Pálína Gunnlaugsdóttir

Pálína María Gunnlaugsdóttir (born January 2, 1987) is an Icelandic sport TV host and a former basketball player. She is currently a host for Stöð 2 Sport's Domino's Körfuboltakvöld (English: Domino's Basketball Night).[1] During her career she won the Icelandic championship five times[2] and was named the playoffs MVP in 2011[3] and 2013.[4][5] Pálína was named the Úrvalsdeild Domestic Player of the Year three-times, in 2008, 2012 and 2013.[6]

Pálína María Gunnlaugsdóttir
Pálína with Grindavík in February 2015.
Personal information
Born (1987-01-02) January 2, 1987
Iceland
NationalityIcelandic
Listed height167 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Career information
Playing career2000–2016
PositionShooting guard
Coaching career2019–present
Career history
As player:
2000-2007Haukar
2007-2013Keflavík
2013-2015Grindavík
2015-2016Haukar
2016Snæfell
As coach:
2019-presentIceland (assistant)
Career highlights and awards

Playing career

Pálína started her senior team career with Haukar during the 2000-2001 season. She later played for Keflavík, Grindavík and Snæfell.[7]

Icelandic national team

Between 2006 and 2016, Pálína played 36 games for the Icelandic national basketball team.[8]

Coaching career

In 2019, Pálina was hired as an assistant coach to the Icelandic women's national basketball team.[9]

Awards and honors

Awards

Titles

References

  1. Sæmundsson, Ingvi Þór (March 27, 2017). "Sjáðu upphitunarþátt fyrir úrslitakeppni Domino's deildar kvenna". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 22 August 2017.
  2. "Allar stelpurnar í íslenska liðinu hafa orðið Íslandsmeistarar". KKI.is (in Icelandic). Körfuknattleikssamband Íslands. February 19, 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
  3. Sveinsson, Skúli Unnar (May 2, 2011). ""Líður svo ofboðslega vel í teinóttu"". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 22 August 2017.
  4. "Allt er þegar þrennt er". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). April 30, 2013. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
  5. Jónsson, Óskar Ófeigur (June 13, 2013). "Pálína vann þrettán titla á sex tímabilum í Keflavík". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 22 August 2017.
  6. Tómas Þór Þórðarson (21 February 2015). "Pálína: Væri himnasending að vinna með þriðja liðinu". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  7. "Pálína í ótímabundið leyfi". RÚV (in Icelandic). January 6, 2017. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
  8. "KKÍ | A landslið". kki.is. Retrieved 2017-07-02.
  9. "Halldór og Pálína aðstoða Benedikt". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 1 May 2019. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
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