Sverrir Þór Sverrisson

Sverrir Þór Sverrisson

Personal information
Born	(1975-05-23) May 23, 1975 Reykjanesbær, Iceland
Nationality	Icelandic
Listed height	6 ft 1.5 in (1.87 m)
Career information
Playing career	1994–present
Position	Point guard
Number	8
Career history
As player:
1993–1994	Snæfell
1994–1995	Keflavík
1995–1997	Njarðvík
1997–2000	Tindastóll
2001–2007	Keflavík
2007–2008	Njarðvík
2008–2010	Keflavík
2010–2012	Njarðvík (B-team)
2012–2014	Keflavík (B-team)
2014–present	Njarðvík (B-team)
As coach:
2004–2006	Keflavík (Women's)
2010–2012	Njarðvík (Women's)
2012–2014	Iceland (Women's)
2012–2015	Grindavík (Men's)
2016–present	Keflavík (Women's)
Career highlights and awards
As player 2x Úrvalsdeild Defensive Player of the Year (2003, 2004) Úrvalsdeild Young Player of the Year (1994) Úrvalsdeild Sportmanship Award (1993) 3x Icelandic champion (2003–2005) 2× Icelandic Basketball Cup (2003, 2004) 3× Icelandic Company Cup champion (2000, 2003, 2007) 3× Icelandic Supercup (1995, 2003, 2008) As coach Men's Úrvalsdeild Coach of the year (2013) Women's Úrvalsdeild Coach of the Year (2012) Icelandic champion (Men's) (2013) Icelandic Men's Basketball Cup (2014) 2× Icelandic Men's Supercup(2012, 2013) 3x Icelandic champion (Women's) (2005, 2012, 2017) Icelandic Women's Basketball Cup (2012) 2× Icelandic Women's Supercup (2004, 2005)
Medals Head Coach for  Iceland women's national basketball team Games of the Small States of Europe 2013 Luxembourg Team

Sverrir Þór Sverrisson (born 23 May 1975) is an Icelandic basketball coach and former player for the Icelandic national basketball team. He is currently the head coach of the women's Úrvalsdeild club Keflavík. ^[1]

Icelandic National Team

Playing Career

Between 2002 and 2003, Sverrir played 8 games for the Icelandic national team.^[2]

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.^[3][4] Sverrir resigned in 2014 with one year left on his contract after finding out the Icelandic Basketball Federation was actively looking for his replacement.^[5]

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