Einar Bollason
Icelandic basketball player, coach, and analyst / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Einar.
Einar Gunnar Bollason (born 6 November 1943) is an Icelandic former basketball player, coach and TV analyst.[1][2] As a player, he won the Icelandic championship six times with KR. In 2001, he was named to the Icelandic basketball team of the 20th century and the coach of the 20th century by the Icelandic Basketball Association. In 2020, he received the Knight's Cross of the Order of the Falcon from the president of Iceland.[3]
Quick Facts 3rd Chairman of KKÍ, Preceded by ...
Einar Bollason | |
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3rd Chairman of KKÍ | |
In office 1973–1976 | |
Preceded by | Hólmsteinn Sigurðsson |
Succeeded by | Páll Júlíusson |
Personal details | |
Born | (1943-11-06) 6 November 1943 (age 80) Reykjavík, Kingdom of Iceland |
Basketball career | |
Personal information | |
Listed height | 196 cm (6 ft 5 in) |
Career information | |
Playing career | 1958–1984 |
Position | Center |
Coaching career | 1966–1989 |
Career history | |
As player: | |
1958–1960 | ÍR |
1961–1967 | KR |
1967–1969 | Þór Akureyri |
1969–1972 | KR |
1976–1981 | KR |
1981–1982 | FH |
1983–1984 | Haukar |
As coach: | |
1966–1967 | KR |
1967–1969 | Þór Akureyri (Men's) |
1968–1969 | Þór Akureyri (Women's) |
1973–1974 | KR |
1974–1976 | Iceland (Men's) |
1977 | Iceland (Men's) |
1979–1982 | Iceland (Men's) |
1979–1980 | Fram (Men's) |
1982–1986 | Haukar (Men's) |
1984–1987 | Iceland (Men's) |
1986–1988 | ÍR (Men's) |
1988–1989 | Haukar (Men's) |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Career Úrvalsdeild karla statistics | |
Points | 2,914 (17.9 ppg) |
Games | 163 |
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