Friðrik Ingi Rúnarsson Explained

Friðrik Ingi Rúnarsson
Team:Keflavík
Position:Head coach
League:Úrvalsdeild kvenna
Height Cm:182
Birth Date:1968 6, df=yes
Nationality:Icelandic
Career Start:1984
Career End:1996
Coach Start:1988–2007
2014
Years1:1984–1991
Team1:Njarðvík
Years2:1996
Team2:Grindavík
Cyears1:1988–1990
Cteam1:Njarðvík (women's)
Cyears2:1990–1992
Cteam2:Njarðvík (men's)
Cyears3:1992–1993
Cteam3:KR (men's)
Cyears4:1994–1997
Cteam4:Grindavík (men's)
Cyears5:1995–1996
Cteam5:Grindavík (women's)
Cyears6:1997–2000
Cteam6:Njarðvík (men's)
Cyears7:1999–2003
Cteam7:Iceland (men's)
Cyears8:2001–2004
Cteam8:Grindavík (men's)
Cyears9:2005–2006
Cteam9:Grindavík (men's)
Cyears10:2006–2007
Cteam10:Iceland (men's, assistant)
Cyears11:2014–2016
Cteam11:Njarðvík (men's)
Cyears12:2017–2018
Cteam12:Keflavík (men's)
Cyears13:2019–2020
Cteam13:Þór Þorlákshöfn
Cyears14:2020–2021
Cteam14:Njarðvík (men's, assistant)
Cyears15:2021–2022
Cteam15:ÍR (men's)
Cyears16:2024–present
Cteam16:Keflavík (women's)
Highlights:As player:

As coach:

Friðrik Ingi Rúnarsson is an Icelandic basketball coach and former player. As a coach, he has won three Icelandic men's championships and has guided his team to the Icelandic national finals a record seven times.[1] [2] Friðrik was the general manager of the Icelandic Basketball Association from 2006 to 2014[3] [4] and coached the Icelandic men's national basketball team from 1999 to 2003.

Playing career

Friðrik averaged 5.4 points over eight seasons in the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild with his best season coming in 1988-1989 when he averaged 12.9 points for Njarðvík.[5]

Coaching career

In 1990, at the age of 22, Friðrik was hired as the head coach of Njarðvík. He led the club to the national championship during his first season at the helm, beating arch-rivals Keflavík in the Úrvalsdeild finals.[6]

In February 2017, he was hired as the head coach of Keflavík.[7] [8] [9]

On 28 March 2018, after his Keflavík team lost in the first round against Haukar, Friðrik announced that he would be retiring from coaching.[10]

In May 2019, Friðrik came out of retirement and took over as head coach of Þór Þorlákshöfn.[11] He left the club in end of March 2020 after the season had been canceled due to the coronavirus outbreak in Iceland.[12]

On 26 May 2020, Friðrik was hired as an assistant coach to Njarðvík men's team.[13]

On 8 November 2021, Friðrik was hired as the head coach of ÍR men's team, following the departure of Borce Ilievski after the teams 1–4 start in the Úrvalsdeild. The team went 7–10 the rest of the way, finishing in 10th place. Following the season, Friðrik announced his retirement from coaching.[14] [15]

In June 2024, Friðrik returned to coaching after a two year hiatus and signed with reigning Úrvalsdeild kvenna champions Keflavík.[16]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://gamli.kki.is/sagntolyfirlit.asp?adgerd=ein&id=45 Þjálfarasaga úrvalsdeildar karla í körfubolta
  2. News: Jónsson. Óskar Ófeigur. Hefur tvisvar skilað Íslandsmeistaratitli á fyrsta ári með Njarðvík. 10 September 2017. Vísir.is. April 20, 2014. Icelandic.
  3. News: Friðrik Ingi hættir hjá KKÍ. Víkurfréttir. January 31, 2014. Icelandic.
  4. News: Þórðarson. Tómas Þór. Þakklátur fyrir að menn hugsi til mín. Vísir.is. February 17, 2014. Icelandic.
  5. http://gamli.kki.is/tolfraedi_ferill_leikmanns.asp?Felaganumer=27553 Friðrik Ingi Rúnarsson statistics
  6. News: Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson . 11. apríl er stór dagur fyrir Friðrik Inga . 14 April 2019 . . 11 April 2019 . Icelandic.
  7. News: Gunnarsson. Henry Birgir. Friðrik Ingi tekinn við Keflavík. 10 September 2017. Vísir.is. February 7, 2017. Icelandic.
  8. News: Þórðarson. Tómas Þór. Friðrik Ingi: "Njarðvík á mig ekki". 10 September 2017. Vísir.is. February 8, 2017. Icelandic.
  9. News: Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson. Sextándi oddaleikur Friðriks Inga á þjálfaraferlinum. 28 March 2018. Vísir.is. 28 March 2018. Icelandic.
  10. News: Anton Ingi Leifsson. Friðrik Ingi: Þetta var minn síðasti leikur sem þjálfari. 28 March 2018. Vísir.is. 28 March 2018. Icelandic.
  11. News: Friðrik Ingi tekur við Þórsurum: "Líklegast mistök að gefa það út að ég væri hættur" . 12 May 2019 . Hafnarfréttir . 12 May 2019 . Icelandic.
  12. News: Davíð Eldur . Friðrik Ingi yfirgefur Þór . 27 March 2020 . Karfan.is . 27 March 2020 . Icelandic.
  13. News: Friðrik Ingi ráðinn aðstoðarþjálfari meistaraflokks karla . 26 May 2020 . umfn.is . 26 May 2020 . Icelandic.
  14. News: Friðrik Ingi leggur spjaldið á hilluna – Hættir með ÍR og hættur þjálfun . 1 April 2022 . Karfan.is . 1 April 2022 . Icelandic.
  15. News: Friðrik hættur þjálfun . 1 April 2022 . . 1 April 2022 . Icelandic.
  16. News: Hjörtur Leó Guðjónsson . Friðrik tekur við keflinu í Keflavík . 7 June 2024 . . 7 June 2024 . Icelandic.