Birgir Jakobsson

Birgir Jakobsson (born 21 March 1948) is an Icelandic doctor and former basketball player. He was a member of the Icelandic national basketball team from 1966 to 1976. Following a 20-year stay as a doctor and later director at the Karolinska University Hospital, he was the Director of Health of Iceland from 2015 to 2018.[1][2]

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Birgir.
Birgir Jakobsson
Born (1948-03-21) 21 March 1948
Reykjavík, Iceland
NationalityIcelandic
Alma materUniversity of Iceland
Director of Health
In office
2015–2018
Preceded byGeir Gunnlaugsson
Succeeded byAlma Möller
Basketball career
Career information
Playing career1964–1978
PositionForward
Career history
1964–1976Íþróttafélag Reykjavíkur
1976–1978Hörður Patreksfirði
Career highlights and awards

Early life

Birgir was born in Reykjavík to Jakob Tryggvason and Ragnheiður Jónsdóttir.[3]

Basketball

Club career

Born in Reykjavík,[4] Birgir started playing basketball at the age of 10. He played his first senior games with ÍR in 1964.[5] In December, he was part of the first Icelandic team to participate in a continental competition when he scored a game high 16 points in a 71–17 victory against the Collegians in the FIBA European Champions Cup (now EuroLeague).[6] In the second game between the teams later in the month, he scored 26 points in ÍR's 63–47 victory.[7] In 1972, he was named the league's best player.[8][9]

In 1972 he played for ÍR against Real Madrid in the FIBA European Champions Cup.[10]

National team career

From 1966 to 1976, Birgir played 24 games for the Icelandic national team.[11]

Individual awards

Titles

References
  1. "Snýr heim til Íslands eftir 36 ára fjarveru". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). 26 November 2014. p. 2. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  2. Kristjana Guðbrandsdóttir (15 May 2015). "Landlæknir: Gengið yfir þá sem minna mega sín". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  3. Steingerður Ólafsdóttir (23 April 2007). "Aðalatriðið að bæta þjónustu við sjúklinga". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 26 March 2020.
  4. "Birgir Jakobsson". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 21 March 1998. p. 62. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  5. "Ungir en vaskir ÍR-ingar í Evrópukeppni". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 4 December 1964. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  6. "Ævintýramennska að senda írska liðið í EM-keppni". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 8 December 1964. p. 26. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  7. "ÍR vann Írana með 64 gegn 47". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 20 December 1964. p. 27. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  8. "Birgir Jakobsson kosinn sá bezti!". Vísir (in Icelandic). 8 May 1972. p. 9. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  9. "Birgir kjörinn bezti leikmaðurinn". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 9 May 1972. p. 8. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  10. "Gamla myndin: Landlæknir í körfubolta". Viðskiptablaðið (in Icelandic). 30 November 2014. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  11. "KKÍ | A landslið". kki.is. Retrieved 2020-03-23.


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