Icelandic basketball coach
Jón Halldór Eðvaldsson|
Born | (1975-03-13) March 13, 1975 (age 49) |
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Nationality | Icelandic |
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Coaching career | 2006–present |
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2004 | Iceland U-16 |
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2006–2011 | Keflavík |
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2010 | Iceland U-16 |
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2009 | Iceland (assistant) |
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2013–2014 | Grindavík |
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2019–2022 | Keflavík |
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Jón Halldór Eðvaldsson (born 13 March 1975) is an Icelandic basketball coach and television personality. He has served as a basketball analyst for Körfuboltakvöld (English: Basketball Night) on Stöð 2 Sport.[1]
Early life
Before turning to coaching, Jón Halldór was a basketball referee[2] and a football player for several years, playing the goalkeeper position.[3] In 1999, he appeared in 17 matches for Víðir in the Icelandic second-tier 1. deild karla.[4]
Coaching career
In June 2006, Jón Halldór was hired as the head coach of Úrvalsdeild kvenna club Keflavík.[5][6] He led the team to the national championship in 2008 and the Icelandic Company Cup in 2007, 2008 and 2010.[7] In 2011 he led Keflavík to both the Icelandic Cup[8] and the national championship. After the finals, Jón Halldór announced that he would step down as head coach.[9][10][11] After the season he was named the Úrvalsdeild coach of the year.[12]
In May 2013, Jón Halldór was hired as the head coach of Grindavík.[13] In February 2014, with Grindavík in second-to-last place in the Úrvalsdeild kvenna, Jón Halldór stepped down as head coach.[14]
On 8 May 2019, Jón Halldór was announced as new head coach to the Keflavík women's team.[15] Keflavík opened the 2019–20 season with a 105-81 loss against reigning champions Valur in the annual Icelandic Super Cup.[16]
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