Jón Arnar Ingvarsson
Personal information
Born (1972-06-03) 3 June 1972
Iceland
NationalityIcelandic
Career information
Playing career1988–2004
PositionPoint guard
Coaching career1998–2013
Career history
As player:
1988–1998Haukar
1998Castors Braine
1998–2002Haukar
2002–2004Breiðablik
As coach:
1998–1999Haukar
2002–2005Breiðablik
2006–2009ÍR
2012–2013ÍR
Career highlights and awards
As player:

As coach:

Career Úrvalsdeild karla playing statistics
Points4,679 (13.8 ppg)
Rebounds1,392 (4.1 rpg)
Assists1,396 (4.1 apg)
Career coaching record
Úrvalsdeild karla52–89 (.369)
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Iceland
Promotion Cup
Gold medal – first place1990 WalesTeam
Bronze medal – third place1994 IrelandTeam
Games of the Small States of Europe
Gold medal – first place1991 AndorraTeam
Gold medal – first place1993 MaltaTeam
Bronze medal – third place1995 LuxembourgTeam
Bronze medal – third place1997 IcelandTeam

Jón Arnar Ingvarsson (born 3 June 1972) is an Icelandic former professional basketball player and coach. He spent the majority of his career with Haukar in the Úrvalsdeild karla. He retired as the Úrvalsdeild all-time leader in assists but has since been surpassed by Justin Shouse.[1]

Playing career

Club career

Jón Arnar started his senior career in 1988, at the age of 16, with Haukar,[2] where he spent the first 10 years of his career,[3] winning the Icelandic Cup with the club in 1996.[4][5] The same year he led the Úrvalsdeild in assists[6] and was named to the Úrvalsdeild Domestic All-First team.[7] In January 1998, he left the club and signed with Castors Braine in Belgium.[3] He returned to Haukar the next season and stayed there until 2002, when he took over Breiðablik as player-coach.[8] He retired as player in 2004.

National team career

Jón Arnar played 102 games for the Icelandic national team from 1990 to 2000.[9]

Coaching career

Jón Arnar was hired as the head coach of Haukar in November 1998, replacing recently fired Einar Einarsson.[10] He coached the team for the rest of the season,[11] accumulating a 4-10 record.[12]

He took over as the head coach of Breiðablik in 2002. After two seasons in the Úrvalsdeild, the club was relegated to 1. deild karla in 2004. After a disappointing start of the 2005–2006 season, the board of Breiðablik fired Jón Arnar in December 2005.[13]

Jón Arnar was hired as the head coach of ÍR in 2006 and led them to victory in the Icelandic Cup in his first season.[14] In December 2009, he stepped down as the head coach due to his wife's illness.[15] He returned to ÍR in April 2012 when he signed a 2-year contract with the club.[16] He stepped down as the head coach of the club on 1 February 2013 after a disappointing tenure with the team in last place.[17]

Personal life

Jón Arnar is the son of Ingvar Jónsson, a former player and coach for Haukar. His brother, Pétur Ingvarsson, played 26 games for the national team. Jón Arnar's son is Kári Jónsson, a professional basketball player.[9][18]

References

  1. ↑ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (5 February 2016). "Næstu tvær stoðsendingar hjá Justin verða sögulegar". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 29 September 2018.
  2. ↑ Hörður Tulinius (10 December 2013). "Sjaldnast fellur eplið langt frá eikinni". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 29 September 2018.
  3. 1 2 "Jón Arnar til Belgíu". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 6 January 1998. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
  4. ↑ Skúli Unnar Sveinsson (30 January 1996). "Tíu ára bið eftir bikarnum loks á enda hjá Haukum". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 29 September 2018.
  5. ↑ "Sá fyrsti í 10 ár". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 29 January 1996. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
  6. ↑ "Heildartölfræði einstaklinga á einu tímabili - Meðaltöl". kki.is. Icelandic Basketball Federation. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
  7. ↑ "Teitur og Anna María best". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 1 May 1996. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
  8. ↑ "Jón Arnar Ingvarsson tekur við þjálfun Breiðabliks". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 11 June 2002. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
  9. 1 2 "KKÍ | A landslið". kki.is. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
  10. ↑ "Jón Arnar þjálfar Hauka". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 1 December 1998. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
  11. ↑ "Haukar vilja fá Svala". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 14 April 1999. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
  12. ↑ Óskar Ó. Jónsson; Rúnar Birgir Gíslason. "Þjálfarasaga úrvalsdeildar karla í körfubolta". kki.is. Icelandic Basketball Federation. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
  13. ↑ "Jón Arnar hættur". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 6 December 2005. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
  14. ↑ Sigurður Elvar Þórólfsson (19 February 2007). "Aldarafmælið byrjar vel". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). pp. B5. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
  15. ↑ "Jón Arnar hættur hjá ÍR". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 31 December 2009. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
  16. ↑ "Jón Arnór aftur í Breiðholtið". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). 23 April 2012. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
  17. ↑ "Jón Arnar hætti hjá ÍR". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 2 February 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
  18. ↑ Tómas Þór Þórðarson (29 September 2018). "25 ár á milli mynda: Stoltur körfuboltapabbi orðinn stoltur körfuboltaafi". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 28 October 2017.
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