Teitur Örlygsson (born 9 January 1967) is an Icelandic former professional basketball player and a coach. During his career he won the Icelandic national championships ten times with Njarðvík[1][2][3] and the Icelandic Basketball Cup seven times.[4] He spent the 1996–1997 season with Gymnastikos S. Larissas B.C. of the Greek Basketball League.[5]
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Born | (1967-01-09) 9 January 1967 (age 55) Keflavík, Iceland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Icelandic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing career | 1984–2003 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position | Small forward | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coaching career | 1992–2016 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career history | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
As player: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1984–1996 | Njarðvík | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1996–1997 | Gymnastikos Larissa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1996–2003 | Njarðvík | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
As coach: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1992–1993 | Njarðvík | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2000–2001 | Njarðvík | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2007–2008 | Njarðvík | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2008–2014 | Stjarnan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2014–2016 | Njarðvík (Assistant) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career Úrvalsdeild karla playing statistics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Points | 6,597 (16.2 ppg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Games | 406 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career coaching record | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Úrvalsdeild karla | 102–58 (.638) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medals
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Between 1986 and 2000, Teitur played 118 games for the Icelandic national basketball team.[6]
Teitur started his coaching career with Njarðvík nine games into the 1992–1993 season when he finished the season as a player-coach after the firing of head coach Poul Coltin.[7] He was again a player-coach for Njarðvík, this time along with Friðrik Ragnarsson,[8] when the team won the national championship in 2001.[9] Four years after retiring as a player, ee returned to Njarðvík as a head coach for the 2007–2008 season but was fired after the playoffs.[10]
In December 2008, Teitur was hired as the head coach of Stjarnan.[11] In 2011, he led the club to the Úrvalsdeild finals[9] and in 2009 and 2014 led the club to victory in the Icelandic Cup. He left the club after the 2013–2014 season.[12]
Teitur is the brother of former Icelandic national team player Sturla Örlygsson and former Althing member Gunnar Örn Örlygsson.[13][14][15] He is also uncle of Örlygur Aron Sturluson and Margrét Kara Sturludóttir who both played for the Icelandic national teams.[16][17]
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