Kjartan Atli Kjartansson

Kjartan Atli Kjartansson
No. 14 – Álftanes
Position Small forward
League 2. deild karla
Personal information
Born (1984-05-23) May 23, 1984
Reykjavík, Iceland
Nationality Icelandic
Listed height 191 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Listed weight 87 kg (192 lb)
Career history
As player:
2001–2002 Stjarnan
2002–2004 Haukar
2005 Hamar
2005–2006 Haukar
2007–2011 Stjarnan
2011–2012 FSu
2012–2013 Stjarnan
2014 Álftanes
2015–2016 KV
2016–2017 Breiðablik
2017–present Álftanes
As coach:
2011–2012 FSu (men's)
2012–2013 Stjarnan (women's)
2014–2015 Stjarnan (mens, assistant)
Career highlights and awards

As player:

As assistant coach:

Kjartan Atli Kjartansson (born May 23, 1984) is an Icelandic sports TV and radio show host. He hosts Stöð 2 Sport's Domino's Körfuboltakvöld (English: Domino's Basketball Night)[1] and a morning radio show on FM957.[2] He played basketball for several season in the Úrvalsdeild karla and won the Icelandic Basketball Cup in 2009 and 2013 as a member of Stjarnan.

Early life

Kjartan was born in Reykjavík and grew up in Hafnarfjörður and later Álftanes.[3]

Basketball

Playing career

Kjartan played for nine seasons in the Icelandic top-tier Úrvalsdeild karla, mostly with Stjarnan. He was one of the key players in Stjarnan's resurgence to the basketball scene[4], helping the club win the Icelandic Basketball Cup in 2009 and 2013, and the Super Cup in 2009.[5][6] He retired from top-level play in January 2014.[7] On April 8, 2018, he hit a go-ahead three-pointer in the waning seconds of Álftanes game against Stál-úlfur in the Division III semi-finals, helping them to victory and promotion to Division II.[8]

Coaching career

In 2012, Kjartan was hired as head coach for Stjarnan women's team. He led them to a 12-4 record in the Division I, the second best record in the league.[9] In the playoffs they lost Hamar for a seat in the Úrvalsdeild kvenna.[10] Kjartan served as an assistant coach with Stjarnan men's team during the 2014-2015 season[11], helping it win the Icelandic Basketball Cup in 2015.

National team career

Kjartan played 12 games for the Icelandic national U-18 basketball team.[12]

Music career

Kjartan was a member of the Bæjarins bestu hip hop group in the 2000s and performed under the name Kájoð.[13][14]

References

  1. ↑ Sæmundsson, Ingvi Þór (March 27, 2017). "Sjáðu upphitunarþátt fyrir úrslitakeppni Domino's deildar kvenna". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 22 August 2017.
  2. ↑ Stefán Árni Pálsson (18 December 2015). "Nýr morgunþáttur á FM957: Kjartan Atli og Hjörvar verða með Brennsluna". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  3. ↑ "Þjálfar og rappar fyrir Stjörnuna í Garðabæ". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 13 May 2014. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  4. ↑ Kristján Jónsson (27 October 2010). "Gerbreytt nálgun". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  5. ↑ Kristján Jónsson (12 October 2009). "Bikurum fjölgar í Garðabæ". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  6. ↑ Sigurður Elvar Þórólfsson (15 February 2009). "Stjarnan er bikarmeistari". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  7. ↑ Eiríkur Stefán Ásgeirsson (9 January 2014). "Kjartan Atli hættur hjá Stjörnunni". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  8. ↑ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (9 April 2018). "Sjáðu stjórnanda Körfuboltakvölds skjóta Álftanesi upp um deild". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  9. ↑ "Division I - 2012-2013". kki.is. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  10. ↑ "Nýir menn í brúnni". Stjarnan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  11. ↑ Tómas Þór Þórðarson (15 April 2014). "Hrafn þjálfar Stjörnuna - Kjartan Atli aðstoðarþjálfari". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  12. ↑ "Unglinga- og drengjalandslið". kki.is. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  13. ↑ "Rabbabari 10.október". RÚV (in Icelandic). 10 October 2017. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  14. ↑ "Boltinn: Kjartan Atli spjallar um nýja Stjörnulagið". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). 17 August 2012. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
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