Falur Harðarson

Falur Harðarson
Personal information
Born	October 15, 1968 (age 53)
Nationality	Icelandic
Career information
College	Charleston Southern (1991–1993)
Playing career	1986–2004
Position	Point guard
Number	4
Coaching career	1989–present
Career history
As player:
1986–1991	Keflavík
1994–1995	KR
1995–1999	Keflavík
1999–2000	Torpan Pojat
2000	Espoon Honka
2000–2004	Keflavík
As coach:
1989–1991	Keflavík (Women's)
2003–2004	Keflavík (Men's)
2010–2011	Keflavík (Women's, assistant)
2011–2012	Keflavík (Women's)
2017–2020	Fjölnir (Men's)
Career highlights and awards
	As player: Úrvalsdeild Domestic Player of the Year (1999); 5× Úrvalsdeild Domestic All-First Team (1991, 1995, 1997–1999); 5× Icelandic League champion (1989, 1997, 1999, 2003, 2004); 3× Icelandic Basketball Cup (1997, 2003, 2004); 2× Icelandic Supercup (1997, 2003); As coach: Icelandic men's league champion (2004); Icelandic women's league champion (1990); Icelandic Men's Basketball Cup (2004); Icelandic Women's Basketball Cup (1990); Icelandic Men's Supercup (2003);

Falur Jóhann Harðarson (born October 15, 1968) is an Icelandic basketball coach and a former player. He last coached of Fjölnir men's team.

Playing career[]

Club career[]

Falur spent most of his career with Úrvalsdeild club Keflavík. He also played one and a half season with Reykjavík powerhouse KR and split the 1999-2000 season with Korisliiga clubs Torpan Pojat and Espoon Honka.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4] He retired after the 2003–2004 season after being plagued by knee injuries.^[5]

National team career[]

From 1989 to 2000, Falur played 106 games for the Icelandic national basketball team.^[6]

Personal life[]

Falur is married to former Icelandic women's national team player, Margrét Sturlaugsdóttir. They have four daughters Lovísa Falsdóttir, Elfa Falsdóttir, Urður Falsdóttir and Jana Falsdóttir.^[7]

Coaching career[]

Falur was hired as the head coach of Fjölnir men's team in 2017^[8]^[9] and helped the team gain promotion to the Úrvalsdeild karla in 2019. He resigned following its relegation back to 1. deild karla in 2020.^[10]

Awards and honours[]

As player[]

Club[]

5x Icelandic League champion (1989, 1997, 1999, 2003, 2004)
3× Icelandic Basketball Cup (1997, 2003, 2004)
2x Icelandic Supercup (1997, 2003)

Individual[]

5x Úrvalsdeild Domestic All-First Team (1991, 1995, 1997–1999)
Úrvalsdeild Domestic Player of the Year (1999)
Úrvalsdeild Young Player of the Year (1987)

As coach[]

Icelandic Men's League champion (2004)
Icelandic Women's League champion (1990)
Icelandic Men's Basketball Cup (2004)
Icelandic Women's Basketball Cup (1990)
Icelandic Men's Supercup (2003)

References[]

^ "Falur úr leik í vetur". Morgunblaðið. 28 January 1994. Retrieved August 6, 2017. (in Icelandic)
^ "Það er alltaf gaman að prófa eitthvað nýtt". Morgunblaðið. 22 June 1999. Retrieved August 6, 2017. (in Icelandic)
^ "Falur seldur til toppliðsins". Dagblaðið Vísir. 13 January 2000. Retrieved August 6, 2017. (in Icelandic)
^ "Falur í raðir efsta liðs Finnlands". Morgunblaðið. 19 January 2000. Retrieved August 6, 2017. (in Icelandic)
^ "Falur er hættur". Morgunblaðið. 17 April 2004. Retrieved August 6, 2017. (in Icelandic)
^ "KKÍ | A landslið". kki.is. Retrieved 2017-08-06.
^ Skúli Unnar Sveinsson (22 December 2008). "Falur sér um kalkúninn". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 19 April 2018.
^ "Hjalti tekur við Þór - Falur til Fjölnis". Vísir.is. 28 April 2017. Retrieved August 6, 2017. (in Icelandic)
^ "Falur tekur við Fjölni". Mbl.is. 28 April 2017. Retrieved August 6, 2017. (in Icelandic)
^ Haukur Harðarson (26 March 2020). "Falur hættir með Fjölni". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 27 March 2020.

External links[]

[1] "Falur úr leik í vetur". Morgunblaðið. 28 January 1994. Retrieved August 6, 2017. (in Icelandic)

[2] "Það er alltaf gaman að prófa eitthvað nýtt". Morgunblaðið. 22 June 1999. Retrieved August 6, 2017. (in Icelandic)

[3] "Falur seldur til toppliðsins". Dagblaðið Vísir. 13 January 2000. Retrieved August 6, 2017. (in Icelandic)

[4] "Falur í raðir efsta liðs Finnlands". Morgunblaðið. 19 January 2000. Retrieved August 6, 2017. (in Icelandic)

[5] "Falur er hættur". Morgunblaðið. 17 April 2004. Retrieved August 6, 2017. (in Icelandic)

[kki-6] "KKÍ | A landslið". kki.is. Retrieved 2017-08-06.

[7] Skúli Unnar Sveinsson (22 December 2008). "Falur sér um kalkúninn". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 19 April 2018.

[8] "Hjalti tekur við Þór - Falur til Fjölnis". Vísir.is. 28 April 2017. Retrieved August 6, 2017. (in Icelandic)

[9] "Falur tekur við Fjölni". Mbl.is. 28 April 2017. Retrieved August 6, 2017. (in Icelandic)

[10] Haukur Harðarson (26 March 2020). "Falur hættir með Fjölni". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 27 March 2020.

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Personal information
Born	(1968-10-15) October 15, 1968 (age 53)
Nationality	Icelandic
Career information
College	Charleston Southern (1991–1993)
Playing career	1986–2004
Position	Point guard
Number	4
Coaching career	1989–present
Career history
As player:
1986–1991	Keflavík
1994–1995	KR
1995–1999	Keflavík
1999–2000	Torpan Pojat
2000	Espoon Honka
2000–2004	Keflavík
As coach:
1989–1991	Keflavík (Women's)
2003–2004	Keflavík (Men's)
2010–2011	Keflavík (Women's, assistant)
2011–2012	Keflavík (Women's)
2017–2020	Fjölnir (Men's)

Career highlights and awards
As player: Úrvalsdeild Domestic Player of the Year (1999) 5× Úrvalsdeild Domestic All-First Team (1991, 1995, 1997–1999) 5× Icelandic League champion (1989, 1997, 1999, 2003, 2004) 3× Icelandic Basketball Cup (1997, 2003, 2004) 2× Icelandic Supercup (1997, 2003) As coach: Icelandic men's league champion (2004) Icelandic women's league champion (1990) Icelandic Men's Basketball Cup (2004) Icelandic Women's Basketball Cup (1990) Icelandic Men's Supercup (2003)