Kristinn Jörundsson

Kristinn Jörundsson
Personal information
Born (1950-10-13) October 13, 1950
Nationality Icelandic
Listed height 183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Career information
Playing career 1968–1988
Position Guard
Number 11
Career history
As player:
1968–1983 ÍR
1983–1984 ÍS
1984–1988 ÍR
As coach:
1982–1984 ÍS (men's)
1983–1984 ÍR (women's)
1984–1986 ÍR (men's)
Career highlights and awards

As player:

As coach:

Kristinn Jörundsson (born October 13, 1950) is an Icelandic former basketball and football player who played for both the Icelandic national basketball team and the Icelandic national football team. He won seven national basketball championships as a member of Íþróttafélag Reykjavíkur and one national football championships as a member of Knattspyrnufélagið Fram.[1]

Basketball

Club career

Kristinn played 19 seasons with ÍR, winning the national championship seven times. He was named the Icelandic Basketball Player of the Year in 1973, 1975 and 1977[2] and the Domestic Player of the Year in 1975 and 1977.[3]

National basketball team

Kristinn played 79 games for the Icelandic national basketball team from 1970 to 1981.[4]

Coaching career

Kristinn was the head coach of ÍS men´s team from 1982 to 1984, guiding them to the Division I championship in 1984 and a promotion to the Úrvalsdeild. He coached ÍR women's team during the 1983–1984 Úrvalsdeild kvenna season and helped the team to a second-place finish. In 1984 he was hired as the player-coach of ÍR[5] where he served for two seasons.[6]

Football

Kristinn Jörundsson
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Fram (60)
National team‡
1972–1980 Iceland 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 January 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21 January 2018

Club career

Kristinn won the national football championships in 1972 and the Icelandic football cup twice as a member of Knattspyrnufélagið Fram. Over his career, he scored 60 goals in the Icelandic top-tier league.[1]

National football team

Kristinn played two games for the Icelandic national football team.[1]

Personal life

Kristinn's nephew, Andri Rúnar Bjarnason, was the top goal scorer in Úrvalsdeild karla in 2017. His neece, Rut Jónsdóttir, is a professional handball player and a member of the Icelandic national handball team.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Kristinn Jörundsson heiðraður af ÍR". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 18 January 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  2. ↑ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (22 December 2009). "Helena fyrst til að vera valin fimm ár í röð". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  3. ↑ Sigmundur Ó. Steinarsson (10 March 2007). "Fimm prinsar á ferð á gullárum ÍR". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 23 November 2017.
  4. ↑ "A-landslið". kki.is (in Icelandic). Icelandic Basketball Federation. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  5. ↑ "Kiddi Jör verður þjálfari IR-inga". NT (in Icelandic). 4 June 1984. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  6. ↑ "Þjálfarasaga úrvalsdeildar karla í körfubolta". kki.is (in Icelandic). Icelandic Basketball Federation. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
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