Sigurður Þorsteinsson

Sigurður Þorsteinsson
Íþróttafélag Reykjavíkur
Position	Center
League	Úrvalsdeild karla
Personal information
Born	July 8, 1988; Ísafjörður, Iceland
Nationality	Icelandic
Listed height	2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)
Listed weight	264 lb (120 kg)
Career information
Playing career	2001–present
Number	15
Career history
2001–2006	KFÍ
2006–2011	Keflavík
2011–2014	Grindavík
2014–2015	Solna Vikings
2015–2016	Machites Doxas Pefkon
2016–2017	AEL 1964
2017–2018	Grindavík
2018–present	ÍR
Career highlights and awards
	4x Úrvalsdeild Domestic All-First Team (2009, 2011–2013); 3x Icelandic League champion (2008, 2012, 2013); 4× Icelandic Super Cup winner (2008, 2011-2013); Icelandic Basketball Cup winner (2014); Greek A2 Basket League blocks leader (2017); Úrvalsdeild blocks leader (2010);

Sigurður Gunnar Þorsteinsson (born July 8, 1988) is an Icelandic professional basketball player for ÍR of the Úrvalsdeild karla, and a member of the Icelandic national basketball team.

Professional career

In September 2015, Sigurður signed with the Greek 2nd Division team Machites Doxas Pefkon,^[1] where he averaged 11.9 points and 7.9 rebounds per game.

In August 2016, Sigurður signed with the Greek 2nd Division team A.E.L. 1964.^[2]

Sigurður rejoined Grindavík in August 2017.^[3]^[4] For the season he averaged 12.8 points and 8.8 rebounds. In July 2018 he left the club.^[5]

On 17 August 2018, Sigurður signed with ÍR.^[6]

Between 2007 and 2017, Sigurður has played 54 games for the Icelandic men's national team.^[7] He did not make the 12 man roster for the FIBA Eurobasket in 2015 and 2017.^[4]

↑ Doxa Pekfon signed Sigurdur Thorsteinsson A1Basket.gr
↑ "AEL signed Sigurdur Thorsteinsson". a1basket.gr. 20 August 2016. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
↑ Jónsson, Óskar Ófeigur (15 August 2017). "Sigurður Gunnar kominn aftur í Grindavík". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 20 August 2017.
1 2 Gunnarsson, Henry Birgir (19 August 2017). "Sigurður Gunnar: Ég er fúll og brjálaður". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 20 August 2017.
↑ Ástrós Ýr Eggertsdóttir (5 July 2018). "Sigurður Gunnar yfirgefur Grindavík". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 5 July 2018.
↑ "Sigurður Gunnar Þorsteinsson í Breiðholtið". karfan.is (in Icelandic). 17 August 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
↑ A-landslið karla
↑ "Saga bikarúrslita KKÍ". kki.is (in Icelandic). Icelandic Basketball Federation. Retrieved 19 June 2018.

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