Davíð Janis

Davíð Janis (born 4 February 1946 as Anis) is a Icelandic-Indonesian former basketball player. He became one of the first foreign basketball players to play in Iceland when he joined KR in 1970.[1][2][3]

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Davíð.
Davíð Janis
Personal information
Born (1946-02-04) 4 February 1946
Sumatra, Indonesia
NationalityIcelandic / Indonesian
Career information
CollegeArizona
PositionGuard
Career history
As player:
1970–1973KR
1973–197?ÍS
197?–1977Fram
1977–197?KR
As coach:
1976–1977Fram

Early life

Davíð was born and grew up on the island Sumatra in Indonesia.[4]

Körfuboltaerill

Davíð played for the junior national team of Indonesia before he went to study in the University of Arizona, where he changed his name to David Janis. In 1970, he moved with his Icelandic wife to Iceland[5] where he started playing for KR.[6] He played for KR in the 1970–71 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup and in 1972 he won the Reykjavík Tournament Championship with the team.[7]

In 1973, he received Icelandic citizenship and changed the spelling of his first name to Davíð.[5]

In the fall of 1973, Davíð transferred to ÍS[8] and in 1974 played with the team in the Nordic Championships of Colleges that was held in Reykjavík.[9] In 1977 he rejoined KR after playing for Fram.[10]

Coaching career

Davíð was the head coach of Fram women's team during the 1976–77 season, the lone season it participated in the Icelandic basketball tournament.[11]

References
  1. "KR-ingur frá Indónesíu!". Vísir (in Icelandic). 11 December 1970. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  2. "KR með leynivopnið frá Indónesíu". Vísir (in Icelandic). 10 March 1970. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  3. "Hver var fyrsti erlendi leikmaðurinn á Íslandi?". Fúsíjama TV (in Icelandic). 27 July 2018. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  4. "Indónesar eru óhræddari við snertingu". Vísir. 2 December 1984. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  5. "Þorrabakki með sviðum, súrum hval, hrútspungum..." Dagblaðið Vísir. 19 March 1983. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  6. "Indónesíumaður leikur með KR!". Tíminn. 7 March 1970. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  7. "KR-ingar urðu Reykjavíkurmeistarar". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 20 December 1972. pp. 20, 31. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  8. "Barátta sterkra miðherja". Alþýðublaðið. 14 November 1973. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  9. "Stúdentar leika í Danmörku og Noregi". Tíminn (in Icelandic). 7 February 1974. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  10. "Félagaskipti í körfunni". Vísir. 22 September 1977. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  11. Stefán Pálsson (2009). Frambókin - Knattspyrnufélagið Fram í 100 ár (in Icelandic). Knattspyrnufélagið Fram. pp. 239–240. ISBN 978-9979-70-579-6. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
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