Sigurður Ingimundarson

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Sigurður.

Sigurður Ingimundarson

Personal information
Born	(1966-06-14) 14 June 1966 (age 58)
Nationality	Icelandic
Listed height	193 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Listed weight	91 kg (201 lb)
Career information
Playing career	1982–2001
Position	Small forward
Number	12
Coaching career	1991–2016
Career history
As player:
1982–1996	Keflavík
1998–1999	Keflavík
2000–2001	Keflavík
As coach:
1991–1996	Keflavík (Women's)
1995–1997	Iceland (Women's)
1996–2003	Keflavík (Men's)
2001–2002	Iceland (Women's)
2004–2009	Keflavík (Men's)
2004–2009	Iceland (Men's)
2009	Solna Vikings (Men's)
2009–2011	Njarðvík (Men's)
2011–2013	Keflavík (Men's)
2012–2013	Keflavík (Women's)
2014–2015	Keflavík (Women's)
2014–2016	Keflavík (Men's)
Career highlights and awards
As player: 3× Icelandic League champion (1989, 1992, 1993) 2× Icelandic Basketball Cup (1993, 1994) As coach: Úrvalsdeild Men's Coach of the Year (Iceland) (2008) Úrvalsdeild Women's Coach of the Year (Women's) (Iceland) (2013) 5× Icelandic men´s League champion (1997, 1999, 2003, 2005, 2008) 6× Icelandic women´s League champion (1992–1994, 1996, 2004, 2013) 3× Icelandic Men's Basketball Cup (1997, 2003, 2012) 5× Icelandic Women's Basketball Cup (1993-1996, 2013) 2× Icelandic Men's Supercup (1997, 2008) 5× Icelandic Men's Company Cup (1996–1998, 2002, 2006) Icelandic Women's Company Cup (2014)
Career Úrvalsdeild karla statistics
Points	3,130 (11.1 ppg)
Games	283

Sigurður Þorbjörn Ingimundarson (born 14 June 1966) is an Icelandic former basketball coach and player.^[1] He is the winningest coach in Icelandic basketball history for both genders, both in terms of national championships and career wins.^[2][3]

In 2009, Sigurður was hired as the head coach of Solna Vikings. He left after only two games due to a disagreement with the board regarding how to build up the team, claiming he was not happy with the boards insistence on adding more American players to ensure short-term success.^[4][5]

Sigurður last coached Keflavík in the Úrvalsdeild karla before stepping down for health reasons in October 2016.^[6][7][8]

Personal life

Sigurður is the younger brother of Valur Ingimundarson, the highest scoring player in the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild history,^[9][8] and the uncle of basketball player Valur Orri Valsson.^[10]

References

1. "Siggi". Íþróttablaðið (in Icelandic). 1 November 1991. pp. 16–17. Retrieved 15 May 2022 – via Tímarit.is.
2. Óskar Ó. Jónsson; Rúnar Birgir Gíslason (1 December 2014). "Þjálfarasaga úrvalsdeildar karla í körfubolta". Icelandic Basketball Association (in Icelandic). Retrieved 15 May 2022.
3. Óskar Ó. Jónsson; Rúnar Birgir Gíslason (15 April 2014). "Þjálfarasaga úrvalsdeildar kvenna í körfubolta". Icelandic Basketball Association (in Icelandic). Retrieved 15 May 2022.
4. "Sigurður hættur hjá Solna". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). October 1, 2009. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
5. Jónsson, Óskar Ófeigur (October 1, 2009). "Sigurður Ingimundarson: Verð að fá að gera hlutina eins og ég sem um". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 1 September 2017.
6. Gunnarsson, Henry Birgir (December 10, 2016). "Hjartað varð taktlaust". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 1 September 2017.
7. Davíð Eldur (October 10, 2016). "Gunnar Einarsson og Hjörtur Harðarson verða með Keflavík í vetur". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 1 September 2017.
8. "Viðtal: Siggi sigurvegari!". Víkurfréttir (in Icelandic). 3 June 2017. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
9. "29. leikurinn milli þjálfarabræðranna Vals og Sigurðar". Icelandic Basketball Association (in Icelandic). 5 October 2016. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
10. Skúli Sigurðsson (10 January 2009). "Fjórtán ára í byrjunarliði Njarðvíkur". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 15 May 2022.

External links

• KKÍ.is player Premier League profile