Ívar Ásgrímsson
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 11 April 1965 |
| Nationality | Icelandic |
| Career information | |
| Playing career | 1983–2004 |
| Coaching career | 1987–present |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 1983–1992 | Haukar |
| 1992–1993 | Snæfell |
| 1993-1994 | ÍA |
| 1995 | Breiðablik |
| 1995-1997 | Haukar |
| 1997-1999 | ÍS |
| 2001-2004 | ÍS |
| As coach: | |
| 1987–1988 | Haukar (women's) |
| 1989–1991 | Haukar (women's) |
| 1992–1993 | Snæfell (men's) |
| 1993-1994 | ÍA (men's) |
| 1998-1999 | ÍS (women's) |
| 1999–2001 | Haukar (men's) |
| 2001-2004 | ÍS (women's) |
| 2003-2005 | Iceland (women's) |
| 2005-2007 | ÍS (women's) |
| 2011 | Haukar (men's) |
| 2013–2019 | Haukar (men's) |
| 2014–2018 | Iceland (women's) |
| 2014–2015 | Haukar (women's) |
| 2019–2022 | Breiðablik (women's) |
| 2022–2023 | Breiðablik (men's, assistant) |
| 2023–2024 | Breiðablik (men's) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Ívar Ásgrímsson (born 11 April 1965) is an Icelandic basketball coach and the former head coach of the Icelandic women's national basketball team.[1] He led Haukar to the national men's finals in 2016 where they lost to KR.[2][3]
Club career
Ívar played for 14 seasons in the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild, 11 of them with Haukar where he won the Icelandic Basketball Cup in 1985, 1986 and 1996. He won the national championship in 1988 with Haukar after beating Njarðvík in the finals. He scored 14 points in the third and deciding game of the series, and sent it into a second overtime after scoring two free throws with 10 seconds left.[4]
Icelandic national team
Between 1986 and 1991, Ívar played 15 games for the Icelandic national basketball team.[5]
