Teitur Örlygsson

Teitur Örlygsson
Personal information
Born	9 January 1967 (age 58); Keflavík, Iceland
Nationality	Icelandic
Career information
Playing career	1984–2003
Position	Small forward
Number	11
Coaching career	1992–2016
Career history
As player:
1984–1996	Njarðvík
1996–1997	Gymnastikos Larissa
1996–2003	Njarðvík
As coach:
1992–1993	Njarðvík
2000–2001	Njarðvík
2007–2008	Njarðvík
2008–2014	Stjarnan
2014–2016	Njarðvík (Assistant)
Career highlights and awards
	As player: Icelandic Team of the 20th century; Icelandic Basketball Player of the Year (1995); 4x Úrvalsdeild Domestic Player of the year (1989, 1992, 1996, 2000); 11x Úrvalsdeild Domestic All-First team (1989–1996, 1998–2000); 10x Icelandic champion (1984–1987, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1998, 2001, 2002); 7× Icelandic Basketball Cup (1987–1990, 1992, 1999, 2002); 4× Icelandic Supercup (1995, 1999, 2001, 2002); Icelandic Company Cup (2001); Icelandic All-Star Game MVP (1990); As coach: Icelandic champion (2001); 2× Icelandic Basketball Cup (2009, 2013); Icelandic Supercup (2009);
Career Úrvalsdeild karla playing statistics
Points	6,597 (16.2 ppg)
Games	406
Career coaching record
Úrvalsdeild karla	102–58 (.638)
Men's basketball
Representing Iceland
Games of the Small States of Europe
FIBA European Championship for Small Countries

Teitur Örlygsson (born 9 January 1967) is an Icelandic former professional basketball player and a coach. During his career he won the Icelandic national championships ten times with Njarðvík^[1]^[2]^[3] and the Icelandic Basketball Cup seven times.^[4] He spent the 1996–1997 season with Gymnastikos S. Larissas B.C. of the Greek Basketball League.^[5]

Icelandic national team

Between 1986 and 2000, Teitur played 118 games for the Icelandic national basketball team.^[6]

Coaching career

Teitur started his coaching career with Njarðvík nine games into the 1992–1993 season when he finished the season as a player-coach after the firing of head coach Poul Coltin.^[7] He was again a player-coach for Njarðvík, this time along with Friðrik Ragnarsson,^[8] when the team won the national championship in 2001.^[9] Four years after retiring as a player, ee returned to Njarðvík as a head coach for the 2007–2008 season but was fired after the playoffs.^[10]

In December 2008, Teitur was hired as the head coach of Stjarnan.^[11] In 2011, he led the club to the Úrvalsdeild finals^[9] and in 2009 and 2014 led the club to victory in the Icelandic Cup. He left the club after the 2013–2014 season.^[12]

Personal life

Teitur is the brother of former Icelandic national team player Sturla Örlygsson and former Althing member Gunnar Örn Örlygsson.^[13]^[14]^[15] He is also uncle of Örlygur Aron Sturluson and Margrét Kara Sturludóttir who both played for the Icelandic national teams.^[16]^[17]

References

^ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (22 April 2002). "10 titlar Teits". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). pp. 20–21. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
^ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (4 May 2020). "Herra Njarðvík og Herra Keflavík urðu Íslandsmeistarar saman". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 6 May 2020.
^ "Teitur Örlygsson er búinn að semja við Njarðvíkinga til tveggja ára". mbl.is. Retrieved 2016-11-20.
^ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (17 January 2017). "Bikardrottningin og bikarkóngurinn draga í Maltbikarnum - Fylgist með hverjir mætast". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 7 May 2020.
^ "Teitur í byrjunarliði Larissa í Grikklandi". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). August 26, 1996. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
^ "KKÍ | A landslið". kki.is. Retrieved 2016-11-20.
^ "Teitur Örlygsson þjálfar í Njarðvík". Tíminn (in Icelandic). 17 November 1992. p. 6. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
^ "Teitur og Friðrik taka við Njarðvík". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 19 April 2000. p. 17. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
^ ^a ^b Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (11 April 2011). "Teitur kominn í lokaúrslitin í þrettánda sinn á ferlinum". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 7 May 2020.
^ Henry Birgir Gunnarsson (27 April 2008). "Teitur rekinn og Brenton farinn til Grindavíkur". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). p. 26. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
^ Guðmundur Hilmarsson (19 December 2008). "Teitur aftur í slaginn". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). p. C1. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
^ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (15 April 2014). "Tímamótatíð hjá Teiti". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). p. 47. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
^ Örlygsættin með 12 bikartitla
^ Gunnar Örn Örlygsson
^ "Stefni að því að verða betri körfuboltamaður". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 15 April 1991. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
^ A-landslið karla
^ A-landslið kvenna

External links

Úrvalsdeild statistics at kki.is

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[1] Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (22 April 2002). "10 titlar Teits". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). pp. 20–21. Retrieved 28 December 2020.

[2] Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (4 May 2020). "Herra Njarðvík og Herra Keflavík urðu Íslandsmeistarar saman". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 6 May 2020.

[mbl-3] "Teitur Örlygsson er búinn að semja við Njarðvíkinga til tveggja ára". mbl.is. Retrieved 2016-11-20.

[4] Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (17 January 2017). "Bikardrottningin og bikarkóngurinn draga í Maltbikarnum - Fylgist með hverjir mætast". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 7 May 2020.

[5] "Teitur í byrjunarliði Larissa í Grikklandi". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). August 26, 1996. Retrieved 27 August 2017.

[kki-6] "KKÍ | A landslið". kki.is. Retrieved 2016-11-20.

[7] "Teitur Örlygsson þjálfar í Njarðvík". Tíminn (in Icelandic). 17 November 1992. p. 6. Retrieved 7 May 2020.

[8] "Teitur og Friðrik taka við Njarðvík". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 19 April 2000. p. 17. Retrieved 7 May 2020.

[visir-2011-04-11-9] Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (11 April 2011). "Teitur kominn í lokaúrslitin í þrettánda sinn á ferlinum". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 7 May 2020.

[10] Henry Birgir Gunnarsson (27 April 2008). "Teitur rekinn og Brenton farinn til Grindavíkur". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). p. 26. Retrieved 7 May 2020.

[11] Guðmundur Hilmarsson (19 December 2008). "Teitur aftur í slaginn". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). p. C1. Retrieved 7 May 2020.

[12] Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (15 April 2014). "Tímamótatíð hjá Teiti". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). p. 47. Retrieved 7 May 2020.

[13] Örlygsættin með 12 bikartitla

[14] Gunnar Örn Örlygsson

[15] "Stefni að því að verða betri körfuboltamaður". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 15 April 1991. Retrieved 10 February 2018.

[16] A-landslið karla

[17] A-landslið kvenna

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