Ágúst Herbert Guðmundsson
{{Short description|Icelandic basketball coach and player (1967–2021)}}
{{icelandic name|Ágúst Herbert}}
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1967|08|26}}
| birth_place = Patreksfjörður, Iceland
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2021|01|01|1967|08|26}}
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| nationality = Icelandic
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| coach_start = 1998
| coach_end = 2001
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| years1 = 198?–1985 | team1 = Þór Akureyri
| years2 = 1986–1988 | team2 = Þór Akureyri
| years3 = 1989–1992 | team3 = Þór Akureyri
| cyears1 = 1998–2001 | cteam1 = Þór Akureyri (men's)
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| cstats_league1 = Úrvalsdeild karla
| cwin1 = 21
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Ágúst Herbert Guðmundsson (26 August 1967 – 1 January 2021) was an Icelandic basketball coach and player.{{cite news |author1=Arnar Geir Halldórsson |title=Ágúst H. Guðmundsson er látinn |url=https://www.visir.is/g/20212056467d/agust-h.-gudmundsson-er-latinn |access-date=3 January 2021 |work=Vísir.is |date=3 January 2021 |language=Icelandic}}
Early life
Ágúst was born in Patreksfjörður, Iceland but moved at a young age to Hafnarfjörður where he started playing basketball with Haukar's junior teams. He later moved to Akureyri and played several seasons with Þór Akureyri.{{cite news |title=Andlát: Ágúst H. Guðmundsson |url=https://www.mbl.is/frettir/innlent/2021/01/03/andlat_agust_h_gudmundsson/ |access-date=3 January 2021 |work=Morgunblaðið |date=3 January 2021 |language=Icelandic}}
Coaching career
Ágúst was the head coach of Þór Akureyri from 1998 to 2001. He continued to coach the club's junior teams until 2017.{{cite news |author1=Arnar Geir Halldórsson |title=Heiðra goðsögn hjá Þór með sérstakri áletrun á treyju sinni í Dominos deildinni |url=https://www.visir.is/g/2019190929394/heidra-godsogn-hja-thor-med-serstakri-aletrun-a-treyju-sinni-i-dominos-deildinni |access-date=3 January 2021 |work=Vísir.is |date=24 September 2018 |language=Icelandic}}
Death
In 2017, Ágúst was diagnosed with Motor neuron disease.{{cite news |author1=Berghildur Erla Bernharðsdóttir |title=MND sjúklingar berjast fyrir nýjustu lyfjum |url=https://www.visir.is/g/2019190309689 |access-date=3 January 2021 |work=Vísir.is |date=3 March 2019 |language=Icelandic}}{{cite news |title=Fetaði veg jákvæðninnar til að takast á við áfallið |url=https://www.man.is/frettir/fetadi-veg-jakvaedninnar-til-ad-takast-a-vid-afallid/ |access-date=3 January 2021 |work=Mannlíf |date=17 August 2018 |language=Icelandic}} He died from the illness on 1 January 2021.
Personal life
Ágúst was married to Guðrún Gísladóttir with whom he had three children, including basketball player Júlíus Orri Ágústsson.{{cite news |author1=Ólafur Þór Jónsson |title=Andlát: Ágúst H. Guðmundsson |url=https://www.karfan.is/2021/01/andlat-agust-h-gudmundsson/ |access-date=3 January 2021 |work=Karfan.is |date=3 January 2021 |language=Icelandic}}
References
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External links
- [http://gamli.kki.is/tolfraedi_ferill_leikmanns.asp?Felaganumer=32887 Úrvalsdeild karla statistics] Icelandic Basketball Association
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