Finnur Freyr Stefánsson
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Finnur Freyr Stefánsson (born 29 October 1983) is an Icelandic professional basketball coach. With KR, he won the Icelandic championship five years in a row from 2014 to 2018 and the Icelandic Men's Basketball Cup in 2016 and 2017.[1] He has served as an assistant coach to the Icelandic men's national basketball team from 2014, helping the team to EuroBasket 2015 and EuroBasket 2017.
Coaching career
Club career
Finnur started his coaching career as an assistant to Herbert Arnarson on KR men's team in 2004 and served there until 2008.[2] He was the head coach of the KR women's team during the 2012-2013 season and in 2013, he was hired as the head coach of the KR men's team.[3] On 30 April 2017 he won the Icelandic championship with KR for the fourth consecutive season, earning him the nickname "Finnur sem allt vinnur" (English: "Finn(ur) that everything Wins").[4][5][6][7] Finnur was named coach of the year in the Úrvalsdeild karla in 2014 and 2016.[8]
On 28 April 2018, Finnur won his fifth straight Icelandic championship after KR defeated Tindastóll in the
In August 2018, Finnur was hired as a junior team coach with Valur.
In June 2019, Finnur was hired as the head coach of Horsens IC of the Danish Basketligaen.[15] He guided the team to the Danish Cup finals where it lost to the Bakken Bears in February 2020.[16] He left the club in May 2020 after the season had been canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic in Denmark.[17]
On 4 May 2020, Finnur Freyr was hired as the head coach of
On 2 October 2022, he won the Icelandic Super Cup with Valur.[19]
On 14 January 2023, he guided Valur to its first Icelandic Cup win in 40 years, after the team defeated Stjarnan in the Cup final. He led Valur to a Úrvalsdeild finals rematch against Tindastóll but this time the Tindastóll came out on top, winning the series 3–2.
On 24 September 2023, he won the Icelandic Super Cup again after Valur defeated Tindastóll 80–72.[20]
National basketball team
In 2014, Finnur was hired as an assistant coach to Craig Pedersen for the Icelandic men's national basketball team, and as the head coach of the Icelandic men's national under-20 basketball team.[21]
Finnur served as head coach of the men's national team during the 2017 Games of the Small States of Europe.[22]
He stepped down as the head coach of the U-20 team on 28 July 2017, after leading them to an 8th-place finish at the
In February 2018 Finnur came under heavy criticism after five
On 13 September 2018, Finnur was hired as the manager of Iceland's junior national teams program.[28] In May 2019, he was slated to head the team during its games at the Games of the Small States of Europe.[29]
Honours
Club
- 2018, 2022
- Icelandic Men's Basketball Cup: 2016, 2017, 2023
- Icelandic Men's Supercup: 20071, 2014, 2015, 2022, 2023
- Icelandic Men's Company Cup: 2014
Individual
- 2018
1 As assistant coach.
References
- ^ Kristinn Páll Teitsson (6 June 2018). "Kveður eftir ellefu titla á fimm árum". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 9 June 2018.
- ^ Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson (5 May 2018). "Ætlar ekki að standa og falla með ákvörðunum annarra". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 5 May 2018.
- Mbl.is. Morgunblaðið. 5 July 2013. Retrieved July 29, 2017. (in Icelandic)
- ^ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (4 March 2019). "Finnur "sem allt vinnur" í Körfuboltakvöldi í kvöld". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 4 March 2019.
- ^ Stigum til baka úr hvirfilbyl hugsananna
- Mbl.is. Morgunblaðið. 6 May 2016. Retrieved July 29, 2017. (in Icelandic)
- Visir.is. Retrieved July 29, 2017. (in Icelandic)
- ^ Viðurkenningar - Besti þjálfari úrvalsdeildar karla
- ^ Kristján Jónsson (28 April 2018). "KR meistari fimmta árið í röð". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 28 April 2018.
- ^ Henry Birgir Gunnarsson (4 May 2018). "Kristófer og Helena valin leikmenn ársins". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 5 May 2018.
- ^ Henry Birgir Gunnarsson (5 June 2018). "Finnur Freyr hættur hjá KR". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 5 June 2018.
- ^ Henry Birgir Gunnarsson (5 June 2018). "Finnur Freyr: Ég var hættur að njóta körfuboltans". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 5 June 2018.
- ^ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (10 August 2018). "Þjálfari Íslandsmeistara KR farinn að þjálfa hjá Val". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 15 April 2019.
- ^ Guðlaugur Valgeirsson (14 April 2019). "Umfjöllun og viðtöl: KR - Valur 81-84 - Valskonur í úrslit". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 15 April 2019.
- ^ Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson (21 June 2019). "Finnur Freyr tekur við dönsku bikarmeisturunum". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 21 June 2019.
- ^ Henry Birgir Gunnarsson (2 March 2020). "Finnur Freyr væntanlega á heimleið". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 22 March 2020.
- ^ Runólfur Trausti Þórhallsson (3 May 2020). "Finnur Freyr hættur sem þjálfari Horsens og á leið heim". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 3 May 2020.
- ^ "Fimmfaldur Íslandsmeistari á Hlíðarenda". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 4 May 2020. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ Árni Jóhannsson (2 October 2022). "Umfjöllun og viðtöl: Valur - Stjarnan 80-77 - Valur Meistarar meistaranna eftir spennuleik". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 3 October 2022.
- ^ Arnar Skúli Atlason (24 September 2023). "Leik lokið: Tindastóll - Valur 72-80 - Valsmenn meistarar meistaranna eftir sigur á Króknum". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 24 September 2023.
- Ruv.is. RÚV. 5 March 2014. Retrieved July 29, 2017. (in Icelandic)
- ^ Smáþjóðaleikar 2017 · Landslið karla og kvenna á leikunum
- Mbl.is. Morgunblaðið. 28 July 2017. Retrieved July 29, 2017. (in Icelandic)
- ^ Anton Ingi Leifsson (17 February 2018). "Körfuboltakvöld ræddi um æfingahóp landsliðsins: "Algjörlega útilokað að fatta þetta"". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 19 February 2018.
- ^ Anton Ingi Leifsson (17 February 2018). "Craig um gagnrýnina á Finn: "Algjörlega fáránleg"". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 19 February 2018.
- ^ Smári Jökull Jónsson (18 February 2018). "Finnur Freyr: Mér sárnaði umræðan svakalega". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 19 February 2018.
- ^ Anton Ingi Leifsson (19 February 2018). "Finnur Freyr: "Hefur hvarflað að mér að hætta hjá KKÍ"". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 19 February 2018.
- ^ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (13 September 2018). "Finnur Freyr nýr yfirþjálfari yngri landsliða KKÍ". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 13 September 2018.
- ^ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (22 May 2019). "Sigurður Gunnar kemur aftur inn í landsliðið og er reyndasti maður hópsins". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 24 May 2019.