Magnús Þór Gunnarsson
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| Keflavík-b | |
|---|---|
| Position | Guard |
| League | 2. deild karla |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 7 February 1981 |
| Nationality | Icelandic |
| Listed height | 186 cm (6 ft 1 in) |
| Career information | |
| Playing career | 1998–2020 |
| Number | 10, 32 |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 1998–2008 | Keflavík |
| 2008–2010 | Njarðvík |
| 2010 | Aabyhøj |
| 2010–2011 | Njarðvík |
| 2011–2014 | Keflavík |
| 2014 | Grindavík |
| 2015 | Skallagrímur |
| 2015–2016 | Keflavík |
| 2016–2017 | Skallagrímur |
| 2017–2018 | Njarðvík-b |
| 2019 | Keflavík |
| 2019–2020 | Reynir Sandgerði |
| 2021–present | Keflavík-b |
| As coach: | |
| 2018–2019 | Keflavík (assistant) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
As player:
As assistant coach:
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Magnús Þór Gunnarsson (born 7 February 1981) is an Icelandic basketball player who played twenty seasons in the Úrvalsdeild karla.[1] He won the Icelandic championship five times and the Icelandic basketball cup three times.[2]
Magnús played 77 games for the Icelandic national basketball team from 2001 to 2013, and was for a time the team's captain.[3][4]
Controversies
On February 24, 2014, in a game between Keflavík and KR, Magnús elbowed KR's Brynjar Þór Björnsson in the face and as a result received a one-game suspension.[5][6][7] On November 6, the same year, he once again struck against Brynjar while he was driving to the basket, sending him flying out of bounds. Magnús was ejected from the game and later received a two-game suspension.[8][9]
Coaching career
On 28 August 2018, Magnús was hired as an assistant coach to Jón Guðmundsson of Úrvalsdeild kvenna club Keflavík.[10] On 30 September 2018, he won the Icelandic Women's Super Cup with Keflavík.[11]
