Magnús Þór Gunnarsson

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

Magnús Þór Gunnarsson (born 7 February 1981) is an Icelandic basketball player who played twenty seasons in the Úrvalsdeild karla.^[1] He won the Icelandic championship five times and the Icelandic basketball cup three times.^[2]

Magnús Þór Gunnarsson

Keflavík-b
Position	Guard
League	2. deild karla
Personal information
Born	(1981-02-07) 7 February 1981 (age 41)
Nationality	Icelandic
Listed height	186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Career information
Playing career	1998–2020
Number	10, 32
Career history
As player:
1998–2008	Keflavík
2008–2010	Njarðvík
2010	Aabyhøj IF
2010–2011	Njarðvík
2011–2014	Keflavík
2014	Grindavík
2015	Skallagrímur
2015–2016	Keflavík
2016–2017	Skallagrímur
2017–2018	Njarðvík-b
2019	Keflavík
2019–2020	Reynir Sandgerði
2021–present	Keflavík-b
As coach:
2018–2019	Keflavík (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
As player: 3x Úrvalsdeild Domestic All-First Team (2005, 2006, 2012) 5x Icelandic champion (1999, 2003–2005, 2008) 3× Icelandic Basketball Cup (2003, 2004, 2012) Icelandic Supercup (2003) As assistant coach: Icelandic Women's Super Cup (2018)
Medals Men's basketball Representing  Iceland Games of the Small States of Europe 2001 San Marino National Team 2003 Malta National Team 2005 Andorra National Team 2007 Monaco National Team

Icelandic national team

Magnús played 77 games for the Icelandic national basketball team from 2001 to 2013, and was for a time the team's captain.^[3][4]

Controversies

On February 24, 2014, in a game between Keflavík and KR, Magnús elbowed KR's Brynjar Þór Björnsson in the face and as a result received a one-game suspension.^[5][6][7] On November 6, the same year, he once again struck against Brynjar while he was driving to the basket, sending him flying out of bounds. Magnús was ejected from the game and later received a two-game suspension.^[8][9]

Coaching career

On 28 August 2018, Magnús was hired as an assistant coach to Jón Guðmundsson of Úrvalsdeild kvenna club Keflavík.^[10] On 30 September 2018, he won the Icelandic Women's Super Cup with Keflavík.^[11]

Titles and awards

Titles

• 5x Icelandic champion (1999, 2003–2005, 2008)
• 3× Icelandic Basketball Cup (2003, 2004, 2012)
• Icelandic Supercup (2003)
• 3x Icelandic Company Cup (2002, 2006, 2013)

Awards

• 3x Úrvalsdeild Domestic All-First Team (2005, 2006, 2012)

References

1. "Magnús Þór Gunnarsson hefur lagt skóna á hilluna eftir 19 ára feril". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). August 1, 2017. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
2. Sæmundsson, Ingvi Þór (August 1, 2017). "Magnús Þór leggur skóna á hilluna". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 5 October 2017.
3. A-landslið karla: Leikjafjöldi leikmanna
4. Þórðarson, Tómas Þór (July 28, 2015). "Leikurinn sem breytti lífi Magnúsar: Þetta er hrikalegur djöfull að draga". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 5 October 2017.
5. "Magnús Þór Gunnarsson á yfir höfði sér leikbann". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). February 26, 2014. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
6. Ásgeirsson, Eiríkur Stefán (February 26, 2014). "Dómaranefnd kærir Magnús Þór". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 5 October 2017.
7. "Eins leiks bann fyrir olnbogaskotið". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). March 5, 2014. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
8. "Sjáðu fólskulega árás Magnúsar Þórs". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). November 7, 2014. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
9. "Magnús fékk tveggja leikja bann". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). November 12, 2014. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
10. "MG10 aðstoðar Jón Guðmundsson með Keflavík". karfan.is (in Icelandic). 28 August 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
11. Ólafur Þór Jónsson (30 September 2018). "Magnús Þór: Geggjað að byrja þetta svona". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 30 September 2018.

External links

• Úrvalsdeild statistics 1998-2007
• Icelandic statistics 2008-present
• Eurobasket profile