Gunnar Sverrisson
Personal information | |
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Born | Iceland | 19 April 1970
Nationality | Icelandic |
Career information | |
Playing career | 1989–1996 |
Coaching career | 1994–present |
Career history | |
As player: | |
1989–1991 | Þór Akureyri |
2005–2006 | ÍR (assistant) |
2010–2012 | ÍR |
2012–2013 | KR (assistant) |
2018–2019 | Fjölnir (assistant) |
Career highlights and awards | |
As assistant:
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Gunnar Sverrisson (born 19 April 1970) is an Icelandic professional
Playing career
Gunnar played three seasons in the Icelandic top-tier Úrvalsdeild karla and two seasons in the 1. deild karla for ÍR from 1989 to 1996.[1]
Coaching career
In 1994, Gunnar was hired as an assistant coach to player-coach John Rhodes with ÍR in 1994, where he served until 1996.[2]
In September 1996, Gunnar was hired as an assistant coach with
In June 1997, he was hired as head coach to Þór Akureyri for the 1997-1998 season.[5] He returned to ÍR for the 2005-2006 season as an assistant coach to Jón Örn Guðmundsson.[2]
Gunnar took over as head coach of Úrvalsdeild club ÍR on 4 January 2010,[2] replacing Jón Arnar Ingvarsson who had resigned for family reasons.[6][7] He guided the club to the playoffs during his first two seasons at the helm. He left the club at the conclusion of his contract[8] after the 2011-2012 season.[9]
He served as an assistant coach to player-coach Helgi Már Magnússon for KR during the 2012–2013 Úrvalsdeild karla season.[10] He was fired by the board on 4 March during a reshuffle of the coaching staff[11] and replaced by Finnur Freyr Stefánsson.[12][13]
Gunnar served as an assistant coach for Fjölnir during the 2018-2019 season, helping them finish first in the 1. deild kvenna.[14]
Photography
Alongside basketball, Gunnar has worked as a photographer since the age of sixteen when he started working as sports photographer for Dagblaðið.[15]
References
- Icelandic Basketball Federation. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- ^ a b c Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (5 January 2010). "Erfitt að segja nei við ÍR". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 8 March 2019.
- ^ "Gunnar aðstoðar hjá Þór". Dagur - Tíminn (in Icelandic). 24 September 1996. p. 11. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- ^ "Lentu í tveimur umferðarslysum með fjögurra tíma millibili". Dagur - Tíminn (in Icelandic). 25 February 1997. p. 12. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- ^ "Gunnar tekur við Þórsliðinu". Dagur - Tíminn (in Icelandic). 10 June 1997. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- ^ "ÍR-ingar eru búnir að berja í brestina". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 16 October 2010. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
- ^ "Hlakka til að fá þetta tækifæri". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 5 January 2010. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
- ^ "Gunnar hættir með lið ÍR". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 30 March 2012. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
- ^ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (29 March 2012). "Hjalti tekur við Fjölni - Gunnar ekki áfram með ÍR". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 8 March 2019.
- ^ "Helgi Már ráðinn þjálfari KR". RÚV (in Icelandic). 7 August 2012. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
- ^ "Þarf að bíta í tunguna". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). 7 March 2013. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- ^ Kristján Jónsson (5 March 2013). "KR-ingar gera breytingar". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- ^ Eiríkur Stefán Ásgeirsson (4 March 2013). "Gunnar rekinn frá KR". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- ^ Ólafur Þór Jónsson (8 March 2019). "Fjölnir lyfti deildarmeistaratitlinnum í kvöld". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- ^ "Í heimilislegu umhverfi". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). 27 November 2009. Retrieved 8 March 2019.