About Gunnar Þorvarðarson
Born 1951. Gunnar Þorvarðarson is a basketball player.
Gunnar Þorvarðarson (born 11 June 1951) is an Icelandic former basketball player and coach and a former member of the Icelandic national basketball team. As a player and coach, he was a member of six national championships with Njarðvík.
Career Gunnar spent his entire playing career with ÍKF/Njarðvík. In 1983, he became a player-coach for Njarðvík and led the team to three straight national championships. In 1986, he was hired as the head coach of Keflavík. In 1990, Gunnar signed a 2-year contract to coach Grindavík.
In 2005, Gunnar returned to the sidelines as an assistant coach to Einar Árni Jóhannsson
National team career From 1974 to 1981, Gunnar played 69 games for the Icelandic national basketball team.
Personal life Gunnar is the father of former Icelandic national team player Logi Gunnarsson.
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Icelandic basketball player and coach
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Gunnar Þorvarðarson was born on 11 June 1951 in Iceland.
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Gunnar Þorvarðarson is a basketball player.
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