Páll Axel Vilbergsson

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Born (1978-01-04) 4 January 1978 (age 47)
NationalityIcelandic
Listed height197 cm (6 ft 6 in)
Listed weight95 kg (209 lb)
Páll Axel Vilbergsson
Páll Axel in 2015
Personal information
Born (1978-01-04) 4 January 1978 (age 47)
NationalityIcelandic
Listed height197 cm (6 ft 6 in)
Listed weight95 kg (209 lb)
Career information
CollegeCampbellsville (1997)
Playing career1994–2019
Career history
As player:
1994–1997Grindavík
1998Skallagrímur
1998–1999Grindavík
1999–2000Fleron
2000–2012Grindavík
2012–2015Skallagrímur
2015–2016Grindavík
2017–2019Njarðvík-b
As coach:
2000Grindavík (Women's)
2017Grindavík (Women's)
Career highlights and awards
Career Úrvalsdeild karla statistics
Points6,949 (17.1 ppg)
Rebounds2,471 (6.1 rpg)
Games407

Páll Axel Vilbergsson (born 4 January 1978) is an Icelandic former basketball player who played for 22 seasons in the Úrvalsdeild karla and was a two time national champion.[1] He was also a member of the Icelandic national team from 1996 to 2009. In 2004 he was selected as the Úrvalsdeild Domestic Player of the Year.[2]

He was one of the most prolific three point shooters the Úrvalsdeild karla history and was its first player to make 1000 three points shots.[3][4][5][6][7] In 2010 he tied the Úrvalsdeild record for most points scored by an Icelandic player in a single game when he scored 54 points against Tindastóll.[8][9] In 2011 he made a controversial three pointer at the buzzer that won the Icelandic Super Cup for Grindavík.[10][11][12][13]

Páll Axel last played for Division II club Njarðvík-b.[14]

From 1996 to 2009, Páll Axel played 92 games for the Icelandic national basketball team.[15]

Awards and accomplishments

Club honours

Individual awards

Personal life

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