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Húni Húnfjörð

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Húni Húnfjörð
Born
Þorsteinn Ólafur Húnfjörð

(1977-05-12) 12 May 1977 (age 47)
Blönduós, Iceland
Alma materCU (2002)
UNAK (2009)
Basketball career
Personal information
Listed height202 cm (6 ft 8 in)
Listed weight100 kg (220 lb)
Career information
CollegeCampbellsville (1998–2002)
Playing career1995–2012
PositionCenter
Career history
1995–1997Keflavík
1997–1998Kristiansand
2002Keflavík
2002–2003Njarðvík
2003–2007Þór Akureyri
2007–2009ÍR
2009–2011Ármann
2011–2012ÍR
Career highlights and awards

Húni Húnfjörð (born Þorsteinn Ólafur Húnfjörð; 12 May 1977) is an Icelandic businessman, philanthropist, teacher and former basketball player.[1] In basketball, he won the Icelandic national championship and the national cup in 1997 as a member of Keflavík.

Early life

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Þorsteinn was born in Blönduós, Iceland, but grew up in Keflavík.[2]

Basketball career

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Þorsteinn started his senior team career with Keflavík in 1995. During the 1996–1997 season, he won the Icelandic championship, Icelandic Cup and the Icelandic Company Cup with the team. In July 1997, he signed with Norwegian club Kristiansand after officials from the team saw him play for the Iceland U-22 national team in the Nordic Polar Cup during the same summer.[3] After attending Campbellsville University for four years, where he studied business and played college basketball, he rejoined Keflavík in 2002.[4] He left Keflavík after only a few games and joined Njarðvík.[5] Following the season, he joined Þór Akureyri where he played four seasons, winning the second tier 1. deild karla in 2005 and 2007. He finished out his career with ÍR and Ármann.

Later life

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Following his basketball career, Húni taught business in the University of Akureyri.[6] Since 2016, he has worked on building a school in Kenya.[1]

In March 2024, he declared as a candidate in the 2024 Icelandic presidential election.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b Marta Eiríksdóttir (25 July 2019). "Úr körfuboltanum í hjálparstarf í Afríku". Víkurfréttir (in Icelandic). Retrieved 3 March 2024 – via Tímarit.is.Open access icon
  2. ^ María Rún Vilhelmsdóttir (27 July 2019). "Fyrsti skólinn fyrir andlega og umhverfislega þenkjandi frumkvöðla í Keníu". Viljinn (in Icelandic). Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Þorsteinn til Kristiansand". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 28 July 1997. p. 22. Retrieved 3 March 2024 – via Tímarit.is.Open access icon
  4. ^ "Spennandi á toppnum". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 10 October 2002. p. 27. Retrieved 3 March 2024 – via Tímarit.is.Open access icon
  5. ^ "Philo fer frá Njarðvíkingum". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 8 November 2002. p. C1. Retrieved 3 March 2024 – via Tímarit.is.Open access icon
  6. ^ a b Magnús Jochum Pálsson (3 March 2024). "Forsetaframbjóðendur skjóta upp kollinum eins og gorkúlur á haug". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 3 March 2024.