supercup.[4][5]

On April 28, 2018, Sigurður won his third Icelandic championship after KR defeated Tindastóll in the Úrvalsdeild finals.[6]

On 4 May 2019 he won his 4th national championship after KR beat ÍR in the Úrvalsdeild finals 3–2.[7]

Awards and achievements

Individual awards

Club honours

National team career

Sigurður has played 56 games for the Icelandic national basketball team.[8]

In 2010, Sigurður was found guilty of raping a 17-year-old girl in November 2009 and sentenced to two years in prison.[3] The Supreme Court of Iceland confirmed the sentence in 2011 after an appeal. He was released from prison in 2012.[9][10]

References

  1. ^ Sæmundsson, Ingvi Þór (May 11, 2016). "Sigurður Þorvaldsson til KR". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  2. ^ "Sigurður Þorvaldsson til Hollands". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). May 10, 2005. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  3. ^ a b "Körfuboltamaður ætlar að áfrýja nauðgunardómi". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). June 22, 2010. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  4. ^ Meistarar tímabilið 2009-2010 Archived 2015-06-12 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Meistarar tímabilið 2010-2011 Archived 2015-06-13 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ Kristján Jónsson (28 April 2018). "KR meistari fimmta árið í röð". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 28 April 2018.
  7. ^ Ástrós Ýr Eggertsdóttir (4 May 2019). "Umfjöllun: KR - ÍR 98-70 - KR Íslandsmeistari sjötta árið í röð". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  8. ^ A-landslið karla: Leikjafjöldi leikmanna Archived 2014-07-20 at the Wayback Machine
  9. ^ Ólafsdóttir, Kristín (September 16, 2017). "Fyrrverandi landsliðsmaður í körfubolta fékk uppreist æru". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  10. ^ "Körfuknattleiksmaður fékk uppreist æru fimm árum eftir nauðgunardóm". Stundin (in Icelandic). September 16, 2017. Retrieved 30 September 2017.


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