Sverrir Þór Sverrisson

Sverrir Þór Sverrisson (born 23 May 1975) is an Icelandic basketball coach and former player for the Icelandic national basketball team. He last coached Úrvalsdeild karla club Keflavík. He previously coached Keflavík women's team where he won the national championship in 2017.[1][2]

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Sverrir.
Sverrir Þór Sverrisson
Sverrir during the 2015 Women's Cup finals.
Personal information
Born (1975-05-23) May 23, 1975
Reykjanesbær, Iceland
NationalityIcelandic
Listed height6 ft 1.5 in (1.87 m)
Career information
Playing career1994–2016
Number8
Coaching career2004–present
Career history
As player:
1993–1994Snæfell
1994–1995Keflavík
1995–1997Njarðvík
1997–2000Tindastóll
2001–2007Keflavík
2007–2008Njarðvík
2008–2010Keflavík
2010–2012Njarðvík-b
2012–2014Keflavík-b
2014–2016Njarðvík-b
As coach:
2004–2006Keflavík (Women's)
2010–2012Njarðvík (Women's)
2012–2014Iceland (Women's)
2012–2015Grindavík (Men's)
2014–2015Grindavík (Women's)
2016–2018Keflavík (Women's)
2018–2019Keflavík (Men's)
Career highlights and awards
As player:

As coach:

Medals
Head Coach for  Iceland
women's national basketball team
Games of the Small States of Europe
2013 Luxembourg Team

As a coach he has won the Icelandic women's championship three times and the men's national championship once.[3]

Coaching career

Sverrir retired from top level play in 2010 and took over as head coach of Njarðvík women's team.[4] He led them to the national championship in 2012. In January 2016, Sverrir was hired as the head coach of Úrvalsdeild kvenna club Keflavík, replacing Margrét Sturlaugsdóttir.[5] He led the club to victory in the Icelandic Basketball Cup on February 11, 2017,[6] and to the national championship on April 26 the same year.[2]

On April 5, 2018, Sverrir was hired as the head coach of Keflavík men's team.[7]

He unexpectedly resigned from Keflavík in May 2019.[8]

Icelandic national team

Playing career

Between 2002 and 2003, Sverrir played eight games for the Icelandic national team.[9]

Coaching

Sverrir was hired as the head coach of the Icelandic women's national basketball team in 2012. He led the team to second-place finish in the 2013 Games of the Small States of Europe.[10][11] Sverrir resigned in 2014 with one year left on his contract after finding out the Icelandic Basketball Federation was actively looking for his replacement.[12]

Awards, titles and accomplishments

As player

As coach

As player

As coach

References
  1. "KKÍ | Lið | Úrvalsdeild kvenna Domino´s deildin (2017 Tímabil) - Keflavík". kki.is. Retrieved 2016-11-23.
  2. Þórðarson, Tómas Þór (April 28, 2017). "Sverrir: Sá eftir fyrstu sjö leikina að við gátum gert ótrúlega hluti". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 18 September 2017.
  3. Jónsson, Óskar Ófeigur (April 19, 2014). "Sverrir Þór skilar liðum sínum alltaf í lokaúrslitin um titilinn". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 18 September 2017.
  4. Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (12 May 2010). "Sverrir Þór hættur að spila og tekinn við kvennaliði Njarðvíkur". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  5. Tómas Þór Þórðarson (12 January 2016). "Sverrir: Erfiðara að þjálfa konur en karla". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  6. Anton Ingi Leifsson (11 February 2017). "Sverrir: Mig vantaði þennan". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  7. Eiríkur Stefán Ásgeirsson (5 April 2018). "Sverrir Þór og Jón taka við Keflavík". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  8. Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (21 May 2019). "Sverrir Þór hættir óvænt með Keflavíkurliðið og Hjalti tekur við". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  9. "KKÍ | A landslið". kki.is. Retrieved 2016-11-20.
  10. Hilmarsson, Guðmundur (June 3, 2013). ""Hræddar við að vinna"" (PDF). Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 18 September 2017.
  11. Úrslit: A-landslið kvenna
  12. Þórðarson, Tómas Þór (March 7, 2014). "Sverrir Þór: Held ekki áfram eftir þetta grín". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 18 September 2017.
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