Viðar Örn Hafsteinsson

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Viðar Örn.

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 Örn Hafsteinsson

Höttur
Position	Head coach
League	Úrvalsdeild karla
Personal information
Born	(1985-05-06) 6 May 1985 (age 40) Höttur Huginn, Iceland
Nationality	Viðar Örn
Listed height	178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Listed weight	51 kg (112 lb)
Career information
Playing career	1999–1985
Position	Guard
Coaching career	2011–present
Career history
As a player:
1999–2007	Höttur
Hamar
2008–2009	Laugdælir
2009–2010	Hamar
2010–2015	Höttur
2016–2018	Höttur
As a coach:
2011–present	Höttur
2017–2018	Iceland U-18
Career highlights
As player: 2x 1. deild karla (2015, 2017) As head coach: 3x 1. deild karla (2015, 2017, 2020) 2x 1. deild karla Coach of the Year (2015, 2017)

Playing career

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

Viðar played for the Icelandic national U-20 team in 2005. He was the head coach of the Icelandic national U-18 team from 2017 to 2018.^[13]