Kjartan Atli Kjartansson | |
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Born |
Reykjavík, Iceland | 23 May 1984
Nationality | Icelandic |
Occupation(s) | Sports TV and radio show host, basketball coach |
Known for | Domino's Körfuboltakvöld |
Basketball career | |
Álftanes | |
Position | Head coach |
League | Úrvalsdeild karla |
Personal information | |
Listed height | 191 cm (6 ft 3 in) |
Listed weight | 87 kg (192 lb) |
Career information | |
Playing career | 2001–2021 |
Position | Small forward |
Number | 14 |
Coaching career | 2011–present |
Career history | |
As player: | |
2001–2002 | Stjarnan |
2002–2004 | Haukar |
2005 | Hamar |
2005–2006 | Haukar |
2007–2011 | Stjarnan |
2011–2012 | FSu |
2012–2013 | Stjarnan |
2014 | Álftanes |
2015–2016 | KV |
2016–2017 | Breiðablik |
2017–2020 | Álftanes |
2021 | Álftanes |
As coach: | |
2011–2012 | FSu (men's) |
2012–2013 | Stjarnan (women's) |
2014–2015 | Stjarnan (men's, assistant) |
2022–present | Álftanes (men's) |
Career highlights and awards | |
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As head coach:
As assistant coach:
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Kjartan Atli Kjartansson (born 23 May 1984) is an Icelandic sports TV and radio show host, basketball coach and former player. He hosted Stöð 2 Sport's Domino's Körfuboltakvöld (English: Domino's Basketball Night) [1] from 2015 to 2023 [2] and was the host of the morning radio show Brennslan on FM957 from 2014 to 2020. [3] [4] He played basketball for several season in the Úrvalsdeild karla and won the Icelandic Basketball Cup three times as a member of Stjarnan, in 2009 and 2013 as a player and in 2015 as an assistant coach. [5]
Kjartan was born in Reykjavík and grew up in Hafnarfjörður and later Álftanes. [6]
Kjartan played for nine seasons in the Icelandic top-tier Úrvalsdeild karla, mostly with Stjarnan. He was one of the key players in Stjarnan's resurgence to the basketball scene, [7] helping the club win the Icelandic Basketball Cup in 2009 and 2013, and the Super Cup in 2009. [8] [9] He retired from top-level play in January 2014. [10] On April 8, 2018, he hit a go-ahead three-pointer in the waning seconds of Álftanes game against Stál-úlfur in the Division III semi-finals, helping them to victory and promotion to Division II. [11] On 16 April 2019, he won the Division II championship after Álftanes defeated ÍA in the league finals, 123–100, and achieved promotion to Division I. [12]
In November 2021, Kjartan was called up to Álftanes main squad from the reserve team due to several players missing the game due to COVID-19 protocols. In the 114-91 win, he had 6 points and 5 assists. [13]
In 2012, Kjartan was hired as head coach for Stjarnan women's team. He led them to a 12–4 record in the Division I, the second best record in the league. [14] In the playoffs they lost Hamar for a seat in the Úrvalsdeild kvenna. [15] Kjartan served as an assistant coach with Stjarnan men's team during the 2014–2015 season, [16] helping it win the Icelandic Basketball Cup in 2015.
In May 2022, Kjartan was hired as the head coach of Álftanes men's team. [17] In his first season, he guided the team to first place in the 1. deild karla and to promotion to the top-tier Úrvalsdeild karla. [2] [18]
Kjartan played 12 games for the Icelandic national U-18 basketball team. [19]
Kjartan was a member of the Bæjarins bestu hip hop group in the 2000s and performed under the name Kájoð. [20] [21]