Sverrir Þór Sverrisson (born 23 May 1975) is an Icelandic

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coach and former player for the Icelandic national basketball team. He previously coached Keflavík women's team where he won the national championship in 2017. As a coach he has won the Icelandic women's championship three times and the men's national championship once.

Coaching career

Sverrir retired from top level play in 2010 and took over as head coach of Njarðvík women's team. He led them to the national championship in 2012. In January 2016, Sverrir was hired as the head coach of Úrvalsdeild kvenna club

Keflavík Keflavík (pronounced , meaning ''Driftwood Bay'') is a town in the Reykjanes region in southwest Iceland. It is included in the municipality of Reykjanesbær whose population as of 2016 is 15,129. In 1995, Keflavik merged with nearby Njar� ...

, replacing Margrét Sturlaugsdóttir. He led the club to victory in the Icelandic Basketball Cup on February 11, 2017, and to the national championship on April 26 the same year. On April 5, 2018, Sverrir was hired as the head coach of Keflavík men's team. He unexpectedly resigned from Keflavík in May 2019.

Icelandic national team

Playing career

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

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

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. Sverrir resigned in 2014 with one year left on his contract after finding out the

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was actively looking for his replacement. On 25 February 2022, Sverrir was hired as the head coach of

Grindavík Grindavík () is a fishing town on the Southern Peninsula of Iceland not far from the tuya Þorbjörn. It is one of the few cities with a harbour on this coast. Most of the inhabitants work in the fishing industry. The Blue Lagoon, Grindaví ...

, replacing recently fired Daníel Guðmundsson. In June 2022, he was hired as an assistant coach to Keflavík men's team. On 21 May 2023, Sverrir was hired as the head coach of Keflavík women's team.

Awards, titles and accomplishments

Individual awards

As player

* Úrvalsdeild karla Defensive Player of the Year (2): 2003, 2004 * Úrvalsdeild karla Young Player of the Year: 1994 *Úrvalsdeild karla Sportmanship Award: 1993

As coach

* Úrvalsdeild karla Coach of the Year: 2013 * Úrvalsdeild kvenna Coach of the Year: 2012

Titles

As player

* Icelandic men's champion (3): 2003, 2004, 2005 * Icelandic Basketball Cup (2): 2003, 2004 * Icelandic Supercup (3): 1995, 2003, 2008 * Icelandic Company Cup (3): 2000, 2003, 2007

As coach

* Icelandic men's champion: 2013 * Icelandic women's champion (3): 2005, 2012,

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Icelandic Men's Basketball Cup The Icelandic Men's Basketball Cup (Icelandic: Bikarkeppni KKÍ), also known as VÍS bikarinn for sponsorship reasons, is an annual professional basketball competition between clubs in Iceland. It is Iceland's first-tier cup competition, and is ...

: 2014 *

Icelandic Women's Basketball Cup The Icelandic Women's Basketball Cup (Icelandic: Bikarkeppni KKÍ), also known as VÍS bikarinn for sponsorship reasons, is an annual basketball competition between clubs in Iceland. It is Iceland's first-tier cup competition, and is not to be co ...

(4): 2012, 2017, 2018, 2024 * Icelandic Men's Basketball Supercup (2): 2012, 2013 * Icelandic Women's Basketball Supercup (3): 2004, 2005, 2017 * Icelandic Women's Company Cup: 2004

References

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