Sigurður Þorvaldsson

Sigurður Ágúst Þorvaldsson (born November 25, 1980) is an Icelandic professional basketball player who currently plays for KR[1] in the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild. He has also played for Woon!Aris Leeuwarden in Netherlands and ÍR and Snæfell in Iceland.[2]

Sigurður Þorvaldsson
Sigurður in a game between Snæfell and Njarðvík in 2014
No. 23 KR
PositionForward
LeagueÚrvalsdeild karla
Personal information
Born (1980-11-25) November 25, 1980
NationalityIcelandic
Career information
Playing career2000–present
Number11, 23
Career history
As player:
2000–2003ÍR
2003–2005Snæfell
2005–2006Wool!Aris Leeuwarden
2006–2010Snæfell
2012–2016Snæfell
2016–presentKR
2019KR-b
As coach:
2008–2009Snæfell
Career highlights and awards

In 2010, Sigurður was found guilty of rape and sentenced to two years in prison.[3]

Basketball career

In 2010 Sigurður was member of the Snæfell team that won all four major men's competitions in Icelandic basketball that year: the national championship, the Icelandic Basketball Cup, the Icelandic Company Cup and the Icelandic Supercup.[4][5]

On April 28, 2018, Sigurður won his third Icelandic championship after KR defeated Tindastóll in the Úrvalsdeild finals.[6]

On 4 May 2019 he won his 4th national championship after KR beat ÍR in the Úrvalsdeild finals 3–2.[7]

Awards and achievements

Individual awards

Club honours

National team career

Sigurður has played 56 games for the Icelandic national basketball team.[8]

In 2010, Sigurður was found guilty of raping a 17-year-old girl in November 2009 and sentenced to two years in prison.[3] The Supreme Court of Iceland confirmed the sentence in 2011 after an appeal. He was released from prison in 2012.[9][10]

References

  1. Sæmundsson, Ingvi Þór (May 11, 2016). "Sigurður Þorvaldsson til KR". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  2. "Sigurður Þorvaldsson til Hollands". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). May 10, 2005. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  3. "Körfuboltamaður ætlar að áfrýja nauðgunardómi". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). June 22, 2010. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  4. Meistarar tímabilið 2009-2010 Archived 2015-06-12 at the Wayback Machine
  5. Meistarar tímabilið 2010-2011 Archived 2015-06-13 at the Wayback Machine
  6. Kristján Jónsson (28 April 2018). "KR meistari fimmta árið í röð". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 28 April 2018.
  7. Ástrós Ýr Eggertsdóttir (4 May 2019). "Umfjöllun: KR - ÍR 98-70 - KR Íslandsmeistari sjötta árið í röð". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  8. A-landslið karla: Leikjafjöldi leikmanna Archived 2014-07-20 at the Wayback Machine
  9. Ólafsdóttir, Kristín (September 16, 2017). "Fyrrverandi landsliðsmaður í körfubolta fékk uppreist æru". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  10. "Körfuknattleiksmaður fékk uppreist æru fimm árum eftir nauðgunardóm". Stundin (in Icelandic). September 16, 2017. Retrieved 30 September 2017.



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