Pálmar Sigurðsson

Pálmar Sigurðsson
Personal information
Born	7 February 1963; Iceland
Nationality	Icelandic
Listed height	187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Career information
Playing career	19??–1996
Position	Shooting guard
Coaching career	1986–1995
Career history
As player:
19??–1991	Haukar
1991–1993	Grindavík
1993–1995	Breiðablik
1995	Haukar
As coach:
1986–1987	Haukar (w)
1987–1988	Haukar (m)
1988–1989	Haukar (w)
1989–1990	Haukar (m)
1992–1993	Grindavík (m)
1993–1995	Breiðablik (m)
Career highlights and awards
	As player: Icelandic basketball team of the 20th century; Icelandic Basketball Player of the Year (1985); 2× Úrvalsdeild Domestic Player of the Year (1986, 1987); Úrvalsdeild Domestic All-First Team (1988); Icelandic All-Star Game MVP (1988); Icelandic champion (1988); 2× Icelandic Basketball Cup (1985, 1986); 1. deild karla winner (1983); 2. deild karla winner (1981); As coach: Úrvalsdeild karla Coach of the Year (1988); Icelandic men's champion (1988); 1. deild karla winner (1995);
Career Úrvalsdeild karla playing statistics
Points	3,697 (16.1 ppg)
Games	229
Career coaching record
Úrvalsdeild karla	32–22 (.593)
Úrvalsdeild kvenna	15–21 (.417)

Pálmar Sigurðsson (born 7 February 1963) is an Icelandic former basketball player and coach, and a former member of the Icelandic national team. In 2001 he was named to the Icelandic basketball team of the 20th century by the Icelandic Basketball Association.[1]

Club career

Pálmar started his career with Haukar and helped them win the 2. deild karla in 1981.[2] In 1983, he led Haukar to victory in the 1. deild karla and promotion to the top-tier Úrvalsdeild karla.[3] In 1988 he led Haukar to the national championship after making 11 three-point shots in the fifth and deciding game of the finals against Njarðvík.[4] The same year he was named the Icelandic All-Star Game MVP.[5] He retired early in November 1995.[6]

Pálmar played 74 games for the Icelandic national team from 1982 to 1992.[7]

Pálmar's son is handballer Aron Pálmarsson.[8][9]

"Fræknar kempur heiðraðar". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 26 February 2001. p. 27. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
"Sigurlið Hauka í 2. deild Íslandsmótsins í körfuknattleik". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 14 March 1981. p. 46. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
"Haukar skoruðu 160 stig gegn liði UMFS í 1. deild". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 8 March 1983. p. 23. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
"Einveldi UMFN á enda". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 20 April 1988. pp. 21–22. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
Logi B. Eiðsson (28 January 1988). "Sannkallaður stjörnuleikur". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). p. 57. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
"Pálmar Sigurðsson". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 10 November 1995. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
"A landslið". kki.is (in Icelandic). Icelandic Basketball Association. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
"Aron Palmarsson: 'Ich lebe einen Traum'". THW Kiel Archives (in German). Kieler Nachrichten. 10 April 2010. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
"Aron hætti tíu sinnum á einu tímabili". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 20 January 2023. Retrieved 20 January 2023.

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