Birgir Örn Birgis

Birgir Örn Birgis
Personal information
Born(1942-09-23)23 September 1942
Reykjavík, Kingdom of Iceland
Died11 December 2017(2017-12-11) (aged 75)
Reykjavík, Iceland
NationalityIcelandic
Listed height191 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Career information
Playing career1958–1977
PositionForward
Number16
Career history
As a player:
1958–1977Ármann
As a coach:
1976–1977Ármann (men's)
1976–1977Iceland (men's)
1977–1980ÍS (men's)
1980–1981Haukar (men's)
1982–1983Fram (men's)
Career highlights
As player:

As coach:

Birgir Örn Birgisson (23 September 1942 – 11 December 2017) was an Icelandic basketball player and coach. He was one of the inaugural players of the Icelandic national basketball team in 1959 and played a total of 33 national team games. He played twenty seasons in the Icelandic top-tier league with Ármann and helped the club to its first and only men's national championship in 1976. In 1968, Birgir was the first player to win the league's Player of the Year trophy, given by Dave Zinkoff.