Guðni Ólafur Guðnason
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Guðni Ólafur Guðnason is an Iceland
ic retired basketball
player who played 76 games for the Icelandic national team
. He is the son of former Icelandic international Guðni Ólafur Guðnason Sr.
and spent 11 years there, winning the Icelandic Championship in 1990, and the Icelandic Cup in 1984 and 1991. He was selected as the rookie of the year in 1983 and the All-First team in 1987-88.
ÍS
as a player-coach and led them to a 16-4 record, good for first place. The team knocked out Þór Þorlákshöfn 3-2 in the first round of the playoffs before losing 0-2 to Breiðablik
in the Finals. During the 1995-96 season he led ÍS to a 11-5 record and a third place finish. ÍS got knocked out by eventual champions, KFÍ
, 0-2 in the first round of the playoffs.
as a player-coach. In his first season he led the team to a 9-13 record in the Icelandic Premier League
, and just missed the playoffs by a tie-breaker. He averaged 11,6 points on a 61,3% shooting. During his second season KFÍ achieved a fifth place finish with a 13-9 record. KFÍ lost in the first round of the playoffs to eventual champions UMFN, 2-3. KFÍ also made it to the Icelandic Cup final where it lost to UMFG, 71-95.
Guðni resigned as coach and semi-retired as player after that season, only playing a handful of games when injuries plagued the main squad. He did however play for the KFÍ B-team in the 2. division
, leading them regularly to regional championships and B-team national playoff. He appeared in three league games during the 2006-2007 season, with his best game coming against Valur where he scored 6 points in 7 minutes, and one game in the Icelandic Cup against Keflavík where he also netted 6 points.
Guðni scored 3494 points in 253 games with KR and KFÍ in the Icelandic Premium league, which makes him 19th on the all time scoring list.
Iceland
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ic retired basketball
Basketball
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player who played 76 games for the Icelandic national team
Iceland national basketball team
The Icelandic national basketball team is the national basketball team of Iceland.The team participates at European tournaments. It is currently at the qualifying round and is well represented in the Games of the Small States of Europe....
. He is the son of former Icelandic international Guðni Ólafur Guðnason Sr.
KR
He started his career with KRKnattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur
Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur, , for short KR or KR Reykjavík, is an Icelandic athletic club based in the capital, Reykjavík. KR is the oldest and most successful club in Icelandic football.-History:...
and spent 11 years there, winning the Icelandic Championship in 1990, and the Icelandic Cup in 1984 and 1991. He was selected as the rookie of the year in 1983 and the All-First team in 1987-88.
ÍS
In 1994 he went over to 1. division clubFirst Division Men (Icelandic basketball)
Men's First division is the second tier basketball competition among clubs in Iceland. It was founded 1964. Up until 1978 it was known as Men's Second Division.-Teams:The teams for the 2010/2011 season are:-Past winners :* 1964-1965: ÍKF...
ÍS
IS
-Language and words:Words formed from the letters "is" include:*"is", the third form of the verb "to be" at present tense, in the English language. For copulative usage see Copula...
as a player-coach and led them to a 16-4 record, good for first place. The team knocked out Þór Þorlákshöfn 3-2 in the first round of the playoffs before losing 0-2 to Breiðablik
Breiðablik
The Old Norse/Icelandic name Breiðablik means "broad gleam" and can refer to*Breidablik, the home of the Norse god Baldr*Breiðablik UBK, a sports club in Kópavogur, Iceland...
in the Finals. During the 1995-96 season he led ÍS to a 11-5 record and a third place finish. ÍS got knocked out by eventual champions, KFÍ
KFÍ
Körfuknattleiksfélag Ísafjarðar , also known as KFÍ, is a basketball team based in Ísafjörður, Iceland. Its men's team currently plays in the Icelandic Men's Division I and the women's team plays in the Icelandic Women's Division I as of the 2011-2012 season.-Trophies:*Icelandic Men's Division I...
, 0-2 in the first round of the playoffs.
KFÍ
In 1996 he took over freshly promoted KFÍKFÍ
Körfuknattleiksfélag Ísafjarðar , also known as KFÍ, is a basketball team based in Ísafjörður, Iceland. Its men's team currently plays in the Icelandic Men's Division I and the women's team plays in the Icelandic Women's Division I as of the 2011-2012 season.-Trophies:*Icelandic Men's Division I...
as a player-coach. In his first season he led the team to a 9-13 record in the Icelandic Premier League
Premier league men
Premier league men is the highest basketball competition among clubs in Iceland. It was founded 1951 and until 1978 it was called 1. division. Since 2005-2006 it has been named the Iceland Express League after its sponsor, airline Iceland Express.-Teams:...
, and just missed the playoffs by a tie-breaker. He averaged 11,6 points on a 61,3% shooting. During his second season KFÍ achieved a fifth place finish with a 13-9 record. KFÍ lost in the first round of the playoffs to eventual champions UMFN, 2-3. KFÍ also made it to the Icelandic Cup final where it lost to UMFG, 71-95.
Guðni resigned as coach and semi-retired as player after that season, only playing a handful of games when injuries plagued the main squad. He did however play for the KFÍ B-team in the 2. division
Second Division Men(Icelandic Basketball)
Men's Second division is the third tier basketball competition among clubs in Iceland. It was founded 1973.-Teams:The teams for the 2010/2011 season are:-Past winners :* 1973-1974: Fram* 1974-1975: KFÍ* 1975-1976: Laugdælir* 1976-1977: ÍV...
, leading them regularly to regional championships and B-team national playoff. He appeared in three league games during the 2006-2007 season, with his best game coming against Valur where he scored 6 points in 7 minutes, and one game in the Icelandic Cup against Keflavík where he also netted 6 points.
Guðni scored 3494 points in 253 games with KR and KFÍ in the Icelandic Premium league, which makes him 19th on the all time scoring list.