Sigurður Þorvaldsson
Sigurður Ágúst Þorvaldsson (born November 25, 1980) is an Icelandic professional basketball player who currently plays for KR[1] in the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild. He has also played for Woon!Aris Leeuwarden in Netherlands and ÍR and Snæfell in Iceland.[2]
Sigurður in a game between Snæfell and Njarðvík in 2014 | ||||||||||||||
No. 23 – KR | ||||||||||||||
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Position | Forward | |||||||||||||
League | Úrvalsdeild karla | |||||||||||||
Personal information | ||||||||||||||
Born | November 25, 1980 | |||||||||||||
Nationality | Icelandic | |||||||||||||
Career information | ||||||||||||||
Playing career | 2000–present | |||||||||||||
Number | 11, 23 | |||||||||||||
Career history | ||||||||||||||
As player: | ||||||||||||||
2000–2003 | ÍR | |||||||||||||
2003–2005 | Snæfell | |||||||||||||
2005–2006 | Wool!Aris Leeuwarden | |||||||||||||
2006–2010 | Snæfell | |||||||||||||
2012–2016 | Snæfell | |||||||||||||
2016–present | KR | |||||||||||||
2019 | → KR-b | |||||||||||||
As coach: | ||||||||||||||
2008–2009 | Snæfell | |||||||||||||
Career highlights and awards | ||||||||||||||
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Medals
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In 2010, Sigurður was found guilty of rape and sentenced to two years in prison.[3]
Basketball career
In 2010 Sigurður was member of the Snæfell team that won all four major men's competitions in Icelandic basketball that year: the national championship, the Icelandic Basketball Cup, the Icelandic Company Cup and the Icelandic Supercup.[4][5]
On April 28, 2018, Sigurður won his third Icelandic championship after KR defeated Tindastóll in the Úrvalsdeild finals.[6]
On 4 May 2019 he won his 4th national championship after KR beat ÍR in the Úrvalsdeild finals 3–2.[7]
Awards and achievements
Individual awards
- Úrvalsdeild Domestic Player of the Year (2005)
- 4x Úrvalsdeild Domestic All-First Team (2005, 2007, 2009, 2010)
Club honours
- 4x Icelandic champion (2010, 2017, 2018, 2019)
- 4× Icelandic Basketball Cup (2001, 2008, 2010, 2017)
- 2x Icelandic Company Cup (2004, 2007)
National team career
Sigurður has played 56 games for the Icelandic national basketball team.[8]
Legal history
In 2010, Sigurður was found guilty of raping a 17-year-old girl in November 2009 and sentenced to two years in prison.[3] The Supreme Court of Iceland confirmed the sentence in 2011 after an appeal. He was released from prison in 2012.[9][10]
References
- Sæmundsson, Ingvi Þór (May 11, 2016). "Sigurður Þorvaldsson til KR". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 30 September 2017.
- "Sigurður Þorvaldsson til Hollands". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). May 10, 2005. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
- "Körfuboltamaður ætlar að áfrýja nauðgunardómi". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). June 22, 2010. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
- Meistarar tímabilið 2009-2010 Archived 2015-06-12 at the Wayback Machine
- Meistarar tímabilið 2010-2011 Archived 2015-06-13 at the Wayback Machine
- Kristján Jónsson (28 April 2018). "KR meistari fimmta árið í röð". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 28 April 2018.
- Ástrós Ýr Eggertsdóttir (4 May 2019). "Umfjöllun: KR - ÍR 98-70 - KR Íslandsmeistari sjötta árið í röð". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 5 May 2019.
- A-landslið karla: Leikjafjöldi leikmanna Archived 2014-07-20 at the Wayback Machine
- Ólafsdóttir, Kristín (September 16, 2017). "Fyrrverandi landsliðsmaður í körfubolta fékk uppreist æru". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 30 September 2017.
- "Körfuknattleiksmaður fékk uppreist æru fimm árum eftir nauðgunardóm". Stundin (in Icelandic). September 16, 2017. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
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