Jón Halldór Eðvaldsson

Jón Halldór Eðvaldsson (born 13 March 1975) is an Icelandic basketball coach and the current head coach of Keflavík women's basketball team. He has also served as a basketball analyst for Domino's Körfuboltakvöld (English: Domino's Basketball Night) on Stöð 2 Sport.[1]

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Jón Halldór.
Jón Halldór Eðvaldsson
Keflavík
PositionHead coach
LeagueÚrvalsdeild kvenna
Personal information
Born (1975-03-13) March 13, 1975
NationalityIcelandic
Coaching career2006–present
Career history
As coach:
2004Iceland U-16
2006–2011Keflavík
2010Iceland U-16
2009Iceland (assistant)
2013–2014Grindavík
2019–presentKeflavík
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Assistant Coach for  Iceland
Games of the Small States of Europe
2009 CyprusTeam

Early life

Before turning to coaching, Jón Halldór was a basketball referee[2] and a football player for several years, playing the goalkeeper position.[3] In 1999, he appeared in 17 matches for Víðir in the Icelandic second-tier 1. deild karla.[4]

Coaching career

In June 2006, Jón Halldór was hired as the head coach of Úrvalsdeild kvenna club Keflavík.[5][6] He led the team to the national championship in 2008 and the Icelandic Company Cup in 2007, 2008 and 2010.[7] In 2011 he led Keflavík to both the Icelandic Cup[8] and the national championship. After the finals, Jón Halldór announced that he would step down as head coach.[9][10][11] After the season he was named the Úrvalsdeild coach of the year.[12]

In May 2013, Jón Halldór was hired as the head coach of Grindavík.[13] In February 2014, with Grindavík in second-to-last place in the Úrvalsdeild kvenna, Jón Halldór stepped down as head coach.[14]

On 8 May 2019, Jón Halldór was announced as new head coach to the Keflavík women's team.[15] Keflavík opened the 2019–20 season with a 105-81 loss against reigning champions Valur in the annual Icelandic Super Cup.[16]

References
  1. Eiríkur Stefán Ásgeirsson (31 August 2016). "Dominos körfuboltakvöld snýr aftur". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  2. Tómas Þór Þórðarson (20 April 2016). "Jón Halldór: Dómari sló mig í bakið og kallaði mig fávita". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  3. Örn Arnarson (28 July 1999). "Baráttan skilaði þremur stigum". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  4. "Leikmaður - Jón Halldór Eðvaldsson". ksi.is (in Icelandic). Football Association of Iceland. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  5. "Jón Halldór Eðvaldsson ráðinn þjálfari kvennaliðsins". keflavik.is (in Icelandic). 13 June 2006. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  6. "Jón Halldór: Verður skemmtilegt og krefjandi verkefni". karfan.is (in Icelandic). 15 June 2006. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  7. Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (10 April 2009). "Jón Halldór verður áfram með kvennalið Keflavíkur". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  8. Eiríkur Stefán Ásgeirsson (23 February 2011). "Jón Halldór: Stoltur af stelpunum". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  9. Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (9 April 2011). "Jón Halldór hættir á toppnum með kvennalið Keflavíkur". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  10. "Jón Halldór: Skila af mér Keflavík á toppnum og er hættur!". karfan.is (in Icelandic). 8 April 2011. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  11. Skúli Sigurðsson (9 April 2011). "Jón kvaddi með titli í Keflavík". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  12. "Pavel og Margrét Kara valin best". RÚV (in Icelandic). 1 May 2011. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  13. "Jón Halldór þjálfar Grindvíkinga". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 16 May 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  14. "Jón Halldór hættur með Grindavík". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 12 February 2014. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  15. Davíð Eldur (8 May 2019). "Jón Halldór og Hörður Axel taka við Keflavík – Finnur aðstoðar Sverri". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  16. Anton Ingi Leifsson (29 September 2019). "Vandræðalaust hjá Val gegn Keflavík í Meistarakeppni KKÍ". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 30 September 2019.
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