Marvin Valdimarsson

Marvin Valdimarsson (born 11 August 1981) is an Icelandic former basketball player. At the peak of his career, he was known as a high-scoring forward,[1] leading the 1. deild karla in scoring in 2009,[2] when he was also named as the Player of the Year,[3] and coming in second in scoring in the Úrvalsdeild karla in 2010.[4] After joining Stjarnan in 2010,[5] he won the Icelandic Basketball Cup twice, in 2013 and 2015.[6] In 2015, he won the last edition of the Icelandic Company Cup.[7] He last played for Ungmennafélag Álftaness in 2018.[8]

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Marvin.
Marvin Valdimarsson
Personal information
Born (1981-08-11) 11 August 1981
Iceland
NationalityIcelandic
Listed height198 cm (6 ft 6 in)
Listed weight85 kg (187 lb)
Career information
Playing career1997–2018
PositionSmall forward
Career history
1997–2002UMF Selfoss
2002–2005Hamar
2005–2006Fjölnir
2007Hamar/Selfoss
2007–2010Hamar
2010–2018Stjarnan
2018Ungmennafélag Álftaness
Career highlights and awards

Personal life

Marvin's brother is basketball player Sæmundur Valdimarsson.[9]

Honours

Titles

Awards

Achievements

References
  1. Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (19 October 2009). "Annar Íslendingurinn sem skorar yfir 50 stig í úrvalsdeildinni". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  2. Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (15 March 2009). "Marvin braut 30 stiga múrinn þrettán sinnum". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  3. Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (3 May 2009). "Marvin og Bárður valdir bestir í 1. deild karla". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  4. "Úrvalsdeild karla Iceland Express-deildin (2010 Tímabil)". kki.is (in Icelandic). Icelandic Basketball Federation. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  5. "Stigahæsti íslenski leikmaðurinn til Stjörnunnar". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 6 May 2010. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  6. Tómas Þór Þórðarson (25 February 2015). "Sjáðu bikarúrslitaleikina í draugsýn - Myndband". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  7. Tómas Þór Þórðarson (5 October 2015). "Marvin: Okkur vantar enn þá þann stóra". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2 September 2018.
  8. "Marvin Valdimarsson leggur úrvalsdeildarskóna á hilluna". karfan.is (in Icelandic). 17 September 2018. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
  9. "Get sagt barnabörnunum sögu". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 23 December 2009. Retrieved 16 August 2018.

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