Birgir Örn Birgisson
No. 69 – Vestri
PositionForward / center
League2. deild karla
Personal information
Born (1969-10-06) 6 October 1969
Ísafjörður, Iceland
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
Playing career1990–present
Number11, 34, 69
Coaching career2003–2019
Career history
As player:
1990–1991Bolungarvík
1991–1996Þór Akureyri
1996–1999Keflavík
1999–2000Stuttgart Feuerbach
2000–2001Keflavík
2001–2006SG Sechtem
2014–2016KFÍ
2017–2021Vestri-b
2022–presentVestri
As coach:
2003–2006SG Sechtem
2010BG Bonn MTUs
2012–2013Telekom Baskets Bonn[1]
2013–2016KFÍ
2017–2019Vestri-b
Career highlights and awards
As player:

Birgir Örn Birgisson (born 6 October 1969) is an Icelandic basketball coach and a former professional player who played 26 games for the Icelandic national basketball team. He won two national championships with Keflavík in 1997 and 1999.[2] Before turning to basketball, Birgir had a successful career in swimming and was a member of the Icelandic national swimming team.[3][4][5]

Basketball

Following his swimming career, Birgir took up basketball with Bolungarvík in 1990 at the age of 21. After one season, he transferred to Þór Akureyri where he played for five seasons and was selected to the Icelandic national basketball team for the first time. In 1996, he joined Keflavík where he won the national championship in 1997 and 1999 as well as the Icelandic Cup in 1997. In 1999, he moved to Germany where he played and coached, aside from the 2001–2002 season, until 2014 when he moved to his hometown of Ísafjörður to coach KFÍ (later known as Vestri). In 2022, at the age of 53, he made a comeback with Vestri in the third-tier 2. deild karla.[6]

Awards and achievements

National team

Birgir played 26 games for the Icelandic national basketball team between 1995 and 2000.[7]

Swimming

Awards and achievements

  • Icelandic Swim Cup: 1
    • 1986

References

  1. ↑ Jörg Bahren (16 June 2012). "Birgisson übernimmt 1. Damenmannschaft". telekom-baskets-bonn.de (in German). Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  2. ↑ "Birgir Örn ráðinn þjálfari KFÍ". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). April 22, 2013. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
  3. ↑ "Mjög spenntur". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 23 October 1989. p. 30. Retrieved 19 April 2023 – via Tímarit.is.Open access icon
  4. ↑ "Sundköppum fagnað við heimkomuna". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 4 December 1986. p. 66. Retrieved 19 April 2023 – via Tímarit.is.Open access icon
  5. ↑ "Landsliðið í sundi". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 7 April 1987. pp. 16B. Retrieved 19 April 2023 – via Tímarit.is.Open access icon
  6. ↑ Steinþór Guðbjartsson (18 April 2023). "Körfuboltafjölskylda í liði Vestra á Ísafirði". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 19 April 2023.Closed access icon
  7. ↑ "A-landslið karla". kki.is (in Icelandic). Icelandic Basketball Association. Retrieved 19 April 2023.


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