Arnar Guðjónsson (born 17 June 1986) is an Icelandic professional basketball coach. He is currently the head coach of Stjarnan men's basketball team[1] and a former assistant coach of the Icelandic men's national basketball team.[2]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 17 June 1986 Reykjavík, Iceland |
| Coaching career | 2005–present |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 2005–2007 | Sindri |
| 2009 | Skallagrímur |
| As coach: | |
| 2005–2007 | Sindri |
| 2007–2009 | FSu (assistant) |
| 2009–2011 | Aabyhøj (assistant) |
| 2011–2013 | Aabyhøj |
| 2011–2018 | Iceland (assistant) |
| 2013–2015 | Svendborg Rabbits (assistant) |
| 2015–2017 | Svendborg Rabbits |
| 2018–2024 | Stjarnan (M) |
| 2022–? | Denmark (assistant) |
| 2023–2024 | Stjarnan (W) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
As head coach:
As assistant coach:
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Playing career
editArnar played one season in the Icelandic top-tier Úrvalsdeild karla with Skallagrímur, appearing in 8 games and averaging 1.9 points and 1.9 rebounds per game.[3]
Coaching career
editArnar started his coaching career with Sindri in 2005 and coached there for two years before moving to FSu to serve as an assistant to Brynjar Karl Sigurðsson.[4] In 2009, he moved to Denmark and was joined Aabyhoj where he was an assistant coach for two years before taking over the head coaching responsibilities.[4]
In 2013, Arnar was hired as an assistant coach to Svendborg Rabbits.[5] In November 2015, he took over as head coach of Svendborg when Craig Pedersen resigned.[6] In April 2017, he guided the club to bronze in the league after beating SISU 87–72 in the third-place game.[7] In May, 2017, Arnar left Svendborg after his contract was not renewed.[8]
On April 6, 2018, Arnar was hired as the head coach of Stjarnan men's team.[9] A month later, he resigned from Icelandic national teams to fully focus on his duties at Stjarnan.[10]
In January 2019, he received a one-game suspension for storming onto the court during live play to protest a non-call.[11][12] On 17 February 2019, Arnar guided Stjarnan to an 84–68 victory against Njarðvík in the Icelandic Cup finals.[13]
Stjarnan opened the 2019–20 season with an 89–77 win against reigning champions KR in the annual Icelandic Super Cup.[14] On 15 February 2020, he guided Stjarnan to its second straight Icelandic Cup victory.[15]
On 27 September 2020, Arnar led Stjarnan to win in the Super Cup for the second consecutive season.[16]
On 19 March 2022, he won his third Icelandic Basketball Cup when Stjarnan defeated reigning national champions Þór Þorlákshöfn in the 2022 Cup Finals.[17]
In October 2022, Arnar was hired as an assistant coach to Allan Foss with the Denmark men's national team.[18]
In January 2023, Arnar guided Stjarnan to its fifth appearance in a row in the Iceland Cup finals.[19]
On 13 December 2023, he was made the head coach of Stjarnan women's team following the departure of Auður Íris Ólafsdóttir.[20]
At the end of the 2023–24 season, he stepped down from both of Stjarnan's teams and took a job at the Icelandic Basketball Association.[21]
References
edit- ^ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (6 April 2018). "Arnar Guðjónsson tekur við Stjörnuliðinu". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 6 April 2018.
- ^ Tómas Þór Þórðarson (6 April 2018). "Stjarnan vill byggja á sínum strákum: "Þurfum að halda vel á spilunum"". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 6 April 2018.
- ^ "Leikmaður - Arnar Guðjónsson". kki.is (in Icelandic). Icelandic Basketball Federation. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
- ^ a b Starri Freyr Jónsson (1 March 2019). "Lifir fyrir körfuboltann". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2 March 2019.
- ^ Bagge, Christoffer (12 November 2015). "Legendarisk træner stopper øjeblikkeligt i Svendborg". TV 2 (Denmark) (in Danish). Retrieved 6 April 2018.
- ^ Pedersen, Casper (13 November 2015). "Arnar Gudjonsson becomes the new Svendborg Rabbits coach". fullcourt.dk (in Icelandic). Retrieved 6 April 2018.
- ^ Tómas Þór Þórðarson (25 April 2017). "Arnar lét Kanínurnar hoppa í átt að fyrstu verðlaunum Svendborg í fjögur ár". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 6 April 2018.
- ^ "Arnar látinn fara frá Svendborg Rabbits". skessuhorn.is (in Icelandic). 5 May 2017. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
- ^ Gunnar Birgisson (6 April 2018). "Arnar tekur við Stjörnunni". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 6 April 2018.
- ^ "Israel Martin tekur við U20 landsliði karla - Evrópumót FIBA í sumar". kki.is (in Icelandic). Icelandic Basketball Federation. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
- ^ Ástrós Ýr Eggertsdóttir (3 January 2019). "Arnar dæmdur í eins leiks bann fyrir innrásina". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 4 January 2019.
- ^ Anton Ingi Leifsson (12 December 2018). "Körfuboltakvöld um innrás Arnars: "Kom mér á óvart að þetta skyldi bara vera tæknivilla"". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 4 January 2019.
- ^ Víkingur Goði Sigurðarson (16 February 2019). "Umfjöllun: Stjarnan - Njarðvík 84-68 - Stjarnan bikarmeistari í körfubolta karla 2019". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 17 February 2019.
- ^ Hjörvar Ólafsson (29 September 2019). "Stjarnan vann fyrsta titil tímabilsins". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 30 September 2019.
- ^ Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson (15 February 2020). "Leik lokið: Grindavík - Stjarnan 75-89 - Stjörnumenn bikarmeistarar annað árið í röð". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 15 February 2020.
- ^ Elías Karl Guðmundsson (27 September 2020). "Stjarnan meistarar meistaranna". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 28 September 2020.
- ^ Andri Már Eggertsson (19 March 2022). "Umfjöllun,viðtöl og myndir: Stjarnan - Þór Þ. 93-85 - Stjarnan bikarmeistari 2022". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 19 March 2022.
- ^ "Arnar kominn í þjálfarateymi danska landsliðsins". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 6 October 2022. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
- ^ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (11 January 2023). "Arnar getur komið Stjörnuliðinu í bikarúrslit í fimmtu bikarkeppninni í röð". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 12 January 2023.
- ^ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (13 December 2023). "Auður hættir óvænt hjá Stjörnunni". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 13 December 2023.
- ^ "Arnar og Elísa til KKÍ". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). 2 April 2024. Retrieved 5 April 2024.