Gunnar Þorvarðarson


Gunnar Þorvarðarson 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 with the Njarðvík's team that went on to win the 2006 national championship.

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.