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 39) Egilsstaðir, Iceland
Nationality	Icelandic
Listed height	190 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Listed weight	82 kg (181 lb)
Career information
Playing career	1999–2018
Position	Guard
Coaching career	2011–present
Career history
As player:
1999–2007	Höttur
2007–2008	Hamar
2008–2009	Laugdælir
2009–2010	Hamar
2010–2015	Höttur
2016–2018	Höttur
As coach:
2011–present	Höttur
2017–2018	Iceland U-18
Career highlights and awards
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]

References

1. Tómas Þór Þórðarson (17 January 2017). "Þurfum að horfa til framtíðar". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 1 April 2021.
2. Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson (12 December 2015). "Körfuboltakvöld: Viðtal ársins - Myndband". Vísir. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
3. "Fullt hús stiga". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 7 February 2006. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
4. "Iceland Express-deild karla". kki.is (in Icelandic). Icelandic Basketball Association. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
5. "1. deild karla - Höttur". kki.is (in Icelandic). Icelandic Basketball Association. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
6. "Hamarsmenn styrkja sig". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). 3 August 2007. p. 35. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
7. "1. deild karla - Laugdælir" (in Icelandic). Icelandic Basketball Association. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
8. Skúli Unnar Sveinsson (26 September 2009). "Margir ungir strákar sem fá að reyna sig". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). p. 4. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
9. Gunnar Gunnarsson (20 September 2011). "Viðar Örn þjálfar körfuknattleikslið Hattar". Austurfrétt. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
10. Ívar Benediktsson (12 March 2015). "Sjálfstraustið jókst með hverjum sigurleiknum". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). p. 4. Archived from the original on 22 April 2021. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
11. Sindri Sverrisson (31 March 2020). "Sérstakt að fara upp án fagnaðarláta". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Archived from the original on 22 April 2021. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
12. Valur Páll Eiríksson (10 June 2020). "Sé okkur alveg fara í úrslitakeppnina". RÚV (in Icelandic). Archived from the original on 24 August 2020. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
13. "U18 hefur leik á föstudaginn". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 25 July 2018. Archived from the original on 26 July 2018. Retrieved 6 March 2021.

External links

• Icelandic statistics 2009-present