Kjartan Atli Kjartansson
Kjartan Atli Kjartansson (born May 23, 1984) is an Icelandic sports TV and radio show host. He hosts Stöð 2 Sport's Domino's Körfuboltakvöld (English: Domino's Basketball Night)[1] and a morning radio show on FM957.[2] He played basketball for several season in the Úrvalsdeild karla and won the Icelandic Basketball Cup in 2009 and 2013 as a member of Stjarnan.
No. 14 – Álftanes | |
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Position | Small forward |
League | 1. deild karla |
Personal information | |
Born | Reykjavík, Iceland | May 23, 1984
Nationality | Icelandic |
Listed height | 191 cm (6 ft 3 in) |
Listed weight | 87 kg (192 lb) |
Career information | |
Playing career | 2001–present |
Coaching career | 2011–2015 |
Career history | |
As player: | |
2001–2002 | Stjarnan |
2002–2004 | Haukar |
2005 | Hamar |
2005–2006 | Haukar |
2007–2011 | Stjarnan |
2011–2012 | FSu |
2012–2013 | Stjarnan |
2014 | Álftanes |
2015–2016 | KV |
2016–2017 | Breiðablik |
2017–present | Álftanes |
As coach: | |
2011–2012 | FSu (men's) |
2012–2013 | Stjarnan (women's) |
2014–2015 | Stjarnan (men's, assistant) |
Career highlights and awards | |
As player:
As assistant coach:
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Early life
Kjartan was born in Reykjavík and grew up in Hafnarfjörður and later Álftanes.[3]
Basketball
Playing career
Kjartan played for nine seasons in the Icelandic top-tier Úrvalsdeild karla, mostly with Stjarnan. He was one of the key players in Stjarnan's resurgence to the basketball scene,[4] helping the club win the Icelandic Basketball Cup in 2009 and 2013, and the Super Cup in 2009.[5][6] He retired from top-level play in January 2014.[7] On April 8, 2018, he hit a go-ahead three-pointer in the waning seconds of Álftanes game against Stál-úlfur in the Division III semi-finals, helping them to victory and promotion to Division II.[8] On 16 April 2019, he won the Division II championship after Álftanes defeated ÍA in the league finals, 123–100, and achieved promotion to Division I.[9]
Coaching career
In 2012, Kjartan was hired as head coach for Stjarnan women's team. He led them to a 12–4 record in the Division I, the second best record in the league.[10] In the playoffs they lost Hamar for a seat in the Úrvalsdeild kvenna.[11] Kjartan served as an assistant coach with Stjarnan men's team during the 2014–2015 season,[12] helping it win the Icelandic Basketball Cup in 2015.
National team career
Kjartan played 12 games for the Icelandic national U-18 basketball team.[13]
Music career
Kjartan was a member of the Bæjarins bestu hip hop group in the 2000s and performed under the name Kájoð.[14][15]
References
- Sæmundsson, Ingvi Þór (March 27, 2017). "Sjáðu upphitunarþátt fyrir úrslitakeppni Domino's deildar kvenna". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 22 August 2017.
- Stefán Árni Pálsson (18 December 2015). "Nýr morgunþáttur á FM957: Kjartan Atli og Hjörvar verða með Brennsluna". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 12 November 2017.
- "Þjálfar og rappar fyrir Stjörnuna í Garðabæ". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 13 May 2014. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
- Kristján Jónsson (27 October 2010). "Gerbreytt nálgun". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 12 November 2017.
- Kristján Jónsson (12 October 2009). "Bikurum fjölgar í Garðabæ". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 12 November 2017.
- Sigurður Elvar Þórólfsson (15 February 2009). "Stjarnan er bikarmeistari". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 12 November 2017.
- Eiríkur Stefán Ásgeirsson (9 January 2014). "Kjartan Atli hættur hjá Stjörnunni". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 12 November 2017.
- Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (9 April 2018). "Sjáðu stjórnanda Körfuboltakvölds skjóta Álftanesi upp um deild". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 11 April 2018.
- "Hrafn fór með Álftanes upp um deild". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 17 April 2019. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
- "Division I - 2012-2013". kki.is. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
- "Nýir menn í brúnni". Stjarnan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 12 November 2017.
- Tómas Þór Þórðarson (15 April 2014). "Hrafn þjálfar Stjörnuna - Kjartan Atli aðstoðarþjálfari". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 12 November 2017.
- "Unglinga- og drengjalandslið". kki.is. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
- "Rabbabari 10.október". RÚV (in Icelandic). 10 October 2017. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
- "Boltinn: Kjartan Atli spjallar um nýja Stjörnulagið". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). 17 August 2012. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
External links
- Profile at realgm.com
- Profile at kki.is
- Kjartan Atli Kjartansson on Twitter