Jón Arnar Ingvarsson
{{short description|Icelandic basketball player and coach (b. 1972)}}
{{Icelandic name|Jón Arnar}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Jón Arnar Ingvarsson
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1972|6|3}}
| birth_place = Iceland
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| position = Point guard
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| nationality = Icelandic
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| career_start = 1988
| career_end = 2004
| coach_start = 1998
| coach_end = 2013
| years1 = 1988–1998 | team1 = Haukar
| years2 = 1998 | team2 = Castors Braine
| years3 = 1998–2002 | team3 = Haukar
| years4 = 2002–2004 | team4 = Breiðablik
| cyears1 = 1998–1999 | cteam1 = Haukar
| cyears2 = 2002–2005 | cteam2 = Breiðablik
| cyears3 = 2006–2009 | cteam3 = ÍR
| cyears4 = 2012–2013 | cteam4 = ÍR
|highlights =
As player:
- Úrvalsdeild Domestic All-First team (1996)
- Úrvalsdeild Young Player of the Year (1989)
- Icelandic Cup (1996)
- Úrvalsdeild karla assist leader (1996)
As coach:
- Icelandic Cup (2007)
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalSport|Men's basketball}}
{{MedalCountry|{{bk|ISL}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|Promotion Cup}}
{{MedalGold|1990 Wales|Team}}
{{MedalBronze|1994 Ireland|Team}}
{{MedalCompetition|Games of the Small States of Europe}}
{{MedalGold|1991 Andorra|Team}}
{{MedalGold|1993 Malta|Team}}
{{MedalBronze|1995 Luxembourg|Team}}
{{MedalBronze|1997 Iceland|Team}}
| stats_league = Úrvalsdeild karla
| stat1label = Points
| stat1value = 4,679 (13.8 ppg)
| stat2label = Rebounds
| stat2value = 1,392 (4.1 rpg)
| stat3label = Assists
| stat3value = 1,396 (4.1 apg)
| cstats_league1 = Úrvalsdeild karla
| cwin1 = 52
| closs1 = 89
}}
Jón Arnar Ingvarsson (born 3 June 1972) is an Icelandic former professional basketball player and coach. He spent the majority of his career with Haukar in the Úrvalsdeild karla. He retired as the Úrvalsdeild all-time leader in assists but has since been surpassed by Justin Shouse.{{cite news |author1=Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson |title=Næstu tvær stoðsendingar hjá Justin verða sögulegar |url=http://www.visir.is/g/2016160209335 |accessdate=29 September 2018 |work=Vísir.is |date=5 February 2016 |language=Icelandic}}
Playing career
=Club career=
Jón Arnar started his senior career in 1988, at the age of 16, with Haukar,{{cite news |author1=Hörður Tulinius |title=Sjaldnast fellur eplið langt frá eikinni |url=https://www.karfan.is/2013/12/sjaldnast-fellur-eplid-langt-fra-eikinni/ |accessdate=29 September 2018 |work=Karfan.is |date=10 December 2013 |language=Icelandic}} where he spent the first 10 years of his career, winning the Icelandic Cup with the club in 1996.{{cite news |author1=Skúli Unnar Sveinsson |title=Tíu ára bið eftir bikarnum loks á enda hjá Haukum |url=http://timarit.is/view_page_init.jsp?pageId=1847003 |accessdate=29 September 2018 |work=Morgunblaðið |date=30 January 1996 |language=Icelandic}}{{cite news |title=Sá fyrsti í 10 ár |url=http://timarit.is/view_page_init.jsp?pageId=2936429 |accessdate=29 September 2018 |work=Dagblaðið Vísir |date=29 January 1996 |language=Icelandic}} The same year he led the Úrvalsdeild in assists{{cite web |title=Heildartölfræði einstaklinga á einu tímabili - Meðaltöl |url=http://gamli.kki.is/tolfraedi_einst_a_timab_medal.asp?Timabil=1996&Lid=OllLid&Magn=10&Adgerd=NyRodun&RadaEftir=MedalStodsendingar&Submit=S%C3%A6kja |website=kki.is |publisher=Icelandic Basketball Federation |accessdate=29 September 2018}} and was named to the Úrvalsdeild Domestic All-First team.{{cite news |title=Teitur og Anna María best |url=http://timarit.is/view_page_init.jsp?pageId=1853010 |accessdate=29 September 2018 |work=Morgunblaðið |date=1 May 1996 |language=Icelandic}} In January 1998, he left the club and signed with Castors Braine in Belgium.{{cite news |title=Jón Arnar til Belgíu |url=http://timarit.is/view_page_init.jsp?pageId=1895586 |accessdate=29 September 2018 |work=Morgunblaðið |date=6 January 1998 |language=Icelandic}} He returned to Haukar the next season and stayed there until 2002, when he took over Breiðablik as player-coach.{{cite news |title=Jón Arnar Ingvarsson tekur við þjálfun Breiðabliks |url=https://www.mbl.is/sport/korfubolti/2002/06/11/jon_arnar_ingvarsson_tekur_vid_thjalfun_breidabliks/ |accessdate=29 September 2018 |work=Morgunblaðið |date=11 June 2002 |language=Icelandic}} He retired as player in 2004.
=National team career=
Jón Arnar played 102 games for the Icelandic national team from 1990 to 2000.{{cite web|url=http://kki.is/landslid/karlar/leikjafjoldi/a-landslid/|publisher=kki.is|title=KKÍ | A landslið |accessdate=29 September 2018}}
Coaching career
Jón Arnar was hired as the head coach of Haukar in November 1998, replacing recently fired Einar Einarsson.{{cite news |title=Jón Arnar þjálfar Hauka |url=http://timarit.is/view_page_init.jsp?pageId=2977531 |accessdate=29 September 2018 |work=Dagblaðið Vísir |date=1 December 1998 |language=Icelandic}} He coached the team for the rest of the season,{{cite news |title=Haukar vilja fá Svala |url=http://timarit.is/view_page_init.jsp?pageId=2983045 |accessdate=29 September 2018 |work=Dagblaðið Vísir |date=14 April 1999 |language=Icelandic}} accumulating a 4-10 record.{{cite web |author1=Óskar Ó. Jónsson |author2=Rúnar Birgir Gíslason |title=Þjálfarasaga úrvalsdeildar karla í körfubolta |url=http://gamli.kki.is/greinar.asp?adgerd=ein&id=103 |website=kki.is |publisher=Icelandic Basketball Federation |accessdate=29 September 2018}}
He took over as the head coach of Breiðablik in 2002. After two seasons in the Úrvalsdeild, the club was relegated to 1. deild karla in 2004. After a disappointing start of the 2005–2006 season, the board of Breiðablik fired Jón Arnar in December 2005.{{cite news |title=Jón Arnar hættur |url=http://timarit.is/view_page_init.jsp?pageId=5541082 |accessdate=29 September 2018 |work=Dagblaðið Vísir |date=6 December 2005 |language=Icelandic}}
Jón Arnar was hired as the head coach of ÍR in 2006 and led them to victory in the Icelandic Cup in his first season.{{cite news |author1=Sigurður Elvar Þórólfsson |title=Aldarafmælið byrjar vel |url=http://timarit.is/view_page_init.jsp?pageId=4154390 |accessdate=29 September 2018 |work=Morgunblaðið |date=19 February 2007 |pages=B5 |language=Icelandic}} In December 2009, he stepped down as the head coach due to his wife's illness.{{cite news |title=Jón Arnar hættur hjá ÍR |url=http://timarit.is/view_page_init.jsp?pageId=5295878 |accessdate=29 September 2018 |work=Morgunblaðið |date=31 December 2009 |language=Icelandic}} He returned to ÍR in April 2012 when he signed a 2-year contract with the club.{{cite news |title=Jón Arnór aftur í Breiðholtið |url=http://timarit.is/view_page_init.jsp?pageId=5768444 |accessdate=29 September 2018 |work=Fréttablaðið |date=23 April 2012 |language=Icelandic}} He stepped down as the head coach of the club on 1 February 2013 after a disappointing tenure with the team in last place.{{cite news |title=Jón Arnar hætti hjá ÍR |url=http://timarit.is/view_page_init.jsp?pageId=6040734 |accessdate=29 September 2018 |work=Morgunblaðið |date=2 February 2013 |language=Icelandic}}
Personal life
Jón Arnar is the son of Ingvar Jónsson, a former player and coach for Haukar. His brother, Pétur Ingvarsson, played 26 games for the national team. Jón Arnar's son is Kári Jónsson, a professional basketball player.{{cite news|author1=Tómas Þór Þórðarson|title=25 ár á milli mynda: Stoltur körfuboltapabbi orðinn stoltur körfuboltaafi|url=http://www.visir.is/g/2017171028973/25-ar-a-milli-mynda-stoltur-korfuboltapabbi-ordinn-stoltur-korfuboltaafi|accessdate=28 October 2017|work=Vísir.is|date=29 September 2018|language=Icelandic}}
References
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External links
- [http://gamli.kki.is/tolfraedi_ferill_leikmanns.asp?Felaganumer=25530 Úrvalsdeild statistics] at kki.is
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