Pálína Gunnlaugsdóttir
Pálína María Gunnlaugsdóttir (born January 2, 1987) is an Icelandic former basketball player, who last played for Snæfell of the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild kvenna,[1] and an analyst on Stöð 2 Sport's Domino's Körfuboltakvöld (English: Domino's Basketball Night).[2] She won the Icelandic championship five times[3] and was named the playoffs MVP in 2011[4] and 2013.[5][6] Pálína was named the Úrvalsdeild Domestic Player of the Year three-times, in 2008, 2012 and 2013.[7]
Pálína with Grindavík in February 2015. | |
Personal information | |
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Born | Iceland | January 2, 1987
Nationality | Icelandic |
Listed height | 167 cm (5 ft 6 in) |
Career information | |
Playing career | 2000–2016 |
Position | Shooting guard |
Coaching career | 2019–present |
Career history | |
As player: | |
2000-2007 | Haukar |
2007-2013 | Keflavík |
2013-2015 | Grindavík |
2015-2016 | Haukar |
2016 | Snæfell |
As coach: | |
2019-present | Iceland (assistant) |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Medals
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Icelandic national team
Between 2006 and 2016, Pálína played 36 games for the Icelandic national basketball team.[8]
Coaching career
In 2019, Pálina was hired as an assistant coach to the Icelandic women's national basketball team.[9]
Awards and honors
Awards
- 3x Úrvalsdeild Domestic Player of the Year (2008, 2012, 2013)
- 2x Úrvalsdeild Playoffs MVP (2011, 2013)
- 6x Úrvalsdeild Defensive Player of the Year (2005-2008, 2012, 2013)
- 4x Úrvalsdeild Domestic All-First Team (2008, 2011-2013)
- 1x Icelandic Cup Finals MVP (2011)
Titles
- 5x Icelandic champion (2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2013)
- 5× Icelandic Basketball Cup (2005, 2007, 2011, 2013, 2015)
- 4x Icelandic Supercup (2006, 2007, 2008, 2016)
- 6x Icelandic Company Cup (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2015)
- 2x Icelandic Division I (2002, 2004)
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References
- "Pálína í ótímabundið leyfi". RÚV (in Icelandic). January 6, 2017. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
- Sæmundsson, Ingvi Þór (March 27, 2017). "Sjáðu upphitunarþátt fyrir úrslitakeppni Domino's deildar kvenna". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 22 August 2017.
- "Allar stelpurnar í íslenska liðinu hafa orðið Íslandsmeistarar". KKI.is (in Icelandic). Körfuknattleikssamband Íslands. February 19, 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
- Sveinsson, Skúli Unnar (May 2, 2011). ""Líður svo ofboðslega vel í teinóttu"". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 22 August 2017.
- "Allt er þegar þrennt er". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). April 30, 2013. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
- Jónsson, Óskar Ófeigur (June 13, 2013). "Pálína vann þrettán titla á sex tímabilum í Keflavík". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 22 August 2017.
- Tómas Þór Þórðarson (21 February 2015). "Pálína: Væri himnasending að vinna með þriðja liðinu". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 16 December 2017.
- "KKÍ | A landslið". kki.is. Retrieved 2017-07-02.
- "Halldór og Pálína aðstoða Benedikt". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 1 May 2019. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
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