Auður Íris Ólafsdóttir (born 29 August 1992)[1] is an Icelandic basketball coach and player who is a former member of the Icelandic national basketball team. In 2019, she was named Úrvalsdeild Defensive Player of the Year.[2]
 Auður Íris in January 2015. | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 29 August 1992 Iceland |
| Nationality | Icelandic |
| Listed height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) |
| Listed weight | 66 kg (146 lb) |
| Career information | |
| Playing career | 2009–2020 |
| Position | Guard |
| Coaching career | 2021–present |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 2009–2016 | Haukar |
| 2016 | Skallagrímur |
| 2017–2018 | Breiðablik |
| 2018–2019 | Stjarnan |
| 2019 | Haukar |
| 2020 | ÍR |
| 2020 | Valur |
| As coach: | |
| 2021–2023 | Stjarnan |
| 2023 | Stjarnan-b |
| Career highlights and awards | |
As player:
As coach:
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Playing career edit
Club career edit
Auður Íris started her senior career with Haukar in 2009 and helped the team to the Úrvalsdeild finals in 2011, 2014 and 2016. After Haukar lost in the Úrvalsdeild finals in 2016, Auður signed with Skallagrímur. She left Skallagrímur in December,[3] In January 2017, she signed with 1. deild kvenna club Breiðablik[4] where she helped the club achieve promotion to the Úrvalsdeild.[5] In 2018, she signed with Stjarnan[2] and in 2019 she was named the Úrvalsdeild Defensive Player of the Year.[6] After the season, she signed back with her hometown team of Haukar.[2] In November 2019, it was reported that she had left the team after playing four games.[7] In February 2020 she signed with 1. deild kvenna club Íþróttafélag Reykjavíkur.[8]
In 7 August 2020, Auður signed with Úrvalsdeild club Valur.[9]
National team career edit
Auður Íris debuted for the Icelandic national basketball team in 2015.[10][11]
Coaching career edit
On 23 June 2021, Auður Íris was hired as the head coach of Stjarnan. In 2023, she led the team to win in 1. deild kvenna and promotion to the top-tier Úrvalsdeild kvenna. Following the season, she was named the 1. deild Coach of the Year.[12] The following season, she coached both Stjarnan in the Úrvalsdeild and Stjarnan-b in the 1. deild kvenna. On 13 December 2023, with the main team in third place in the Úrvalsdeild, the club announced that she had requested to step down as head coach of both teams.[13][14]
Personal life edit
Auður Íris is the daughter of Ólafur Rafnsson, the former president of FIBA Europe.[10] Her younger sister, Sigrún Björg Ólafsdóttir, is a member of the Icelandic national team.[15]
Trophies and awards edit
Trophies edit
- Icelandic Cup: 2010, 2014
- Icelandic Company Cup: 2011, 2015
Awards edit
References edit
- ^ "Fagnar afmælinu með nýjum vinum". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 29 August 2014. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
- ^ a b c Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (5 June 2019). "Spennt að fá spila með litlu systur í sal pabba síns: „Léttir fyrir mömmu"". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 5 June 2019.
- ^ "Auður Íris hætt í bili". Skessuhorn (in Icelandic). 21 December 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
- ^ Ólafur Þór Jónsson (7 January 2017). "Auður Íris til Breiðabliks". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 5 June 2019.
- ^ "Breiðablik upp í úrvalsdeild". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 31 March 2017. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
- ^ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (11 May 2019). "Helena og Kristófer valin best annað tímabilið í röð". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 5 June 2019.
- ^ "The Uncoachables: It's been a long day". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). 20 November 2019. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
- ^ Davíð Eldur (8 February 2020). "Auður Íris í Breiðholtið". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 9 February 2020.
- ^ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (7 August 2020). "Valskonur bæta við sig þremur nýjum leikmönnum í körfunni". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 7 August 2020.
- ^ a b Eiríkur Stefán Ásgeirsson (1 June 2015). "Auður Íris inn fyrir Ingunni". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 5 June 2019.
- ^ "KKÍ | A landslið". kki.is. Retrieved 2018-03-28.
- ^ "Kári og Eva bestu leikmenn tímabilsins". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 19 May 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
- ^ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (13 December 2023). "Auður hættir óvænt hjá Stjörnunni". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 13 December 2023.
- ^ Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson (14 December 2023). "Ég eignaðist ekki börn til að vera ekkert með þeim". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 14 December 2023.
- ^ Anton Ingi Leifsson (5 July 2019). "Vilja vinna Íslandsmeistaratitilinn í húsi nefndu eftir föður þeirra". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 5 July 2019.