Friðrik Ingi Rúnarsson
ÍR | |
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Position | Head coach |
League | Úrvalsdeild karla |
Personal information | |
Born | June 18, 1968 |
Nationality | Icelandic |
Listed height | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) |
Career information | |
Playing career | 1984–1996 |
Coaching career | 1988–present |
Career history | |
As player: | |
1984–1991 | Njarðvík |
1996 | Grindavík |
As coach: | |
1988–1990 | Njarðvík (women's) |
1990–1992 | Njarðvík (men's) |
1992–1993 | KR (men's) |
1994–1997 | Grindavík (men's) |
1995–1996 | Grindavík (women's) |
1997–2000 | Njarðvík (men's) |
1999–2003 | Iceland (men's) |
2001–2004 | Grindavík (men's) |
2005–2006 | Grindavík (men's) |
2006–2007 | Iceland (men's, assistant) |
2014–2016 | Njarðvík (men's) |
2017–2018 | Keflavík (men's) |
2019–2020 | Þór Þorlákshöfn |
2020–2021 | Njarðvík (men's, assistant) |
2021–present | ÍR (men's) |
Career highlights and awards | |
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As coach:
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Friðrik Ingi Rúnarsson is an Icelandic professional basketball coach and former basketball player. As a coach, he has won three Icelandic men's championships and has guided his team to the Icelandic national finals a record seven times.[1][2] Friðrik was the general manager of the Icelandic Basketball Association from 2006 to 2014[3][4] and coached the Icelandic men's national basketball team from 1999 to 2003.
Playing career[]
Friðrik averaged 5.4 points over eight seasons in the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild with his best season coming in 1988-1989 when he averaged 12.9 points for Njarðvík.[5]
Coaching career[]
In 1990, at the age of 22, Friðrik was hired as the head coach of Njarðvík. He led the club to the national championship during his first season at the helm, beating arch-rivals Keflavík in the Úrvalsdeild finals.[6]
In February 2017, he was hired as the head coach of Keflavík.[7][8][9]
On 28 March 2018, after his Keflavík team lost in the first round against Haukar, Friðrik announced that he would be retiring from coaching.[10]
In May 2019, Friðrik came out of retirement and took over as head coach of Þór Þorlákshöfn.[11] He left the club in end of March 2020 after the season had been canceled due to the coronavirus outbreak in Iceland.[12]
On 26 May 2020, Friðrik was hired as an assistant coach to Njarðvík men's team.[13]
On 8 November 2021, Friðrik was hired as the head coach of ÍR men's team.
References[]
- ^ Þjálfarasaga úrvalsdeildar karla í körfubolta
- ^ Jónsson, Óskar Ófeigur (April 20, 2014). "Hefur tvisvar skilað Íslandsmeistaratitli á fyrsta ári með Njarðvík". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 10 September 2017.
- ^ "Friðrik Ingi hættir hjá KKÍ". Víkurfréttir (in Icelandic). January 31, 2014.
- ^ Þórðarson, Tómas Þór (February 17, 2014). "Þakklátur fyrir að menn hugsi til mín". Vísir.is (in Icelandic).
- ^ Friðrik Ingi Rúnarsson statistics
- ^ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (11 April 2019). "11. apríl er stór dagur fyrir Friðrik Inga". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- ^ Gunnarsson, Henry Birgir (February 7, 2017). "Friðrik Ingi tekinn við Keflavík". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 10 September 2017.
- ^ Þórðarson, Tómas Þór (February 8, 2017). "Friðrik Ingi: "Njarðvík á mig ekki"". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 10 September 2017.
- ^ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (28 March 2018). "Sextándi oddaleikur Friðriks Inga á þjálfaraferlinum". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 28 March 2018.
- ^ Anton Ingi Leifsson (28 March 2018). "Friðrik Ingi: Þetta var minn síðasti leikur sem þjálfari". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 28 March 2018.
- ^ "Friðrik Ingi tekur við Þórsurum: "Líklegast mistök að gefa það út að ég væri hættur"". Hafnarfréttir (in Icelandic). 12 May 2019. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
- ^ Davíð Eldur (27 March 2020). "Friðrik Ingi yfirgefur Þór". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 27 March 2020.
- ^ "Friðrik Ingi ráðinn aðstoðarþjálfari meistaraflokks karla". umfn.is (in Icelandic). 26 May 2020. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
External links[]
- 1968 births
- Icelandic basketball coaches
- Icelandic men's basketball players
- Living people
- Grindavík men's basketball players
- Grindavík men's basketball coaches
- Grindavík women's basketball coaches
- ÍR men's basketball coaches
- Keflavík men's basketball coaches
- KR men's basketball coaches
- Njarðvík men's basketball players
- Njarðvík men's basketball coaches
- Njarðvík women's basketball coaches
- Úrvalsdeild karla basketball coaches
- Úrvalsdeild karla basketball players
- Úrvalsdeild kvenna basketball coaches
- Þór Þorlákshöfn (basketball club) coaches
- European basketball biography stubs
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