Teitur Örlygsson
Teitur Örlygsson (born 9 January 1967) is an Icelandic former professional basketball player and a coach. During his career he won the Icelandic national championships ten times with Njarðvík[1][2] and the Icelandic Basketball Cup seven times.[3] He spent the 1996–1997 season with G.S. Olympia Larissa B.C. of the Greek Basketball League.[4]
Personal information | |
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Born | Keflavík, Iceland | January 9, 1967
Nationality | Icelandic |
Career information | |
Playing career | 1984–2003 |
Position | Small forward |
Number | 11 |
Career history | |
As player: | |
1984–1996 | Njarðvík |
1996–1997 | Olympia Larissa |
1996–2003 | Njarðvík |
As coach: | |
1992–1993 | Njarðvík |
2000–2001 | Njarðvík |
2007–2008 | Njarðvík |
2008–2014 | Stjarnan |
2014–2016 | Njarðvík (Assistant) |
Career highlights and awards | |
As player:
As coach:
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Career Úrvalsdeild karla statistics | |
Points | 6,597 (16.2 ppg) |
Games | 406 |
Medals
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Icelandic national team
Between 1986 and 2000, Teitur played 118 games for the Icelandic national basketball team.[5]
Coaching career
Teitur started his coaching career with Njarðvík nine games into the 1992–1993 season when he finished the season as a player-coach after the firing of head coach Poul Coltin.[6] He was again a player-coach for Njarðvík, this time along with Friðrik Ragnarsson,[7] when the team won the national championship in 2001.[8] Four years after retiring as a player, ee returned to Njarðvík as a head coach for the 2007–2008 season but was fired after the playoffs.[9]
In December 2008, Teitur was hired as the head coach of Stjarnan.[10] In 2011, he led the club to the Úrvalsdeild finals[8] and in 2009 and 2014 led the club to victory in the Icelandic Cup. He left the club after the 2013–2014 season.[11]
Personal life
Teitur is the brother of former Icelandic national team player Sturla Örlygsson and former Althing member Gunnar Örn Örlygsson.[12][13][14] He is also uncle of Örlygur Aron Sturluson and Margrét Kara Sturludóttir who both played for the Icelandic national teams.[15][16]
References
- Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (4 May 2020). "Herra Njarðvík og Herra Keflavík urðu Íslandsmeistarar saman". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 6 May 2020.
- "Teitur Örlygsson er búinn að semja við Njarðvíkinga til tveggja ára". mbl.is. Retrieved 2016-11-20.
- Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (17 January 2017). "Bikardrottningin og bikarkóngurinn draga í Maltbikarnum - Fylgist með hverjir mætast". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 7 May 2020.
- "Teitur í byrjunarliði Larissa í Grikklandi". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). August 26, 1996. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
- "KKÍ | A landslið". kki.is. Retrieved 2016-11-20.
- "Teitur Örlygsson þjálfar í Njarðvík". Tíminn (in Icelandic). 17 November 1992. p. 6. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
- "Teitur og Friðrik taka við Njarðvík". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 19 April 2000. p. 17. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
- Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (11 April 2011). "Teitur kominn í lokaúrslitin í þrettánda sinn á ferlinum". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 7 May 2020.
- Henry Birgir Gunnarsson (27 April 2008). "Teitur rekinn og Brenton farinn til Grindavíkur". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). p. 26. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
- Guðmundur Hilmarsson (19 December 2008). "Teitur aftur í slaginn". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). p. C1. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
- Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (15 April 2014). "Tímamótatíð hjá Teiti". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). p. 47. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
- Örlygsættin með 12 bikartitla
- Gunnar Örn Örlygsson
- "Stefni að því að verða betri körfuboltamaður". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 15 April 1991. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
- A-landslið karla
- A-landslið kvenna