Jakob Sigurðarson

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Jakob Sigurðarson
Sigurðarson playing with Borås in 2019
KR
PositionHead coach
League1. deild karla
Personal information
Born (1982-04-04) April 4, 1982 (age 42)
Reykjavík, Iceland
NationalityIcelandic
Listed height1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Listed weight82 kg (181 lb)
Career information
High schoolWestminster Academy
(Fort Lauderdale, Florida)
CollegeBirmingham–Southern (2001–2005)
NBA draft2005: undrafted
Playing career1998–2021
PositionPoint guard / shooting guard
Coaching career2021–present
Career history
As player:
1998–2000KR
2005–2006Bayer Giants Leverkusen
2006–2007Ciudad de Vigo
2007–2008Kecskeméti KSE
2008–2009KR
2009–2015Sundsvall Dragons
2015–2019Borås
2019–2021KR
As coach:
2021–2023KR (assistant)
2023–presentKR
Career highlights and awards
As player:
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Iceland
Games of the Small States of Europe
Silver medal – second place 2015 Reykjavík Team

Jakob Örn Sigurðarson (born 4 April 1982) is an Icelandic basketball coach and former player.[1] He was named the Icelandic men's basketball player of the year in 2011.[2] Jakob won the Icelandic championship in 2000 and 2009, and the Swedish championship in 2011.[3][4]

College career[edit]

He played his senior year of high school in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and played basketball at Birmingham-Southern College, Alabama.

Playing career[edit]

Jakob played in Sweden for 10 years, first with Sundsvall Dragons from 2009-2015 and then with Borås Basket until 2019.[5]

In May 2019, Jakob returned Iceland and signed with KR along with his brother Matthías Orri Sigurðarson.[6][7] On 5 January 2020, KR announced that he would miss significant time due to a slipped disk in his back.[8]

Jakob announced his retirement from basketball following KR's loss against Keflavík in the semi-finals of the 2021 Úrvalsdeild playoffs.

National team career[edit]

Jakob debuted for the Icelandic national basketball team in 2000 and participated with them in EuroBasket 2015. In August 2016, he declared his retirement from international play.[9] However, in November 2017, he returned to the national team[10] and played with it until 2018. In his 18-year national team career, he played 92 games for Iceland.[11]

Coaching career[edit]

In August 2021, Jakob was hired as an assistant coach with KR.[12] Following KR's relegation to the second-tier 1. deild karla, Jakob was hired as the head coach of the team.[13][14]

Personal life[edit]

Jakob is the older brother of professional basketball player Matthías Orri Sigurðarson.[15]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Jakob sterkur í lokaumferðinni". Mbl.is. Morgunblaðið. 28 March 2017. Retrieved August 6, 2017. (in Icelandic)
  2. ^ "Körfuknattleiksfólk ársins 2011". KKI.is. Icelandic Basketball Federation. 16 December 2011. Retrieved August 6, 2017. (in Icelandic)
  3. ^ Sigurður Elvar Þórólfsson (14 April 2014). ""Erum með besta liðið"". Morgunblaðið. Retrieved August 6, 2017. (in Icelandic)
  4. ^ "Trúðum því að við værum bestir". Fréttablaðið. 6 May 2011. Retrieved August 6, 2017. (in Icelandic)
  5. ^ Edda Sif Pálsdóttir (13 May 2019). "Jakob að koma heim". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  6. ^ Ólafur Þór Jónsson (29 May 2019). "Matthías og Jakob semja við KR". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 29 May 2019.
  7. ^ Ástrós Ýr Eggertsdóttir (14 July 2019). "Jakob: Var búinn að útiloka að geta spilað með gömlu félögunum". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  8. ^ Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson (6 January 2020). "Björn frá út tímabilið og Jakob með brjósklos". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  9. ^ "Jakob Örn hættur með landsliðinu". Vísir.is. Fréttablaðið. 4 August 2016. Retrieved August 6, 2017. (in Icelandic)
  10. ^ Kristjana Arnarsdóttir (9 November 2017). "Jakob Örn í landsliðshópnum". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  11. ^ "KKÍ | A landslið". kki.is. Retrieved 2017-08-06.
  12. ^ Ólafur Þór Jónsson (6 August 2021). "Helgi Már tekur við KR – Jakob verður aðstoðarþjálfari". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  13. ^ "Jakob og Adama taka við KR". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). 14 June 2023. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  14. ^ Aron Guðmundsson (22 June 2023). "Jakob fær það verkefni að reisa við fallið stórveldi: "Er hrikalega spenntur"". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  15. ^ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (13 May 2016). "Matthías Orri aftur til ÍR-inga". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 5 April 2018.

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