Helgi Rafn Viggósson
Personal information
Born (1983-06-14) 14 June 1983
NationalityIcelandic
Listed height196 cm (6 ft 5 in)
Career information
Playing career2001–2023
PositionPower forward / center
Number14
Career history
2001–2023Tindastóll
Career highlights and awards
Career Úrvalsdeild karla statistics
Points3,147 (8.1 ppg)
Rebounds2,404 (6.2 ppg)
Games387

Helgi Rafn Viggósson (born 14 June 1983) is an Icelandic former basketball player. Known for his intensity,[1][2] he spent his entire career with Tindastóll where he won the Icelandic championship in 2023 and the Icelandic Cup in 2018.[3] He is Tindastóll's all-time leader in games played in the Úrvalsdeild and 7th overall.[3]

Helgi started his senior team career with Tindastóll during the 2001–2002 season.[3] On 24 January 2003, he scored a game winning buzzer beater against Skallagrímur and finished with 12 points and Úrvalsdeild career high 22 rebounds.[4] He missed the majority of the 2004–2005 season due to a motorcycle accident.[5] On 23 October 2009, he scored a Úrvalsdeild career high 36 points against KR.[3] On 26 November 2012, he scored 16 points against Snæfell in Tindastóll's win in the Icelandic Company Cup final.[6] On 13 January 2018, he helped Tindastóll win the Icelandic Cup for the first time in its history.[7] He announced his retirement from basketball following Tindastóll's series clinching win against Valur in the 2023 Úrvalsdeild finals.[8][9] On 27 October 2023, Tindastóll retired Helgi's number 14 jersey.[10][11]

Personal life

Helgi's wife is former footballer Hrafnhildur Guðnadóttir.[12] His grandfather was Helgi Rafn Traustason, the founder of Tindastóll's basketball department.[3][13]

References

  1. ↑ "Er Helgi Rafn grófasti leikmaður Íslandssögunnar?". Fúsijama TV (in Icelandic). 9 November 2019. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  2. ↑ Sindri Sverrisson (12 March 2016). "Helgi Rafn setur markið". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 31 May 2023 – via Tímarit.is.Open access icon
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Komið að leiðarlokum: Helgi Rafn Viggósson fyrirliði Tindastóls í viðtali". Feykir (in Icelandic). 29 May 2023. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  4. ↑ "Helgi Rafn hetjan". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 27 January 2003. p. 32. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  5. ↑ "Ekki nema rétt byrjaður". Feykir (in Icelandic). 12 May 2010. p. 8. Retrieved 31 May 2023 – via Tímarit.is.Open access icon
  6. ↑ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (26 November 2012). "Við erum ekki hættir". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). p. 26. Retrieved 31 May 2023 – via Tímarit.is.Open access icon
  7. ↑ Jóhann Ingi Hafþórsson (15 January 2018). "Bikarinn á Sauðárkrók í fyrsta skipti eftir stórsigur". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). pp. 4–5. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  8. ↑ Jóhann Ingi Hafþórsson (8 May 2023). "Fullkominn tími til að kalla þetta gott". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  9. ↑ Helga Margrét Höskuldsdóttir (19 May 2023). "Ég er búinn að reyna að ná þessu í tíu ár". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  10. ↑ "Helgi Rafn heiðraður fyrir leik í Síkinu í kvöld". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). 27 October 2023. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
  11. ↑ Hjörtur Leó Guðjónsson (28 October 2023). "Fóru yfir frábæran feril Helga en Teitur fagnar því að fá loksins fersk egg". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 28 October 2023.
  12. ↑ "Takkaskórnir of gamlir og rykugir fyrir Pepsi Max - Liðið mitt Hrafnhildur Guðnadóttir". Feykir (in Icelandic). 20 February 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  13. ↑ Margrét Helga Erlingsdóttir (19 May 2023). "Titillinn skipar mjög stóran sess í hjarta mínu, fjölskyldu minnar vegna". Vísir.is. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
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