Sigurður Ingimundarson

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Sigurður.

Sigurður Þorbjörn Ingimundarson (born 14 June 1966) is an Icelandic basketball coach and former player.^[1] He is the winningest coach in Icelandic basketball history for both genders, both in terms of national championships and career wins.^[2][3]

Sigurður Ingimundarson

Personal information
Born	(1966-06-14) 14 June 1966 (age 59)
Nationality	Icelandic
Listed height	193 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Listed weight	91 kg (201 lb)
Career information
Playing career	1982–2001
Position	Small forward
Number	12
Coaching career	1991–2016 2025–present
Career history
As a player:
1982–1996	Keflavík
1998–1999	Keflavík
2000–2001	Keflavík
As a coach:
1991–1996	Keflavík (Women's)
1995–1997	Iceland (Women's)
1996–2003	Keflavík (Men's)
2001–2002	Iceland (Women's)
2004–2009	Keflavík (Men's)
2004–2009	Iceland (Men's)
2009	Solna Vikings (Men's)
2009–2011	Njarðvík (Men's)
2011–2013	Keflavík (Men's)
2012–2013	Keflavík (Women's)
2014–2015	Keflavík (Women's)
2014–2016	Keflavík (Men's)
2025	Keflavík (Women's)
2025	Keflavík (Men's)
Career highlights
As player: 3× Icelandic League champion (1989, 1992, 1993) 2× Icelandic Basketball Cup (1993, 1994) As coach: Úrvalsdeild Men's Coach of the Year (Iceland) (2008) Úrvalsdeild Women's Coach of the Year (Women's) (Iceland) (2013) 5× Icelandic men´s League champion (1997, 1999, 2003, 2005, 2008) 6× Icelandic women´s League champion (1992–1994, 1996, 2004, 2013) 3× Icelandic Men's Basketball Cup (1997, 2003, 2012) 5× Icelandic Women's Basketball Cup (1993-1996, 2013) 2× Icelandic Men's Supercup (1997, 2008) 5× Icelandic Men's Company Cup (1996–1998, 2002, 2006) Icelandic Women's Company Cup (2014)
Career Úrvalsdeild karla statistics
Points	3,130 (11.1 ppg)
Games	283

In 2009, Sigurður was hired as the head coach of Solna Vikings. He left after only two games due to a disagreement with the board regarding how to build up the team, claiming he was not happy with the boards insistence on adding more American players to ensure short-term success.^[4][5]

In October 2016, Sigurður was forced to step down as head coach of Keflavík in the Úrvalsdeild karla for health reasons.^[6][7][8]

In January 2025, he resumed his coaching career and took over Keflavík women's team once again, replacing Friðrik Ingi Rúnarsson who resigned in December.^[9] In February 2025, he also took over the men's team until the rest of the season, replacing Pétur Ingvarsson.^[10][11]

Personal life

Sigurður is the younger brother of Valur Ingimundarson, the highest scoring player in the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild history,^[12][8] and the uncle of basketball player Valur Orri Valsson.^[13]