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Ingi Þór Steinþórsson

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Ingi Þór.

Ingi Þór Steinþórsson (born 9 May 1972) is an Icelandic professional basketball coach. He last coached Úrvalsdeild karla club KR.

Ingi Þór Steinþórsson
Stjarnan
PositionAssistant coach
LeagueÚrvalsdeild karla
Personal information
Born (1972-05-09) 9 May 1972 (age 51)
Iceland
NationalityIcelandic
Coaching career1998–present
Career history
As coach:
1998-1999KR (Men's, assistant)
1999–2004KR (Men's)
2008-2009KR (Men's, assistant)
2009–2018Snæfell (Men's)
2009–2018Snæfell (Women's)
2018-2020KR (Men's)
2020-presentStjarnan (Men's, assistant)
Career highlights and awards
As coach:

As assistant coach:

As head coach, Ingi Þór has won the Icelandic men's national championship and the women's national championship three times each. He was named Úrvalsdeild karla Coach of the Year in 2010,[1] when he won the Úrvalsdeild karla title with the Snæfell[2] while also being named Úrvalsdeild kvenna Coach of the Year three times, in 2014–2016, when he led Snæfell women's team to a three-peat.[3]

Ingi Þór served as an assistant coach at KR from 1998 to 1999 and 2008–2009, helping the club win the national championship in 2009.[4][5]

On 12 June 2018 he was introduced as the next head coach of the reigning men's national champions, KR, replacing Finnur Freyr Stefánsson.[6][7] On 4 May 2019, he won his third Úrvalsdeild karla championship when KR beat ÍR 3–2 in the finals.[8] He led KR to a 14–7 record during the 2019–20 season before the last game and the playoffs were canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic in Iceland. In May 2020, he was fired from his post.[9] Less than two weeks later, he was hired as an assistant coach to Stjarnan.[10]

On 19 March 2022, he won the Icelandic Basketball Cup when Stjarnan defeated reigning national champions Þór Þorlákshöfn in the 2022 Cup Finals.[11]

Awards, titles and accomplishments edit

Awards edit

Men's titles edit

1 As assistant coach

Women's titles edit

References edit

  1. ^ Express League: Season 2009-2010 Awards
  2. ^ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (9 May 2014). "Ingi Þór valinn besti þjálfarinn á afmælisdaginn sinn". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 30 November 2017.
  3. ^ "Ingi Þór að taka við KR?". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 12 June 2018. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  4. ^ "Ingi Þór aðstoðarþjálfari meistaraflokks karla". kr.is (in Icelandic). 26 August 2008. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  5. ^ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (1 May 2009). "Ingi Þór búinn að semja við Snæfell - þjálfar bæði liðin". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  6. ^ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (12 June 2018). "Ingi Þór orðinn þjálfari KR-inga á ný: Fjögurra ára samningur". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  7. ^ Valur Páll Eiríksson (12 June 2018). "Einu sinni KR-ingur, alltaf KR-ingur". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  8. ^ Kristján Jónsson (4 May 2019). "Nítján ár á milli hjá Inga". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  9. ^ Haukur Harðarson (7 May 2020). "Inga Þór sagt upp sem þjálfara KR - tekur Darri við?". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  10. ^ Bjarni Helgason (18 May 2020). "Annar forljótur en hinn gullfallegur". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  11. ^ 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.


   

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