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Jakob Sigurðarson
Icelandic basketball player / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Jakob.
Jakob Örn Sigurðarson (born 4 April 1982) is an Icelandic basketball coach and former player.[1] He was named the Icelandic men's basketball player of the year in 2011.[2] Jakob won the Icelandic championship in 2000 and 2009, and the Swedish championship in 2011.[3][4]
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Position | Head coach | ||||||||||||||
League | 1. deild karla | ||||||||||||||
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Born | (1982-04-04) April 4, 1982 (age 42) Reykjavík, Iceland | ||||||||||||||
Nationality | Icelandic | ||||||||||||||
Listed height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 82 kg (181 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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High school | Westminster Academy (Fort Lauderdale, Florida) | ||||||||||||||
College | Birmingham–Southern (2001–2005) | ||||||||||||||
NBA draft | 2005: undrafted | ||||||||||||||
Playing career | 1998–2021 | ||||||||||||||
Position | Point guard / shooting guard | ||||||||||||||
Coaching career | 2021–present | ||||||||||||||
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1998–2000 | KR | ||||||||||||||
2005–2006 | Bayer Giants Leverkusen | ||||||||||||||
2006–2007 | Ciudad de Vigo | ||||||||||||||
2007–2008 | Kecskeméti KSE | ||||||||||||||
2008–2009 | KR | ||||||||||||||
2009–2015 | Sundsvall Dragons | ||||||||||||||
2015–2019 | Borås | ||||||||||||||
2019–2021 | KR | ||||||||||||||
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2021–2023 | KR (assistant) | ||||||||||||||
2023–present | KR | ||||||||||||||
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