Viðar Örn Hafsteinsson

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Born (1985-05-06) 6 May 1985 (age 40)
Egilsstaðir, Iceland
NationalityIcelandic
Viðar Örn Hafsteinsson
Höttur
TitleHead coach
LeagueÚrvalsdeild karla
Personal information
Born (1985-05-06) 6 May 1985 (age 40)
Egilsstaðir, Iceland
NationalityIcelandic
Listed height190 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Listed weight82 kg (181 lb)
Career information
Playing career1999–2018
PositionGuard
Coaching career2011–present
Career history
Playing
1999–2007Höttur
2007–2008Hamar
2008–2009Laugdælir
2009–2010Hamar
2010–2015Höttur
2016–2018Höttur
Coaching
2011–presentHöttur
2017–2018Iceland U-18
Career highlights
As player:

As head coach:

Viðar Örn Hafsteinsson (born 17 June 1986) is an Icelandic basketball coach and former player.[1] He has been the head coach Höttur since 2011.[2]

Viðar spent the majority of his career with Höttur and was a key player for the club when it was promoted to the Úrvalsdeild for the first time in 2005.[3] He averaged 13.7 points per game in his first Úrvalsdeild season.[4] After averaging 17.9 points in 2006–2007,[5] he signed with Hamar the following season.[6] In 2009, he signed with Laugdælir, where he averaged 18.3 points,[7] but returned to Hamar after the season.[8]

Coaching career

In 2011, Viðar was hired as the head coach of Höttur.[9] He guided to team to the Úrvalsdeild in 2015.[10] In March 2020, Höttur won the 1. deild for the third time under his command after the rest of the season was canceled due to the coronavirus outbreak in Iceland.[11][12]

National team career

References

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