Arnar Guðjónsson

Arnar Guðjónsson
Stjarnan
Position Head coach
League Úrvalsdeild karla
Personal information
Born (1986-06-17) June 17, 1986
Reykjavík, Iceland
Nationality Icelandic
Coaching career 2005–present
Career history
As player:
2005–2007 Sindri
2009 Skallagrímur
As coach:
2005–2007 Sindri
2007–2009 FSu (assistant)
2009–2011 Aabyhoj (assistant)
2011–2013 Aabyhoj
2011–2018 Iceland (assistant)
2013–2015 Svendborg Rabbits (assistant)
2015–2017 Svendborg Rabbits
2018–present Stjarnan

Arnar Guðjónsson (born 17 June 1986) is an Icelandic professional basketball coach. He is currently the head coach of Stjarnan men's basketball team[1] and a former assistant coach of the Icelandic men's national basketball team.[2]

Playing career

Arnar played one season in the Icelandic top-tier Úrvalsdeild karla with Skallagrímur, appearing in 8 games and averaging 1.9 points and 1.9 rebounds per game.[3]

Coaching career

Arnar was hired as an assistant coach to Svendborg Rabbits in 2013.[4] In November 2015, he took over as head coach of Svendborg when Craig Pedersen resigned.[5] In April 2017, he guided the club to bronze in the league after beating SISU 87-72 in the third-place game.[6] In May, 2017, Arnar left Svendborg after his contract was not renewed.[7]

On April 6, 2018, Arnar was hired as the head coach of Stjarnan men's team.[8]

In May 2018, Arnar resigned from Icelandic national teams to fully focus on his duties at Stjarnan.[9]

References

  1. ↑ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (6 April 2018). "Arnar Guðjónsson tekur við Stjörnuliðinu". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  2. ↑ Tómas Þór Þórðarson (6 April 2018). "Stjarnan vill byggja á sínum strákum: „Þurfum að halda vel á spilunum"". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  3. ↑ "Leikmaður - Arnar Guðjónsson". kki.is (in Icelandic). Icelandic Basketball Federation. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
  4. ↑ Bagge, Christoffer (12 November 2015). "Legendarisk træner stopper øjeblikkeligt i Svendborg". TV 2 (Denmark) (in Danish). Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  5. ↑ Pedersen, Casper (13 November 2015). "Arnar Gudjonsson becomes the new Svendborg Rabbits coach". fullcourt.dk (in Icelandic). Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  6. ↑ Tómas Þór Þórðarson (25 April 2017). "Arnar lét Kanínurnar hoppa í átt að fyrstu verðlaunum Svendborg í fjögur ár". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  7. ↑ "Arnar látinn fara frá Svendborg Rabbits". skessuhorn.is (in Icelandic). 5 May 2017. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  8. ↑ Gunnar Birgisson (6 April 2018). "Arnar tekur við Stjörnunni". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  9. ↑ "Israel Martin tekur við U20 landsliði karla - Evrópumót FIBA í sumar". kki.is (in Icelandic). Icelandic Basketball Federation. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
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