Friðrik Ragnarsson

Friðrik Pétur Ragnarsson (born 9 January 1967) is an Icelandic former basketball player and a coach.

Friðrik Ragnarsson
Personal information
Born (1970-05-23) May 23, 1970
NationalityIcelandic
Career information
Playing career1986–2001
PositionPoint guard
Number9
Coaching career2000–2012
Career history
As player:
1986–1992Njarðvík
1992–1993KR
1996–2001Njarðvík
1999ÍRB
As coach:
2000–2004Njarðvík
2006–2010Grindavík
2011–2012Njarðvík
Career highlights and awards
As player:

As coach:

Career Úrvalsdeild karla playing statistics
Points3,161 (9.6 ppg)
Games328
Career coaching record
Úrvalsdeild karla137–71 (.659)

Playing career

Friðrik spent the majority of his career with Njarðvík, where he won the Icelandic national championships 6 times.[1] He retired as a player after the 2001 Úrvalsdeild finals.[2]

Coaching career

Friðrik coached for nine seasons in the Úrvalsdeild karla, winning the national championship in 2001 and 2002.[3]

Icelandic national team

Between 1989 and 1999, Friðrik played 31 games for the Icelandic national team.[4]

Executive career

Friðrik served as the chairman of Njarðvík's basketball department from 2017[1] to 2019.[5]

Personal life

Friðrik is the father of Icelandic national team member Elvar Már Friðriksson and Úrvalsdeild point guard Ragnar Helgi Friðriksson.[6][7][8]

Awards and honours

Club

Individual

As coach

References

  1. Jónsson, Óskar Ófeigur (March 13, 2017). "Friðrik Ragnarsson nýr formaður hjá Njarðvíkingum". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2 October 2017.
  2. Sigurðsson, Víðir (April 18, 2001). "Friðrik leggur skóna á hilluna". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2 October 2017.
  3. "Friðrik Ragnarsson er þjálfari Grindavíkur". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). October 26, 2009. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
  4. "KKÍ | A landslið". kki.is. Retrieved 2017-05-21.
  5. "Kristín nýr formaður Körfuknattleiksdeildar Njarðvíkur". Ungmennafélag Njarðvíkur (in Icelandic). 30 April 2019. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  6. Hilmarsson, Guðmundur (January 8, 2014). "Get bætt mig í varnarleiknum". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2 October 2017.
  7. Besta byrjunarlið Njarðvíkinga
  8. Logason, Boði (October 17, 2011). "Friðrik: Við erum að hlaupa af okkur frumsýningarstressið". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2 October 2017.
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