Helgi Már Magnússon
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Position | Head coach | |||||||||||||
League | Úrvalsdeild karla | |||||||||||||
Personal information | ||||||||||||||
Born | Reykjavík, Iceland | August 27, 1982|||||||||||||
Nationality | Icelandic | |||||||||||||
Listed height | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||||
Career information | ||||||||||||||
High school | Westminster Christian School (Palmetto Bay, Florida) | |||||||||||||
College | Catawba (2002–2006) | |||||||||||||
NBA draft | 2006 / Undrafted | |||||||||||||
Playing career | 1998–2021 | |||||||||||||
Position | Small forward | |||||||||||||
Coaching career | 2012–2013 2021–present | |||||||||||||
Career history | ||||||||||||||
As player: | ||||||||||||||
1998–2000 | KR | |||||||||||||
2001–2002 | KR | |||||||||||||
2006–2007 | BC Boncourt | |||||||||||||
2007–2009 | KR | |||||||||||||
2009–2010 | Solna Vikings | |||||||||||||
2010–2011 | Uppsala Basket | |||||||||||||
2011–2012 | 08 Stockholm | |||||||||||||
2012–2016 | KR | |||||||||||||
2017 | KR-b | |||||||||||||
2018–2021 | KR | |||||||||||||
As coach: | ||||||||||||||
2012–2013 | KR | |||||||||||||
2021–present | KR | |||||||||||||
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Helgi Már Magnússon (born August 27, 1982) is an Icelandic basketball coach and former player who is currently the head coach of KR in the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild karla. As a player, he has won seven national championships in Iceland during his career.
Club career[]
In February 2016, Helgi won his first Icelandic Basketball Cup after having lost in his previous four cup finals.[2][3] Helgi announced is retirement from top level play following the 2015-2016 Úrvalsdeild season.[4][5][6] but returned to the team in March 2018.[7] A month later, Helgi won his sixth Icelandic championship after KR defeated Tindastóll in the Úrvalsdeild finals.[8]
On 4 May 2019 he won his 7th national championship after KR beat ÍR in the Úrvalsdeild finals 3-2.[9]
On 5 January 2020, he appeared in an Úrvalsdeild game for the fourth different decade.[10]
National team career[]
Helgi played 95 games for the Icelandic national basketball team and participated at the EuroBasket 2015.[11][12][13]
Coaching career[]
Helgi was a player coach for KR during the 2012–13 season. In August 2021, he was hired as the head coach of KR, replacing Darri Freyr Atlason who resigned following the 2020–21 season.[14]
Personal life[]
Helgi's brother, Finnur Atli Magnússon, is a former member of the Icelandic national basketball team.[15]
References[]
- ^ "Saga bikarúrslita KKÍ". kki.is (in Icelandic). Icelandic Basketball Federation. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
- ^ Tómas Þór Þórðarson (13 February 2016). "Helgi Már: Hefði verið mannskemmandi að tapa í dag". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 22 November 2017.
- ^ Eiríkur Stefán Ásgeirsson (16 February 2016). "Helgi Már: Skuldaði sjálfum mér að vinna". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 22 November 2017.
- ^ Teitsson, Kristinn Páll (3 January 2016). "Helgi Már leggur skóna á hilluna í vor". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 20 August 2017.
- ^ "Helgi fær hlýjar kveðjur". Mbl.is (in Icelandic). 30 April 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
- ^ Ásgeirsson, Eiríkur Stefán (16 February 2016). "Helgi Már: Skuldaði sjálfum mér að vinna". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 20 August 2017.
- ^ Ástrós Ýr Eggertsdóttir (23 March 2018). "Helgi Magnússon snýr aftur í KR". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 25 March 2018.
- ^ Kristján Jónsson (28 April 2018). "KR meistari fimmta árið í röð". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 28 April 2018.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson (6 January 2020). "Hlynur, Logi og Helgi Már náðu sama áfanga og Carter". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- ^ A landslið karla
- ^ "Eurobasket 2015 Profile". eurobasket2015.org. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
- ^ "Helgi Már: Á eftir að sakna hláturskastanna á hótelherberginu". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). 16 February 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
- ^ Ólafur Þór Jónsson (6 August 2021). "Helgi Már tekur við KR – Jakob verður aðstoðarþjálfari". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- ^ Anton Ingi Leifsson (28 March 2018). "Bræðurnir mætast og bikarmeistararnir fá ÍR". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 28 March 2018.
External links[]
- Úrvalsdeild stats 1998-2002 at kki.is
- Statistics 2011-2016 at realgm.com
- 1982 births
- Living people
- 08 Stockholm Human Rights players
- Catawba Indians men's basketball players
- Icelandic basketball coaches
- Icelandic expatriate basketball people in Switzerland
- Icelandic expatriate basketball people in Sweden
- Icelandic expatriate basketball people in the United States
- Icelandic men's basketball players
- KR men's basketball coaches
- KR men's basketball players
- Small forwards
- Solna Vikings players
- Sportspeople from Reykjavík
- Uppsala Basket players
- Úrvalsdeild karla basketball coaches
- Úrvalsdeild karla basketball players