Birgir Örn Birgisson

Birgir Örn Birgisson
Vestri-b
League Division III
Personal information
Born (1969-10-06) October 6, 1969
Ísafjörður
Nationality Icelandic
Listed height 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight 220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
Playing career 1989–present
Position Forward / Center
Number 11
Coaching career 2003–present
Career history
As player:
1989–1991 Bolungarvík
1991–1996 Þór Akureyri
1996–1999 Keflavík
1999–2000 Stuttgart Feuerbach
2000–2001 Keflavík
2001–2006 SG Sechtem
2014–2016 KFÍ
2017–present Vestri-b
As coach:
2003–2006 SG Sechtem
2010 BG Bonn MTUs
2012–2013 Telekom Baskets Bonn
2013–2016 KFÍ
2017-present Vestri-b
Career highlights and awards

As player:

Birgir Örn Birgisson (born October 6, 1969) is an Icelandic basketball coach and a former professional player who played 26 games for the Icelandic national basketball team.[1] He won two national championships with Keflavík in 1997 and 1999.[2] Before turning to basketball, Birgir had a successful career in swimming and was a member of the Icelandic national swimming team.[3][4][5]

Basketball

Awards and achievements

National team

Birgir played 26 games for the Icelandic national basketball team between 1995 and 2000.[6]

Swimming

Awards and achievements

  • Icelandic Swim Cup: 1
    • 1986

References

  1. ↑ A-landslið karla: Leikjafjöldi leikmanna Archived January 28, 2015, at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ↑ "Birgir Örn ráðinn þjálfari KFÍ". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). April 22, 2013. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
  3. ↑ Mjög spenntur
  4. ↑ Sundköppum fagnað við heimkomuna
  5. ↑ Landsliðið í sundi
  6. ↑ A-landslið karla


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