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Arnar Guðjónsson (born 17 June 1986) is an Icelandic professional basketball coach. He is currently the head coach of Stjarnan men's basketball team[1] and a former assistant coach of the Icelandic men's national basketball team.[2]

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Arnar.
Arnar Guðjónsson
Stjarnan
PositionHead coach
LeagueÚrvalsdeild karla
Personal information
Born (1986-06-17) 17 June 1986 (age 36)
Reykjavík, Iceland
NationalityIcelandic
Coaching career2005–present
Career history
As player:
2005–2007Sindri
2009Skallagrímur
As coach:
2005–2007Sindri
2007–2009FSu (assistant)
2009–2011Aabyhoj (assistant)
2011–2013Aabyhoj
2011–2018Iceland (assistant)
2013–2015Svendborg Rabbits (assistant)
2015–2017Svendborg Rabbits
2018–presentStjarnan
2022–presentDenmark (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
As head coach:
  • 3x Icelandic Cup (2019, 2020, 2022)
  • 2x Icelandic Super Cup (2019, 2020)

As assistant coach:

  • Danish Cup (2014)

Playing career


Arnar played one season in the Icelandic top-tier Úrvalsdeild karla with Skallagrímur, appearing in 8 games and averaging 1.9 points and 1.9 rebounds per game.[3]


Coaching career


Arnar started his coaching career with Sindri in 2005 and coached there for two years before moving to FSu to serve as an assistant to Brynjar Karl Sigurðsson.[4] In 2009, he moved to Denmark and was joined Aabyhoj where he was an assistant coach for two years before taking over the head coaching responsibilities.[4]

In 2013, Arnar was hired as an assistant coach to Svendborg Rabbits.[5] In November 2015, he took over as head coach of Svendborg when Craig Pedersen resigned.[6] In April 2017, he guided the club to bronze in the league after beating SISU 87–72 in the third-place game.[7] In May, 2017, Arnar left Svendborg after his contract was not renewed.[8]

On April 6, 2018, Arnar was hired as the head coach of Stjarnan men's team.[9]

In May 2018, Arnar resigned from Icelandic national teams to fully focus on his duties at Stjarnan.[10]

In January 2019, he received a one-game suspension for storming onto the court during live play to protest a non-call.[11][12]

On 17 February 2019, Arnar guided Stjarnan to an 84–68 victory against Njarðvík in the Icelandic Cup finals.[13]

Stjarnan opened the 2019–20 season with an 89–77 win against reigning champions KR in the annual Icelandic Super Cup.[14] On 15 February 2020, he guided Stjarnan to its second straight Icelandic Cup victory.[15]

On 27 September 2020, Arnar led Stjarnan to win in the Super Cup for the second consecutive season.[16]

On 19 March 2022, he won his third Icelandic Basketball Cup when Stjarnan defeated reigning national champions Þór Þorlákshöfn in the 2022 Cup Finals.[17]

In October 2022, Arnar was hired as an assistant coach to Allan Foss with the Denmark men's national team.[18]


References


  1. Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (6 April 2018). "Arnar Guðjónsson tekur við Stjörnuliðinu". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  2. Tómas Þór Þórðarson (6 April 2018). "Stjarnan vill byggja á sínum strákum: "Þurfum að halda vel á spilunum"". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  3. "Leikmaður - Arnar Guðjónsson". kki.is (in Icelandic). Icelandic Basketball Federation. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
  4. Starri Freyr Jónsson (1 March 2019). "Lifir fyrir körfuboltann". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2 March 2019.
  5. Bagge, Christoffer (12 November 2015). "Legendarisk træner stopper øjeblikkeligt i Svendborg". TV 2 (Denmark) (in Danish). Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  6. Pedersen, Casper (13 November 2015). "Arnar Gudjonsson becomes the new Svendborg Rabbits coach". fullcourt.dk (in Icelandic). Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  7. Tómas Þór Þórðarson (25 April 2017). "Arnar lét Kanínurnar hoppa í átt að fyrstu verðlaunum Svendborg í fjögur ár". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  8. "Arnar látinn fara frá Svendborg Rabbits". skessuhorn.is (in Icelandic). 5 May 2017. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  9. Gunnar Birgisson (6 April 2018). "Arnar tekur við Stjörnunni". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  10. "Israel Martin tekur við U20 landsliði karla - Evrópumót FIBA í sumar". kki.is (in Icelandic). Icelandic Basketball Federation. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  11. Ástrós Ýr Eggertsdóttir (3 January 2019). "Arnar dæmdur í eins leiks bann fyrir innrásina". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  12. Anton Ingi Leifsson (12 December 2018). "Körfuboltakvöld um innrás Arnars: "Kom mér á óvart að þetta skyldi bara vera tæknivilla"". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  13. Víkingur Goði Sigurðarson (16 February 2019). "Umfjöllun: Stjarnan - Njarðvík 84-68 - Stjarnan bikarmeistari í körfubolta karla 2019". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 17 February 2019.
  14. Hjörvar Ólafsson (29 September 2019). "Stjarnan vann fyrsta titil tímabilsins". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  15. Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson (15 February 2020). "Leik lokið: Grindavík - Stjarnan 75-89 - Stjörnumenn bikarmeistarar annað árið í röð". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  16. Elías Karl Guðmundsson (27 September 2020). "Stjarnan meistarar meistaranna". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  17. Andri Már Eggertsson (19 March 2022). "Umfjöllun,viðtöl og myndir: Stjarnan - Þór Þ. 93-85 - Stjarnan bikarmeistari 2022". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  18. "Arnar kominn í þjálfarateymi danska landsliðsins". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 6 October 2022. Retrieved 8 October 2022.




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