Benedikt Guðmundsson
KR | |
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Position | Head coach |
League | 1. deild kvenna |
Personal information | |
Born | Iceland |
Nationality | Icelandic |
Coaching career | 1995–present |
Career history | |
As coach: | |
1995–1997 | KR (Men's) |
1996–1997 | KR (Women's) |
1997–1998 | Grindavík (Men's) |
2003–2006 | Fjölnir (Men's) |
2006–2009 | KR (Men's) |
2009–2010 | KR (Women's) |
2010–2015 | Þór Þorlákshöfn (Men's) |
2015–2017 | Þór Akureyri (Men's) |
2015–2017 | Þór Akureyri (Women's) |
2017–present | KR (Women's) |
Career highlights and awards | |
As coach:
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Benedikt Rúnar Guðmundsson is an Icelandic professional basketball coach. He is currently the head coach of KR women's team.[1]
Benedikt has been named Coach of the Year of the men's Úrvalsdeild twice: in the 2006–07[2] season and in the 2008–09 season,[3] when he coached KR. In both the two seasons, KR also won the Icelandic championship.
Coaching career
After coaching Þór Þorlákshöfn from 2010[4], Benedikt took over Þór Akureyri men's and women's teams in 2015.[5] He led the men's team to victory in Division I in 2016 and a promotion to Úrvalsdeild karla.[6] He led the women's team to victory in Division I in 2017 but the team failed to achieve promotion til the Úrvalsdeild kvenna after losing to Breiðablik in the promotion playoffs.[7]
In May 2017, Benedikt was hired as the head coach of KR women's team.[8]
Awards, titles and accomplishments
Individual awards
- Úrvalsdeild karla Coach of the year (2): 2005, 2009
- Úrvalsdeild kvenna Coach of the year : 2010
- Icelandic Women's D1 Coach of the year : 2018[9]
Titles
Men's leagues
- Icelandic champion (2): 2007, 2009
- Icelandic Division I (2): 2011, 2016
- Icelandic Supercup : 2007
- Icelandic Company Cup: 2008
Women's leagues
- Icelandic champion: 2010
- Icelandic Division I: 2017, 2018
- Icelandic Supercup : 2009
- Icelandic Company Cup: 2009
References
- ↑ Benni Gumm kominn heim í KR
- ↑ Express League: Season 2006-2007 Awards
- ↑ Express League: Season 2008-2009 Awards
- ↑ Henry Birgir Gunnarsson (17 April 2015). "Fer Benedikt frá Þór til Þórs?". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 26 November 2017.
- ↑ Henry Birgir Gunnarsson (28 April 2015). "Benedikt: Stefni með liðið upp um deild næsta vetur". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 26 November 2017.
- ↑ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (18 November 2016). "Benedikt kom báðum Þórsliðunum upp og nú mætast þau í kvöld". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 26 November 2017.
- ↑ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (2 April 2017). "Benedikt ánægður með kvenþjálfarana í deildinni sinni". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 26 November 2017.
- ↑ Henry Birgir Gunnarsson (3 May 2017). "Benni Gumm kominn heim í KR". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 26 November 2017.
- ↑ Henry Birgir Gunnarsson (4 May 2018). "Kristófer og Helena valin leikmenn ársins". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 4 May 2018.