Gunnar Þorvarðarson
Personal information
Born (1951-06-11) 11 June 1951
Iceland
NationalityIcelandic
Listed height190 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Career information
Playing career1968–1985
PositionForward
Coaching career1982–2006
Career history
As player:
1968–1969ÍKF
1969–1985Njarðvík
As coach:
1982Njarðvík
1983–1986Njarðvík
1985–1989Iceland (assistant)
1989Njarðvík
1986–1988Keflavík
1990–1992Grindavík
2005–2006Njarðvík (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
As player:

As coach:

As assistant coach:

Career coaching record
Úrvalsdeild karla110–41 (.728)

Gunnar Þorvarðarson (born 11 June 1951) is an Icelandic former basketball player and coach and a former member of the Icelandic national basketball team. As a player and coach, he was a member of six national championships with Njarðvík.

Career

Gunnar spent his entire playing career with ÍKF/Njarðvík.[1] In 1983, he became a player-coach for Njarðvík and led the team to three straight national championships.[2] In 1986, he was hired as the head coach of Keflavík.[3] In 1990, Gunnar signed a 2-year contract to coach Grindavík.[4]

In 2005, Gunnar returned to the sidelines as an assistant coach to Einar Árni Jóhannsson[1] with the Njarðvík's team that went on to win the 2006 national championship. [5]

National team career

From 1974 to 1981, Gunnar played 69 games for the Icelandic national basketball team.[6]

Personal life

Gunnar is the father of former Icelandic national team player Logi Gunnarsson.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 "Gunnar Þorvarðarson kominn að hliðarlínunni á ný". Víkurfréttir (in Icelandic). 19 April 2005. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  2. ↑ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (30 April 2016). "Þrjú gulltímabil í röð". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  3. ↑ "Kominn tími til að breyta til". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 1 April 1986. p. 32. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  4. ↑ Ægir Már Kárason (22 May 1990). "Gunnar til Grindvíkinga". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  5. ↑ Sigurður Elvar Þórólfsson (18 April 2006). "Njarðvík í vígamóð". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). p. B4. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  6. ↑ "A landslið". kki.is (in Icelandic). Icelandic Basketball Association. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  7. ↑ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (1 August 2014). "Fimm leikmenn landsliðsins að fylgja í fótspor pabba". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 12 May 2020.
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