Sigurður Ingimundarson

Sigurður Ingimundarson
Personal information
Born	June 14, 1966 (age 57); Iceland
Nationality	Icelandic
Career information
Playing career	1982–2001
Position	Small forward
Number	12
Coaching career	1991–present
Career history
As player:
1982–1996	Keflavík
1998–1999	Keflavík
2000–2001	Keflavík
As coach:
1991–1996	Keflavík (Women's)
1995–1997	Iceland (Women's)
1996–2003	Keflavík (Men's)
2001–2002	Iceland (Women's)
2004–2009	Keflavík (Men's)
2004–2009	Iceland (Men's)
2009	Solna Vikings (Men's)
2009–2011	Njarðvík (Men's)
2011–2013	Keflavík (Men's)
2012–2013	Keflavík (Women's)
2014–2015	Keflavík (Women's)
2014–2016	Keflavík (Men's)
Career highlights and awards
	As a player 3x Icelandic League champion (1989, 1992, 1993); 2× Icelandic Basketball Cup (1993, 1994); As a coach Úrvalsdeild Men's Coach of the Year (Iceland) (2008); Úrvalsdeild Women's Coach of the Year (Women's) (Iceland) (2013); 5x Icelandic men´s League champion (1997, 1999, 2003, 2005, 2008); 6x Icelandic women´s League champion (1992–1994, 1996, 2004, 2013); 3× Icelandic Men's Basketball Cup (1997, 2003, 2012); 5× Icelandic Women's Basketball Cup (1993-1996, 2013); 2× Icelandic Men's Supercup (1997, 2008); 5× Icelandic Men's Company Cup (1996–1998, 2002, 2006); Icelandic Women's Company Cup (2014);

Sigurður Ingimundarson is an Icelandic professional basketball coach and a former player. He is the winningest coach in Icelandic basketball history for both genders, both in terms of national championships and career wins.^[1]^[2]

Sigurður last coached Keflavík in the Úrvalsdeild karla before stepping down for health reasons in October 2016.^[3]^[4]^[5]

In 2009, Sigurður was hired as the head coach of Solna Vikings. He left after only two games due to a disagreement with the board regarding how to build up the team, claiming he was not happy with the boards insistence on adding more American players to ensure short term success.^[6]^[7]

Personal life

Sigurður is the younger brother of Valur Ingimundarson, the highest scoring player in the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild history,^[8]^[5] and the uncle of basketball player Valur Orri Valsson.^[9]

References

^ Þjálfarasaga úrvalsdeildar karla í körfubolta
^ Þjálfarasaga úrvalsdeildar kvenna í körfubolta
^ Gunnarsson, Henry Birgir (December 10, 2016). "Hjartað varð taktlaust". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 1 September 2017.
^ "Gunnar Einarsson og Hjörtur Harðarson verða með Keflavík í vetur". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). October 10, 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
^ ^a ^b "Viðtal: Siggi sigurvegari!". Vf.is (in Icelandic). June 3, 2017.
^ "Sigurður hættur hjá Solna". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). October 1, 2009. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
^ Jónsson, Óskar Ófeigur (October 1, 2009). "Sigurður Ingimundarson: Verð að fá að gera hlutina eins og ég sem um". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 1 September 2017.
^ 29. leikurinn milli þjálfarabræðranna Vals og Sigurðar
^ Fjórtán ára í byrjunarliði Njarðvíkur

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[1] Þjálfarasaga úrvalsdeildar karla í körfubolta

[2] Þjálfarasaga úrvalsdeildar kvenna í körfubolta

[3] Gunnarsson, Henry Birgir (December 10, 2016). "Hjartað varð taktlaust". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 1 September 2017.

[4] "Gunnar Einarsson og Hjörtur Harðarson verða með Keflavík í vetur". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). October 10, 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2017.

[vf-june-17-5] "Viðtal: Siggi sigurvegari!". Vf.is (in Icelandic). June 3, 2017.

[6] "Sigurður hættur hjá Solna". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). October 1, 2009. Retrieved 1 September 2017.

[7] Jónsson, Óskar Ófeigur (October 1, 2009). "Sigurður Ingimundarson: Verð að fá að gera hlutina eins og ég sem um". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 1 September 2017.

[8] 29. leikurinn milli þjálfarabræðranna Vals og Sigurðar

[9] Fjórtán ára í byrjunarliði Njarðvíkur

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