Falur Jóhann Harðarson (born 15 October 1968) is an Icelandic basketball coach and a former player. He spent most of his career with Keflavík where he won five national championships, the last one as a player-coach, and 3 national cups. A five time Úrvalsdeild Domestic All-First Team selection, he was named the Úrvalsdeild Domestic Player of the Year in 1999.
| KV | |
|---|---|
| Position | Head coach |
| League | 1. deild karla |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 15 October 1968 |
| Nationality | Icelandic |
| Career information | |
| College | Charleston Southern (1991–1993) |
| Playing career | 1986–2004 |
| Position | Point guard |
| Number | 4 |
| Coaching career | 1989–2020 |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 1986–1991 | Keflavík |
| 1994–1995 | KR |
| 1995–1999 | Keflavík |
| 1999–2000 | Torpan Pojat |
| 2000 | Espoon Honka |
| 2000–2004 | Keflavík |
| As coach: | |
| 1989–1991 | Keflavík (Women's) |
| 2003–2004 | Keflavík (Men's) |
| 2010–2011 | Keflavík (Women's, assistant) |
| 2011–2012 | Keflavík (Women's) |
| 2017–2020 | Fjölnir (Men's) |
| 2024–present | KV (Men's) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
As player:
As coach:
| |
| Career coaching record | |
| Úrvalsdeild karla | 15–7 (.682) |
| Úrvalsdeild kvenna | 46–13 (.780) |
Falur started his coaching career with Keflavík women's team and led them to the national championship in 1990.
Playing career
editClub career
editFalur spent most of his career with Úrvalsdeild club Keflavík. He also played one and a half season with Reykjavík powerhouse KR and split the 1999–2000 season with Korisliiga clubs Torpan Pojat and Espoon Honka.[1][2][3][4]
He retired after the 2003–2004 season after being plagued by knee injuries.[5]
College career
editFalur attended Charleston Southern from 1991 to 1993 where he played college basketball.
National team career
editFrom 1989 to 2000, Falur played 106 games for the Icelandic national basketball team.[6]
Coaching career
editFalur started his coaching career with Keflavík women's team and led them to the national championship in his first season.
During the 2003–2004 season, he served as a player-coach for Keflavík men's team and led them to the national championship.
He was an assistant coach to Keflavík women's team during the 2010–2011 before taking over as head coach for the 2011–2012 season. He led the team to the best record in the league but resigned after it was ousted from the semi-finals of the 2012 playoffs.[7]
Falur was hired as the head coach of Fjölnir men's team in 2017[8][9] and helped the team gain promotion to the Úrvalsdeild karla in 2019. He resigned following its relegation back to 1. deild karla in 2020.[10]
Personal life
editFalur is married to former Icelandic women's national team player, Margrét Sturlaugsdóttir. They have four daughters Lovísa Falsdóttir, Elfa Falsdóttir, Urður Falsdóttir and Jana Falsdóttir.[12]
In 2009, Falur was hired as the human resource manager of the Samkaup convenience store chain.[13] In August 2022, he was hired as director of e-commerce and educational solutions at Advania.[14]
Awards and honours
editAs player
editClub
edit- 5× Icelandic League champion (1989, 1997, 1999, 2003, 2004)
- 3× Icelandic Basketball Cup (1997, 2003, 2004)
- 2× Icelandic Supercup (1997, 2003)
Individual
edit- 5× Úrvalsdeild Domestic All-First Team (1991, 1995, 1997–1999)
- Úrvalsdeild Domestic Player of the Year (1999)
- Úrvalsdeild Young Player of the Year (1987)
As coach
edit- Icelandic Men's League champion (2004)
- Icelandic Women's League champion (1990)
- Icelandic Men's Basketball Cup (2004)
- Icelandic Women's Basketball Cup (1990)
- Icelandic Men's Supercup (2003)
References
edit- ^ "Falur úr leik í vetur". Morgunblaðið. 28 January 1994. Retrieved August 6, 2017. (in Icelandic)
- ^ "Það er alltaf gaman að prófa eitthvað nýtt". Morgunblaðið. 22 June 1999. Retrieved August 6, 2017. (in Icelandic)
- ^ "Falur seldur til toppliðsins". Dagblaðið Vísir. 13 January 2000. Retrieved August 6, 2017. (in Icelandic)
- ^ "Falur í raðir efsta liðs Finnlands". Morgunblaðið. 19 January 2000. Retrieved August 6, 2017. (in Icelandic)
- ^ "Falur er hættur". Morgunblaðið. 17 April 2004. Retrieved August 6, 2017. (in Icelandic)
- ^ "KKÍ | A landslið". kki.is. Retrieved 2017-08-06.
- ^ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (19 May 2012). "Falur hættir með Keflavíkurkonur - Sigurður þjálfar bæði liðin". Morgunblaðið. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
- ^ "Hjalti tekur við Þór - Falur til Fjölnis". Vísir.is. 28 April 2017. Retrieved August 6, 2017. (in Icelandic)
- ^ "Falur tekur við Fjölni". Mbl.is. 28 April 2017. Retrieved August 6, 2017. (in Icelandic)
- ^ Haukur Harðarson (26 March 2020). "Falur hættir með Fjölni". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 27 March 2020.
- ^ "Falur tekinn við KV". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 3 October 2024. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
- ^ Skúli Unnar Sveinsson (22 December 2008). "Falur sér um kalkúninn". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 19 April 2018.
- ^ "Ómar framkvæmdastjóri og Jón stjórnarformaður". www.vf.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2023-12-11.
- ^ Eiður Þór Árnason (9 August 2022). "Falur körfuboltamaður til Advania". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 11 December 2023.