Valur Ingimundarson

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Valur Ingimundarson
Personal information
Born (1962-02-20) February 20, 1962 (age 62)
NationalityIcelandic
Career information
Playing career1979–2004
Position
Ammerud Basket
(Men's)
2011–2012Ammerud Basket (Women's)
Career highlights and awards
As player:

As coach:

Career
Points
7,355 (18.4 ppg)
Games400
Career coaching record
Úrvalsdeild karla240–152 (.612)
Úrvalsdeild kvenna7–27 (.206)
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Iceland
Games of the Small States of Europe
Bronze medal – third place 1989 Cyprus National Team
Gold medal – first place 1991 Andorra National Team
Gold medal – first place 1993 Malta National Team
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Luxembourg National Team
FIBA European Championship for Small Countries
Gold medal – first place 1988 Malta National Team
Gold medal – first place 1990 Wales National Team
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Ireland National Team

Valur Snjólfur Ingimundarson (born 20 February 1962) is an Icelandic former basketball player and coach. He played for 20 seasons in the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild[1][2] and is its highest scoring player of all time.[3][4] He won the Icelandic championship eight times during his career and the Icelandic Cup twice.[4]

Denmark

Valur was a player-coach for Odense BK from 1995 to 1998 and helped the club achieve promotion up two levels in two seasons and to the Danish

Tindastóll.[7]

Icelandic national team

Valur is the second most capped player in the national team history, playing 164 games between 1980 and 1995.[8][4]

Team of the 20th century

In 2001 Valur was voted to the Icelandic team of the 20th century in basketball as a player.[9]

Personal life

Valur is the older brother of Sigurður Ingimundarson,[10] the winningest coach in Icelandic basketball history,[11] and the father of basketball player Valur Orri Valsson.[12]

References

  1. ^ Valur Ingimundarson - Stats
  2. ^ Sigurður Elvar Þórólfsson (17 February 2003). ""Það á að banna erlenda leikmenn"". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  3. ^ Heildartölfræði einstaklinga á úrvalsdeildarferlinum
  4. ^ a b c "Gamla ljósmyndin: Stigahæstur frá upphafi". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 18 September 2021. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  5. Dagblaðið Vísir
    (in Icelandic). 21 April 1997. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  6. ^ "Valur og félagar eru enn á sigurbraut". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 1 October 1997. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  7. Dagblaðið Vísir
    (in Icelandic). 18 May 1988. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  8. ^ "KKÍ | A landslið". kki.is. Retrieved 2017-04-29.
  9. ^ Lið aldarinnar hjá KKÍ tilkynnt í bikarúrslitaleikjunum á laugardaginn
  10. ^ "Sigurður tekur við Njarðvík". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 5 October 2009. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  11. ^ 29. leikurinn milli þjálfarabræðranna Vals og Sigurðar
  12. ^ Fjórtán ára í byrjunarliði Njarðvíkur

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