Arnar Guðjónsson

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Arnar.
Arnar Guðjónsson
Personal information
Born (1986-06-17) 17 June 1986 (age 38)
Reykjavík, Iceland
Coaching career2005–present
Career history
As player:
2005–2007Sindri
2009Skallagrímur
As coach:
2005–2007Sindri
2007–2009FSu (assistant)
2009–2011Aabyhøj [da] (assistant)
2011–2013Aabyhøj
2011–2018Iceland (assistant)
2013–2015Svendborg Rabbits (assistant)
2015–2017Svendborg Rabbits
2018–2024Stjarnan (M)
2022–?Denmark (assistant)
2023–2024Stjarnan (W)
Career highlights and awards
As head coach:

As assistant coach:

Arnar Guðjónsson (born 17 June 1986) is an Icelandic professional basketball coach. He is currently the head coach of Stjarnan men's basketball team[1] and a former assistant coach of the Icelandic men's national basketball team.[2]

Playing career

Arnar played one season in the Icelandic top-tier Úrvalsdeild karla with Skallagrímur, appearing in 8 games and averaging 1.9 points and 1.9 rebounds per game.[3]

Coaching career

Arnar started his coaching career with Sindri in 2005 and coached there for two years before moving to FSu to serve as an assistant to Brynjar Karl Sigurðsson.[4] In 2009, he moved to Denmark and was joined Aabyhoj where he was an assistant coach for two years before taking over the head coaching responsibilities.[4]

In 2013, Arnar was hired as an assistant coach to Svendborg Rabbits.[5] In November 2015, he took over as head coach of Svendborg when Craig Pedersen resigned.[6] In April 2017, he guided the club to bronze in the league after beating SISU 87–72 in the third-place game.[7] In May, 2017, Arnar left Svendborg after his contract was not renewed.[8]

On April 6, 2018, Arnar was hired as the head coach of Stjarnan men's team.[9] A month later, he resigned from Icelandic national teams to fully focus on his duties at Stjarnan.[10]

In January 2019, he received a one-game suspension for storming onto the court during live play to protest a non-call.[11][12] On 17 February 2019, Arnar guided Stjarnan to an 84–68 victory against Njarðvík in the Icelandic Cup finals.[13]

Stjarnan opened the 2019–20 season with an 89–77 win against reigning champions KR in the annual Icelandic Super Cup.[14] On 15 February 2020, he guided Stjarnan to its second straight Icelandic Cup victory.[15]

On 27 September 2020, Arnar led Stjarnan to win in the Super Cup for the second consecutive season.[16]

On 19 March 2022, he won his third Icelandic Basketball Cup when Stjarnan defeated reigning national champions Þór Þorlákshöfn in the 2022 Cup Finals.[17]

In October 2022, Arnar was hired as an assistant coach to Allan Foss with the Denmark men's national team.[18]

In January 2023, Arnar guided Stjarnan to its fifth appearance in a row in the Iceland Cup finals.[19]

On 13 December 2023, he was made the head coach of Stjarnan women's team following the departure of Auður Íris Ólafsdóttir.[20]

At the end of the 2023–24 season, he stepped down from both of Stjarnan's teams and took a job at the Icelandic Basketball Association.[21]

References

  1. ^ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (6 April 2018). "Arnar Guðjónsson tekur við Stjörnuliðinu". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  2. ^ Tómas Þór Þórðarson (6 April 2018). "Stjarnan vill byggja á sínum strákum: "Þurfum að halda vel á spilunum"". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  3. ^ "Leikmaður - Arnar Guðjónsson". kki.is (in Icelandic). Icelandic Basketball Federation. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
  4. ^ a b Starri Freyr Jónsson (1 March 2019). "Lifir fyrir körfuboltann". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2 March 2019.
  5. ^ Bagge, Christoffer (12 November 2015). "Legendarisk træner stopper øjeblikkeligt i Svendborg". TV 2 (Denmark) (in Danish). Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  6. ^ Pedersen, Casper (13 November 2015). "Arnar Gudjonsson becomes the new Svendborg Rabbits coach". fullcourt.dk (in Icelandic). Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  7. ^ Tómas Þór Þórðarson (25 April 2017). "Arnar lét Kanínurnar hoppa í átt að fyrstu verðlaunum Svendborg í fjögur ár". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  8. ^ "Arnar látinn fara frá Svendborg Rabbits". skessuhorn.is (in Icelandic). 5 May 2017. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  9. ^ Gunnar Birgisson (6 April 2018). "Arnar tekur við Stjörnunni". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  10. ^ "Israel Martin tekur við U20 landsliði karla - Evrópumót FIBA í sumar". kki.is (in Icelandic). Icelandic Basketball Federation. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  11. ^ Ástrós Ýr Eggertsdóttir (3 January 2019). "Arnar dæmdur í eins leiks bann fyrir innrásina". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  12. ^ Anton Ingi Leifsson (12 December 2018). "Körfuboltakvöld um innrás Arnars: "Kom mér á óvart að þetta skyldi bara vera tæknivilla"". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  13. ^ Víkingur Goði Sigurðarson (16 February 2019). "Umfjöllun: Stjarnan - Njarðvík 84-68 - Stjarnan bikarmeistari í körfubolta karla 2019". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 17 February 2019.
  14. ^ Hjörvar Ólafsson (29 September 2019). "Stjarnan vann fyrsta titil tímabilsins". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  15. ^ Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson (15 February 2020). "Leik lokið: Grindavík - Stjarnan 75-89 - Stjörnumenn bikarmeistarar annað árið í röð". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  16. ^ Elías Karl Guðmundsson (27 September 2020). "Stjarnan meistarar meistaranna". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  17. ^ Andri Már Eggertsson (19 March 2022). "Umfjöllun,viðtöl og myndir: Stjarnan - Þór Þ. 93-85 - Stjarnan bikarmeistari 2022". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  18. ^ "Arnar kominn í þjálfarateymi danska landsliðsins". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 6 October 2022. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  19. ^ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (11 January 2023). "Arnar getur komið Stjörnuliðinu í bikarúrslit í fimmtu bikarkeppninni í röð". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  20. ^ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (13 December 2023). "Auður hættir óvænt hjá Stjörnunni". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  21. ^ "Arnar og Elísa til KKÍ". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). 2 April 2024. Retrieved 5 April 2024.