![]() Sverrir during the 2015 Women's Cup finals. | |
Personal information | |
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Born | Reykjanesbær, Iceland | 23 May 1975
Listed height | 187 cm (6 ft 2 in) |
Career information | |
Playing career | 1994–2016 |
Number | 8 |
Coaching career | 2004–2024 |
Career history | |
As player: | |
1993–1994 | Snæfell |
1994–1995 | Keflavík |
1995–1997 | Njarðvík |
1997–2000 | Tindastóll |
2001–2007 | Keflavík |
2007–2008 | Njarðvík |
2008–2010 | Keflavík |
2010–2012 | Njarðvík-b |
2012–2014 | Keflavík-b |
2014–2016 | Njarðvík-b |
As coach: | |
2004–2006 | Keflavík (Women's) |
2010–2012 | Njarðvík (Women's) |
2012–2014 | Iceland (Women's) |
2012–2015 | Grindavík (Men's) |
2014–2015 | Grindavík (Women's) |
2016–2018 | Keflavík (Women's) |
2018–2019 | Keflavík (Men's) |
2022 | Grindavík (Men's) |
2022–2023 | Keflavík (Men's, assistant) |
2023–2024 | Keflavík (Women's) |
Career highlights and awards | |
As player:
As coach:
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Medals |
Sverrir Þór Sverrisson (born 23 May 1975) is an Icelandic former basketball coach and player. A two-time Úrvalsdeild Defensive Player of the Year, he played several seasons in the Icelandic top-tier, winning national championship three times and the national cup twice. Following his playing career, he turned to coaching where he won several accolades and titles. As a coach he has won the Icelandic women's championship four times and the men's national championship once. [1]
Sverrir retired from top level play in 2010 and took over as head coach of Njarðvík women's team. [2] He led them to the national championship in 2012. In January 2016, Sverrir was hired as the head coach of Úrvalsdeild kvenna club Keflavík, replacing Margrét Sturlaugsdóttir. [3] He led the club to victory in the Icelandic Basketball Cup on February 11, 2017, [4] and to the national championship on April 26 the same year. [5]
On April 5, 2018, Sverrir was hired as the head coach of Keflavík men's team. [6]
He unexpectedly resigned from Keflavík in May 2019. [7]
He returned to coaching during the 2023–2024 season, guiding Keflavík to both the national championship and national cup. Following the season, he announced his retirement from coaching. [8]
Between 2002 and 2003, Sverrir played eight games for the Icelandic national team. [9]
Sverrir was hired as the head coach of the Icelandic women's national basketball team in 2012. He led the team to second-place finish in the 2013 Games of the Small States of Europe. [10] [11] Sverrir resigned in 2014 with one year left on his contract after finding out the Icelandic Basketball Federation was actively looking for his replacement. [12]
On 25 February 2022, Sverrir was hired as the head coach of Grindavík, replacing recently fired Daníel Guðmundsson. [13]
In June 2022, he was hired as an assistant coach to Keflavík men's team. [14]
On 21 May 2023, Sverrir was hired as the head coach of Keflavík women's team. [15]
![]() Sverrir during the 2015 Women's Cup finals. | |
Personal information | |
---|---|
Born | Reykjanesbær, Iceland | 23 May 1975
Listed height | 187 cm (6 ft 2 in) |
Career information | |
Playing career | 1994–2016 |
Number | 8 |
Coaching career | 2004–2024 |
Career history | |
As player: | |
1993–1994 | Snæfell |
1994–1995 | Keflavík |
1995–1997 | Njarðvík |
1997–2000 | Tindastóll |
2001–2007 | Keflavík |
2007–2008 | Njarðvík |
2008–2010 | Keflavík |
2010–2012 | Njarðvík-b |
2012–2014 | Keflavík-b |
2014–2016 | Njarðvík-b |
As coach: | |
2004–2006 | Keflavík (Women's) |
2010–2012 | Njarðvík (Women's) |
2012–2014 | Iceland (Women's) |
2012–2015 | Grindavík (Men's) |
2014–2015 | Grindavík (Women's) |
2016–2018 | Keflavík (Women's) |
2018–2019 | Keflavík (Men's) |
2022 | Grindavík (Men's) |
2022–2023 | Keflavík (Men's, assistant) |
2023–2024 | Keflavík (Women's) |
Career highlights and awards | |
As player:
As coach:
| |
Medals |
Sverrir Þór Sverrisson (born 23 May 1975) is an Icelandic former basketball coach and player. A two-time Úrvalsdeild Defensive Player of the Year, he played several seasons in the Icelandic top-tier, winning national championship three times and the national cup twice. Following his playing career, he turned to coaching where he won several accolades and titles. As a coach he has won the Icelandic women's championship four times and the men's national championship once. [1]
Sverrir retired from top level play in 2010 and took over as head coach of Njarðvík women's team. [2] He led them to the national championship in 2012. In January 2016, Sverrir was hired as the head coach of Úrvalsdeild kvenna club Keflavík, replacing Margrét Sturlaugsdóttir. [3] He led the club to victory in the Icelandic Basketball Cup on February 11, 2017, [4] and to the national championship on April 26 the same year. [5]
On April 5, 2018, Sverrir was hired as the head coach of Keflavík men's team. [6]
He unexpectedly resigned from Keflavík in May 2019. [7]
He returned to coaching during the 2023–2024 season, guiding Keflavík to both the national championship and national cup. Following the season, he announced his retirement from coaching. [8]
Between 2002 and 2003, Sverrir played eight games for the Icelandic national team. [9]
Sverrir was hired as the head coach of the Icelandic women's national basketball team in 2012. He led the team to second-place finish in the 2013 Games of the Small States of Europe. [10] [11] Sverrir resigned in 2014 with one year left on his contract after finding out the Icelandic Basketball Federation was actively looking for his replacement. [12]
On 25 February 2022, Sverrir was hired as the head coach of Grindavík, replacing recently fired Daníel Guðmundsson. [13]
In June 2022, he was hired as an assistant coach to Keflavík men's team. [14]
On 21 May 2023, Sverrir was hired as the head coach of Keflavík women's team. [15]