Pétur Már Sigurðsson

Pétur Már Sigurðsson
Pétur Már Sigurðsson in 2004 as a member of KFÍ basketball club.
Stjarnan
Position Head coach
League Úrvalsdeild kvenna
Personal information
Born (1978-04-15) April 15, 1978
Nationality Icelandic
Listed height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight 210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
Playing career 1994–2016
Position Guard / Forward
Number 10
Coaching career 2009–present
Career history
As player:
1994–1996 Valur
1996–2000 KFÍ
2000–2001 Valur
2001–2002 Þór Akureyri
2002–2003 Skallagrímur
2003–2005 KFÍ
2005–2008 Skallagrímur
2008–2011 Laugdælir
2011–2012 Bolungarvík
2013–2014 Afturelding
2014 Fjölnir
2014–2015 Afturelding
2015–2016 KFÍ-b
2018 Vestri-b
As coach:
2009–2011 Laugdælir (Men's)
2011–2013 KFÍ (Men's and Women's)
2011–2014 Iceland (Men's, assistant)
2013 Iceland (Men's)
2013–2015 Fjölnir (Women's)
2015–2016 Stjarnan (Men's, assistant)
2016–present Stjarnan (Women's)
Career highlights and awards

As player:

As coach:

Medals
Head Coach for  Iceland
Games of the Small States of Europe
2013 Luxembourg National Team

Pétur Már Sigurðsson is an Icelandic professional basketball coach and a former player. He is currently the head coach of Stjarnan of the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild kvenna.[1] He is the former head coach of the Úrvalsdeild karla club KFÍ[2][3] and former assistant coach of the Icelandic men's national basketball team. He coached the men's national team during the 2013 Games of the Small States of Europe in the absence of Peter Öqvist. The team finished third with two wins and two losses.[4]

Career

Pétur helped Skallagrímur reach the 2006 Úrvalsdeild finals, scoring 21 points in the fourth and deciding game against defending champions Keflavík in the semi-finals.[5][6] In the finals, Skallagrímur lost 1-3 to Njarðvík.[7][8]

Pétur turned became a player-coach for Laugdælir in 2009.[9] In 2010 he led them to a perfect 16-0 season, while also going 5-0 in the playoffs,[10] the Division II championship and promotion to Division I. Despite not fielding a foreign player, his squad managed to stave of relegation during the 2010–2011 Division I season and reach the final eight of the Icelandic Basketball Cup.[11] After the season Pétur was hired as the head coach of KFÍ. In his first season he led KFÍ's men's to the Division I championship and promotion to the Úrvalsdeild karla, while also reaching the final four in the Icelandic Basketball Cup where they lost to eventual champions Keflavík.[12] After a 10th-place finish in the 2011-2012 season, where the club staved off relegation with a victory in their last game, Pétur left KFÍ when his contract was not renewed.[13][14]

National team record

Pétur coached the men's national team during the 2013 Games of the Small States of Europe. The team finished third with two wins and two losses.[15][16]

Year Games Wins Losses %
2013 42250%
Career 42250%

References

  1. ↑ "Stjarnan ræður nýjan þjálfara". Karfan.is. 3 May 2016.
  2. ↑ Iceland Express League: KFI Reykjavik basketball team
  3. ↑ 1. deild karla: KFÍ - kki.is
  4. ↑ Smáþjóðaleikar · Silfur og brons
  5. ↑ ""Nutum þess að spila"". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). April 7, 2006. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  6. ↑ Elvar Þórólfsson, Sigurður (April 7, 2006). "Skallagrímur með bar- áttu og ákefð að vopni". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  7. ↑ "Vörnin okkar var yndisleg". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). April 18, 2006. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  8. ↑ Þórólfsson, Sigurður Elvar (April 18, 2006). "Njarðvík í vígamóð". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  9. ↑ "Pétur Már frá Skallagrími". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). April 30, 2008. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  10. ↑ "2. deild karla (2010 Tímabil) - Laugdælir". KKI.is. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  11. ↑ "Borga æfingagjöld". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). December 14, 2010. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  12. ↑ Hilmarsson, Guðmundur (February 28, 2012). ""Leikmenn mínir hafa lagt á sig gríðarlega vinnu"". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  13. ↑ Jónsson, Kristján (March 18, 2013). ""Ég treysti þessum strákum"". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  14. ↑ "Pétur hættir með KFÍ". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). March 20, 2013. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  15. ↑ Smáþjóðaleikar · Silfur og brons
  16. ↑ A landslið kvarla - Úrslit


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