Einar Ólafsson (basketball)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 13 January 1928 Reykjavík, Iceland |
| Died | 12 March 2024 (aged 96) Reykjavík, Iceland |
| Career history | |
| As a player: | |
| 195?–19?? | ÍR |
| As a coach: | |
| 1959–1964 | ÍR (women's) |
| 196?–19?? | ÍR (men's) |
| 19??–1975 | ÍR (women's) |
| 1979–1980 | ÍR (men's) |
| 1980–1981 | ÍR (women's) |
| 1983 | Iceland (assistant) |
| 1993–1994 | ÍR (women's) |
Einar Ólafsson (13 January 1928 – 12 March 2024) was an Icelandic basketball player and coach.[1] Called "the father of basketball",[2][3] he was one of the main pioneers of modern basketball in Iceland and was one of the inaugural members of Íþróttafélag Reykjavíkur's basketball department.[4] He played for ÍR in the 1950s before turning to coaching. He coached at ÍR for almost 50 years, including its men's and women's senior teams, winning several national championships.[5][3]
Personal life
Einar was married to Guðfinna Kristín Kristjánsdóttir with whom he had three sons.[2]
Einar died at a nursing home in Reykjavík on 12 March 2024, aged 96.[2]
References
- ^ Ágúst Ásgeirsson (11 March 2007). Heil öld til heilla - Saga ÍR í 100 ár. Íþróttafélag Reykjavíkur. pp. 568–569.
- ^ a b c "Andlát: Einar Ólafsson". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 12 March 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
- ^ a b "Hann er faðir körfuboltans". Dagur - Tíminn (in Icelandic). 7 May 1997. p. 1. Retrieved 17 September 2022 – via Tímarit.is.
- ^ Rafn Marteinsson (28 November 1994). "Ný gullöld í vændum". Helgarpósturinn (in Icelandic). Retrieved 6 May 2019 – via Tímarit.is.
- ^ "Ég er á móti því að lið "kaupi" sér Íslandsmeistaratitil". Íþróttablaðið (in Icelandic). 1 April 1981. pp. 5, 27–32, 73. Retrieved 17 September 2022 – via Tímarit.is.