Jón Halldór Eðvaldsson
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Born | March 13, 1975 | ||||||||||
Nationality | Icelandic | ||||||||||
Coaching career | 2006–2014 | ||||||||||
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2004 | Iceland U-16 | ||||||||||
2006–2011 | Keflavík | ||||||||||
2010 | Iceland U-16 | ||||||||||
2009 | Iceland (assistant) | ||||||||||
2013–2014 | Grindavík | ||||||||||
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Jón Halldór Eðvaldsson (born 13 March 1975) is an Icelandic former basketball coach who is currently a basketball analyst for Domino's Körfuboltakvöld (English: Domino's Basketball Night) on Stöð 2 Sport.[1]
Early life
Before turning to coaching, Jón Halldór was a basketball referee[2] and a football player for several years, playing the goalkeeper position.[3] In 1999, he appeared in 17 matches for Víðir in the Icelandic second-tier 1. deild karla.[4]
Coaching career
In June 2006, Jón Halldór was hired as the head coach of Úrvalsdeild kvenna club Keflavík.[5][6] He led the team to the national championship in 2008 and the Icelandic Company Cup in 2007, 2008 and 2010.[7] In 2011 he led Keflavík to both the Icelandic Cup[8] and the national championship. After the finals, Jón Halldór announced that he would step down as head coach.[9][10][11] After the season he was named the Úrvalsdeild coach of the year.[12]
In May 2013, Jón Halldór was hired as the head coach of Grindavík.[13] In February 2014, with Grindavík in second-to-last place in the Úrvalsdeild kvenna, Jón Halldór stepped down as head coach.[14]
References
- ↑ Eiríkur Stefán Ásgeirsson (31 August 2016). "Dominos körfuboltakvöld snýr aftur". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 19 April 2018.
- ↑ Tómas Þór Þórðarson (20 April 2016). "Jón Halldór: Dómari sló mig í bakið og kallaði mig fávita". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 19 April 2018.
- ↑ Örn Arnarson (28 July 1999). "Baráttan skilaði þremur stigum". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 19 April 2018.
- ↑ "Leikmaður - Jón Halldór Eðvaldsson". ksi.is (in Icelandic). Football Association of Iceland. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
- ↑ "Jón Halldór Eðvaldsson ráðinn þjálfari kvennaliðsins". keflavik.is (in Icelandic). 13 June 2006. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
- ↑ "Jón Halldór: Verður skemmtilegt og krefjandi verkefni". karfan.is (in Icelandic). 15 June 2006. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
- ↑ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (10 April 2009). "Jón Halldór verður áfram með kvennalið Keflavíkur". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 19 April 2018.
- ↑ Eiríkur Stefán Ásgeirsson (23 February 2011). "Jón Halldór: Stoltur af stelpunum". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 19 April 2018.
- ↑ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (9 April 2011). "Jón Halldór hættir á toppnum með kvennalið Keflavíkur". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 19 April 2018.
- ↑ "Jón Halldór: Skila af mér Keflavík á toppnum og er hættur!". karfan.is (in Icelandic). 8 April 2011. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
- ↑ Skúli Sigurðsson (9 April 2011). "Jón kvaddi með titli í Keflavík". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 19 April 2018.
- ↑ "Pavel og Margrét Kara valin best". RÚV (in Icelandic). 1 May 2011. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
- ↑ "Jón Halldór þjálfar Grindvíkinga". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 16 May 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
- ↑ "Jón Halldór hættur með Grindavík". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 12 February 2014. Retrieved 19 April 2018.