Ívar Ásgrímsson
Ívar Ásgrímsson (born 11 April 1965) is an Icelandic basketball coach and the former head coach of the Icelandic women's national basketball team.[1] He led Haukar to the national men's finals in 2016 where they lost to KR.[2][3]
| Breiðablik | |
|---|---|
| Position | Head coach |
| League | Úrvalsdeild karla |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 11 April 1965 Iceland |
| Nationality | Icelandic |
| Career information | |
| Playing career | 1983–2004 |
| Coaching career | 1987–present |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 1983–1992 | Haukar |
| 1992–1993 | Snæfell |
| 1993-1994 | ÍA |
| 1995 | Breiðablik |
| 1995-1997 | Haukar |
| 1997-1999 | ÍS |
| 2001-2004 | ÍS |
| As coach: | |
| 1987–1988 | Haukar (women's) |
| 1989–1991 | Haukar (women's) |
| 1992–1993 | Snæfell (men's) |
| 1993-1994 | ÍA (men's) |
| 1998-1999 | ÍS (women's) |
| 1999–2001 | Haukar (men's) |
| 2001-2004 | ÍS (women's) |
| 2003-2005 | Iceland (women's) |
| 2005-2007 | ÍS (women's) |
| 2011 | Haukar (men's) |
| 2013–2019 | Haukar (men's) |
| 2014–2018 | Iceland (women's) |
| 2014–2015 | Haukar (women's) |
| 2019–2022 | Breiðablik (women's) |
| 2022–2023 | Breiðablik (men's, assistant) |
| 2023–present | Breiðablik (men's) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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As coach:
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Playing career
Club career
Ívar played for 14 seasons in the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild, 11 of them with Haukar where he won the Icelandic Basketball Cup in 1985, 1986 and 1996. He won the national championship in 1988 with Haukar after beating Njarðvík in the finals. He scored 14 points in the third and deciding game of the series, and sent it into a second overtime after scoring two free throws with 10 seconds left.[4]
Icelandic national team
Between 1986 and 1991, Ívar played 15 games for the Icelandic national basketball team.[5]
Coaching career
Club career
After coaching the Haukar team since 2011, Ívar announced in March 2019 that he would leave the team and the end of the season.[6]
On 26 May 2019, Ívar was hired as the head coach of 1. deild kvenna club Breiðablik.[7]
In April 2023, Ívar was hired as the head coach of Breiðablik men's team, replacing Pétur Ingvarsson, after serving as an assistant coach with the team the previous season.[8]
National team career
Ívar was hired as the head coach of the Icelandic women's national basketball team for two years in 2004.[9] In 2014 he was rehired as the head coach. He is the longest tenured head coach in Iceland's women's team history, having coached the team for 7 years.[10][11] After the team's last game in the EuroBasket Women 2019 qualification, Ívar announced that it was his last game with the team as he would not seek a renewal of his contract.[12]
National team record
| Year | Games | Wins | Losses | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 50% |
| 2005 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% |
| 2014 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% |
| 2015 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 38% |
| 2016 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% |
| 2017 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 33% |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0% |
| Career | 53 | 23 | 30 | 43% |
References
- Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (27 October 2017). "Hildur aðstoðar Ívar og hann er búinn að velja landsliðið fyrir nóvember-leikina". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 28 October 2017.
- Ívar áfram með Hauka | Ætla að styrkja liðið og berjast um titla
- Umfjöllun, viðtöl og myndir: Haukar - KR 70-84 | KR Íslandsmeistari þriðja árið í röð
- Einveldi UMFN á enda
- "KKÍ | A landslið". kki.is. Retrieved 2017-04-03.
- "Ívar hættir með Haukana". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 10 March 2019. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
- "Ívar til Breiðabliks". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 28 May 2019. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
- "Ívar stígur inn fyrir Pétur sem tekur við kvennaliði Breiðabliks". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). 25 April 2023. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
- Ívar Ásgrímsson nýr landsliðsþjálfari kvenna
- KKÍ: Ívar aðeins annar landsliðsþjálfarinn sem nær fimm landsliðsárum
- Ívar orðinn leikjahæsti landsliðsþjálfarinn
- Ástrós Ýr Eggertsdóttir (21 November 2018). "Ívar: Kominn tími á ferskt blóð". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 22 November 2018.
External links
- Career stats at kki.is