Kristinn Jörundsson
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 13 October 1950 |
| Nationality | Icelandic |
| Listed height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) |
| Career information | |
| Playing career | 1968–1988 |
| Position | ÍS (men's) |
| 1983–1984 | ÍR (women's) |
| 1984–1986 | ÍR (men's) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
As player:
As coach:
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Kristinn Jörundsson (born 13 October 1950) is an Icelandic former basketball and football player who played for both the
national football championships as a member of Knattspyrnufélagið Fram.[1]
Basketball career
Club
Kristinn played 19 seasons with ÍR, winning the national championship seven times. He was named the Icelandic Basketball Player of the Year in 1973, 1975 and 1977[2] and the Player of the Year in 1975 and 1977.[3]
International
Kristinn played 79 games for the Icelandic national basketball team from 1970 to 1981.[4]
Coaching
Kristinn was the head coach of
ÍS men's team from 1982 to 1984, guiding them to the Division I championship in 1984 and a promotion to the Úrvalsdeild. He coached ÍR women's team during the 1983–1984 Úrvalsdeild kvenna season and helped the team to a second-place finish. In 1984 he was hired as the player-coach of ÍR[5] where he served for two seasons.[6]
Football career
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1970–1972 | Fram Reykjavík | ||
| 1973 | Íþróttafélagið Völsungur | ||
| 1974–1980 | Fram Reykjavík | ||
| International career | |||
| 1972–1980 | Iceland | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club
Kristinn won the
national football championships in 1972 and the Icelandic football cup twice as a member of Reykjavík-based Knattspyrnufélagið Fram. Over his career, he scored 60 goals in the Icelandic top-tier league.[1] With the exception of a year at Íþróttafélagið Völsungur, he spent all of his career with Fram.[7][8]
International
Kristinn played two games for the Icelandic national football team.[1]
Personal life
Kristinn's nephew,
Rut Jónsdóttir, is a professional handball player and a member of the Icelandic national handball team.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d "Kristinn Jörundsson heiðraður af ÍR". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 18 January 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
- ^ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (22 December 2009). "Helena fyrst til að vera valin fimm ár í röð". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 21 January 2018.
- ^ Sigmundur Ó. Steinarsson (10 March 2007). "Fimm prinsar á ferð á gullárum ÍR". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 23 November 2017.
- Icelandic Basketball Federation. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
- ^ "Kiddi Jör verður þjálfari IR-inga". NT (in Icelandic). 4 June 1984. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
- Icelandic Basketball Federation. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
- ^ Kristinn Jörundsson at WorldFootball.net
- ^ Kristinn Jörundsson at National-Football-Teams.com
External links
- Úrvalsdeild karla statistics (1978–1988) at kki.is
- Kristinn Jörundsson at the Football Association of Iceland (in Icelandic)
