Friðrik Ingi Rúnarsson

Friðrik Ingi Rúnarsson
Haukar
Position	Head coach
League	Úrvalsdeild karla
Personal information
Born	18 June 1968 (age 56)
Nationality	Icelandic
Listed height	182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Career information
Playing career	1984–1996
Coaching career	1988–2007; 2014–present
Career history
As player:
1984–1991	Njarðvík
1996	Grindavík
As coach:
1988–1990	Njarðvík (women's)
1990–1992	Njarðvík (men's)
1992–1993	KR (men's)
1994–1997	Grindavík (men's)
1995–1996	Grindavík (women's)
1997–2000	Njarðvík (men's)
1999–2003	Iceland (men's)
2001–2004	Grindavík (men's)
2005–2006	Grindavík (men's)
2006–2007	Iceland (men's, assistant)
2014–2016	Njarðvík (men's)
2017–2018	Keflavík (men's)
2019–2020	Þór Þorlákshöfn
2020–2021	Njarðvík (men's, assistant)
2021–2022	ÍR (men's)
2024	Keflavík (women's)
2025–present	Haukar (men's)
Career highlights and awards
	As player: 3× Icelandic champion (1985–1987); 4× Icelandic Basketball Cup (1987–1990); As coach: 3× Icelandic champion (1991, 1996, 1998); 4× Icelandic Basketball Cup (1992, 1995, 1999, 2006); 2× Icelandic Basketball Supercup (1996, 1999); 3× Úrvalsdeild Men's Coach of the Year (1991, 1992, 1999);

Friðrik Ingi Rúnarsson is an Icelandic basketball coach and former player. As a coach, he has won three Icelandic men's championships and has guided his team to the Icelandic national finals a record seven times.^[1]^[2] Friðrik was the general manager of the Icelandic Basketball Association from 2006 to 2014^[3]^[4] and coached the Icelandic men's national basketball team from 1999 to 2003.

Playing career

Friðrik averaged 5.4 points over eight seasons in the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild with his best season coming in 1988-1989 when he averaged 12.9 points for Njarðvík.^[5]

Coaching career

In 1990, at the age of 22, Friðrik was hired as the head coach of Njarðvík. He led the club to the national championship during his first season at the helm, beating arch-rivals Keflavík in the Úrvalsdeild finals.^[6]

In February 2017, he was hired as the head coach of Keflavík.^[7]^[8]^[9]

On 28 March 2018, after his Keflavík team lost in the first round against Haukar, Friðrik announced that he would be retiring from coaching.^[10]

In May 2019, Friðrik came out of retirement and took over as head coach of Þór Þorlákshöfn.^[11] He left the club in end of March 2020 after the season had been canceled due to the coronavirus outbreak in Iceland.^[12]

On 26 May 2020, Friðrik was hired as an assistant coach to Njarðvík men's team.^[13]

On 8 November 2021, Friðrik was hired as the head coach of ÍR men's team, following the departure of Borce Ilievski after the teams 1–4 start in the Úrvalsdeild. The team went 7–10 the rest of the way, finishing in 10th place. Following the season, Friðrik announced his retirement from coaching.^[14]^[15]

In June 2024, Friðrik returned to coaching after a two year hiatus and signed with reigning Úrvalsdeild kvenna champions Keflavík.^[16] On 16 December, Friðrik resigned from his post.^[17]

In January 2025, he was introduces as the new head coach of Úrvalsdeild karla club Haukar.^[18]

References

^ Þjálfarasaga úrvalsdeildar karla í körfubolta
^ Jónsson, Óskar Ófeigur (April 20, 2014). "Hefur tvisvar skilað Íslandsmeistaratitli á fyrsta ári með Njarðvík". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 10 September 2017.
^ "Friðrik Ingi hættir hjá KKÍ". Víkurfréttir (in Icelandic). January 31, 2014.
^ Þórðarson, Tómas Þór (February 17, 2014). "Þakklátur fyrir að menn hugsi til mín". Vísir.is (in Icelandic).
^ Friðrik Ingi Rúnarsson statistics
^ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (11 April 2019). "11. apríl er stór dagur fyrir Friðrik Inga". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 14 April 2019.
^ Gunnarsson, Henry Birgir (February 7, 2017). "Friðrik Ingi tekinn við Keflavík". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 10 September 2017.
^ Þórðarson, Tómas Þór (February 8, 2017). "Friðrik Ingi: "Njarðvík á mig ekki"". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 10 September 2017.
^ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (28 March 2018). "Sextándi oddaleikur Friðriks Inga á þjálfaraferlinum". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 28 March 2018.
^ Anton Ingi Leifsson (28 March 2018). "Friðrik Ingi: Þetta var minn síðasti leikur sem þjálfari". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 28 March 2018.
^ "Friðrik Ingi tekur við Þórsurum: "Líklegast mistök að gefa það út að ég væri hættur"". Hafnarfréttir (in Icelandic). 12 May 2019. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
^ Davíð Eldur (27 March 2020). "Friðrik Ingi yfirgefur Þór". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 27 March 2020.
^ "Friðrik Ingi ráðinn aðstoðarþjálfari meistaraflokks karla". umfn.is (in Icelandic). 26 May 2020. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
^ "Friðrik Ingi leggur spjaldið á hilluna – Hættir með ÍR og hættur þjálfun". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). 1 April 2022. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
^ "Friðrik hættur þjálfun". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 1 April 2022. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
^ Hjörtur Leó Guðjónsson (7 June 2024). "Friðrik tekur við keflinu í Keflavík". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 7 June 2024.
^ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (16 December 2024). "Friðrik Ingi hættur með Keflavíkurkonur". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 17 December 2024.
^ Sindri Sverrisson (2 January 2025). "Friðrik Ingi orðinn þjálfari Hauka". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2 January 2025.

External links

Úrvalsdeild statistics at Icelandic Basketball Association

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[1] Þjálfarasaga úrvalsdeildar karla í körfubolta

[2] Jónsson, Óskar Ófeigur (April 20, 2014). "Hefur tvisvar skilað Íslandsmeistaratitli á fyrsta ári með Njarðvík". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 10 September 2017.

[3] "Friðrik Ingi hættir hjá KKÍ". Víkurfréttir (in Icelandic). January 31, 2014.

[4] Þórðarson, Tómas Þór (February 17, 2014). "Þakklátur fyrir að menn hugsi til mín". Vísir.is (in Icelandic).

[5] Friðrik Ingi Rúnarsson statistics

[6] Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (11 April 2019). "11. apríl er stór dagur fyrir Friðrik Inga". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 14 April 2019.

[7] Gunnarsson, Henry Birgir (February 7, 2017). "Friðrik Ingi tekinn við Keflavík". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 10 September 2017.

[8] Þórðarson, Tómas Þór (February 8, 2017). "Friðrik Ingi: "Njarðvík á mig ekki"". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 10 September 2017.

[9] Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (28 March 2018). "Sextándi oddaleikur Friðriks Inga á þjálfaraferlinum". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 28 March 2018.

[10] Anton Ingi Leifsson (28 March 2018). "Friðrik Ingi: Þetta var minn síðasti leikur sem þjálfari". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 28 March 2018.

[11] "Friðrik Ingi tekur við Þórsurum: "Líklegast mistök að gefa það út að ég væri hættur"". Hafnarfréttir (in Icelandic). 12 May 2019. Retrieved 12 May 2019.

[12] Davíð Eldur (27 March 2020). "Friðrik Ingi yfirgefur Þór". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 27 March 2020.

[13] "Friðrik Ingi ráðinn aðstoðarþjálfari meistaraflokks karla". umfn.is (in Icelandic). 26 May 2020. Retrieved 26 May 2020.

[14] "Friðrik Ingi leggur spjaldið á hilluna – Hættir með ÍR og hættur þjálfun". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). 1 April 2022. Retrieved 1 April 2022.

[15] "Friðrik hættur þjálfun". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 1 April 2022. Retrieved 1 April 2022.

[16] Hjörtur Leó Guðjónsson (7 June 2024). "Friðrik tekur við keflinu í Keflavík". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 7 June 2024.

[17] Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (16 December 2024). "Friðrik Ingi hættur með Keflavíkurkonur". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 17 December 2024.

[18] Sindri Sverrisson (2 January 2025). "Friðrik Ingi orðinn þjálfari Hauka". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2 January 2025.

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Playing career

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