Kristinn_Jörundsson

Kristinn Jörundsson

Kristinn Jörundsson

Icelandic footballer and basketball player


Kristinn Jörundsson (born 13 October 1950) is an Icelandic former basketball and football player who played for both the Icelandic national basketball team and the Icelandic national football team. He won seven national basketball championships as a member of Íþróttafélag Reykjavíkur and one national football championships as a member of Knattspyrnufélagið Fram.[1]

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Basketball career

Club

Kristinn played 19 seasons with ÍR, winning the national championship seven times. He was named the Icelandic Basketball Player of the Year in 1973, 1975 and 1977[2] and the Player of the Year in 1975 and 1977.[3]

International

Kristinn played 79 games for the Icelandic national basketball team from 1970 to 1981.[4]

Coaching

Kristinn was the head coach of ÍS men's team from 1982 to 1984, guiding them to the Division I championship in 1984 and a promotion to the Úrvalsdeild. He coached ÍR women's team during the 1983–1984 Úrvalsdeild kvenna season and helped the team to a second-place finish. In 1984 he was hired as the player-coach of ÍR[5] where he served for two seasons.[6]

Football career

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Club

Kristinn won the national football championships in 1972 and the Icelandic football cup twice as a member of Reykjavík-based Knattspyrnufélagið Fram. Over his career, he scored 60 goals in the Icelandic top-tier league.[1] With the exception of a year at Íþróttafélagið Völsungur, he spent all of his career with Fram.[7][8]

International

Kristinn played two games for the Icelandic national football team.[1]

Personal life

Kristinn's nephew, Andri Rúnar Bjarnason, was the top goal scorer in Úrvalsdeild karla in 2017. His niece, Rut Jónsdóttir, is a professional handball player and a member of the Icelandic national handball team.[1]


References

  1. "Kristinn Jörundsson heiðraður af ÍR". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 18 January 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  2. Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (22 December 2009). "Helena fyrst til að vera valin fimm ár í röð". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  3. Sigmundur Ó. Steinarsson (10 March 2007). "Fimm prinsar á ferð á gullárum ÍR". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 23 November 2017.
  4. "A-landslið". kki.is (in Icelandic). Icelandic Basketball Federation. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  5. "Kiddi Jör verður þjálfari IR-inga". NT (in Icelandic). 4 June 1984. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  6. Kristinn Jörundsson at WorldFootball.net
  7. Kristinn Jörundsson at National-Football-Teams.com

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