Valur Snjólfur Ingimundarson (born 20 February 1962) is an Icelandic former basketball player and coach. He played for 20 seasons in the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild[1][2] and is its highest scoring player of all time.[3][4] He won the Icelandic championship eight times during his career and the Icelandic Cup twice.[4]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 20, 1962 |
| Nationality | Icelandic |
| Career information | |
| Playing career | 1979–2004 |
| Position | Small forward |
| Number | 15 |
| Coaching career | 1985–2012 |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 1979–1988 | Njarðvík |
| 1988–1993 | Tindastóll |
| 1993–1995 | Njarðvík |
| 1995–1998 | BK Odense |
| 1998–2002 | Tindastóll |
| 2002–2004 | Skallagrímur |
| As coach: | |
| 1985–1986 | Njarðvík (Women's) |
| 1986–1988 | Njarðvík (Men's) |
| 1988–1990 | Tindastóll (Men's) |
| 1991–1993 | Tindastóll (Men's) |
| 1993–1995 | Njarðvík (Men's) |
| 1994–1995 | Njarðvík (Women's) |
| 1995–1998 | BK Odense (Men's) |
| 1998–2002 | Tindastóll (Men's) |
| 2002–2007 | Skallagrímur (Men's) |
| 2008–2009 | Njarðvík (Men's) |
| 2010–2011 | FSu (Men's) |
| 2011–2012 | Ammerud Basket (Men's) |
| 2011–2012 | Ammerud Basket (Women's) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
As player:
As coach:
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| Career Úrvalsdeild karla playing statistics | |
| Points | 7,355 (18.4 ppg) |
| Games | 400 |
| Career coaching record | |
| Úrvalsdeild karla | 240–152 (.612) |
| Úrvalsdeild kvenna | 7–27 (.206) |
Medals | |
Denmark
Valur was a player-coach for Odense BK from 1995 to 1998 and helped the club achieve promotion up two levels in two seasons and to the Danish top-tier league in 1997.[5][6] He left Odense after the 1997–1998 season and to over as head coach for Tindastóll.[7]
Icelandic national team
Valur is the second most capped player in the national team history, playing 164 games between 1980 and 1995.[8][4]
Team of the 20th century
In 2001 Valur was voted to the Icelandic team of the 20th century in basketball as a player.[9]
Personal life
Valur is the older brother of Sigurður Ingimundarson,[10] the winningest coach in Icelandic basketball history,[11] and the father of basketball player Valur Orri Valsson.[12]