Svali Björgvinsson

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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 Svali.
Svali Björgvinsson
Personal information
Born (1967-05-24) 24 May 1967 (age 56)
NationalityIcelandic
Career information
High schoolNelson
Playing career1984–1994
PositionGuard
Coaching career1992–1999
Career history
As player:
1984–1985Valur
1986–1993Valur
1993–1994ÍS
As coach:
1992–1993Valur (men's)
1994Valur (men's)
1994–1995Valur (women's)
1995Iceland (women's)
1996–1997KR (women's)
1997–1999Valur (men's)
Medals
Head Coach for  Iceland
women's national basketball team
Games of the Small States of Europe
Silver medal – second place 1995 Luxembourg Team

Svali Hrannar Björgvinsson (born 24 May 1967) is an Icelandic business man, sportscaster and former basketball player.

Basketball career[edit]

Club career[edit]

Svali played his first senior game with Valur in the Úrvalsdeild karla during the 1984–1985 season. He spent the following season with Nelson High School in the United States[1][2] before returning to Valur in 1986. He played 99 games for Valur in the Úrvalsdeild before retiring.[3]

National team career[edit]

Svali played two games for the Icelandic men's national basketball team in 1990.[4][5]

Coaching career[edit]

Svali coached Valur men's team for several seasons in Úrvalsdeild karla while also coaching Valur women's team and KR women's team for one season each in Úrvalsdeild kvenna.[6]

He was the head coach of the Icelandic women's national basketball team during the 1995 Games of the Small States of Europe in Luxembourg.[7]

Broadcasting career[edit]

Svali works as a play-by-play broadcaster of Úrvalsdeild karla games at Stöð 2 Sport[3] and is well known for his lively phrases.[8][9][10]

Outside of basketball[edit]

Svali worked at Kaupþing from 2003 until 2009 when he joined Icelandair.[11][12] In 2018, he joined Sjóvá.[13]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Þorgrímur Þránsson (1 May 1989). "Svali Björgvinsson, leikmaður með meistaraflokki í körfubolta". Valsblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  2. ^ "Russ SNyder Invitational" (PDF). meridianmustangs.org. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  3. ^ a b Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (2 December 2014). "Svali raðaði niður þristum í Madison Square Garden". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  4. ^ "Spennandi mót framundan". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). 8 October 2002. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  5. ^ "A-landslið". kki.is (in Icelandic). Icelandic Basketball Federation. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  6. ^ "Svali ræddi við Hauka". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 30 April 1999. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  7. ^ "Svali búinn að velja". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 27 May 1995. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  8. ^ Tómas Þór Þórðarson (27 March 2015). "Sjáðu allar galdrakörfur Bonneau í lýsingu Svala: "Hann er bara skyr og massi"". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  9. ^ "ÁHUGAVERT Tólf bestu lýsingar Svala í úrslitakeppninni: "Þetta er eins og innbrotsþjófur með hóstakast"". Nútíminn (in Icelandic). 29 April 2015. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  10. ^ Anton Ingi Leifsson (3 April 2015). "Þetta er lögreglumál! - Arnar og Svali fara á kostum". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  11. ^ Stefán Ó. Jónsson (4 January 2018). "Svali Björgvins hættir hjá Icelandair". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  12. ^ Kristín Sigurðardóttir (25 January 2016). "Háskólagráðan ofmetin". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  13. ^ "Svali stýrir stefnumótun hjá Sjóvá". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 23 February 2018. Retrieved 17 April 2018.

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