Hrafn Kristjánsson
Hrafn coaching Stjarnan at the 2015 Icelandic Cup finals.
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| Personal information | |
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| Born | October 30, 1972 |
| Nationality | Icelandic |
| Career information | |
| Playing career | 1988–2015 |
| Position | Point guard |
| Number | 10 |
| Coaching career | 2001–present |
| Career history | |
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| 1988–1994 | KR |
| 1994–1997 | KFÍ |
| 1997–1998 | Hamar |
| 1998–2003 | KFÍ |
| 2003–2004 | KFÍ-b |
| 2015 | KFÍ-b |
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| 2001–2004 | KFÍ (men's) |
| 2003–2004 | KFÍ (women's) |
| 2004–2009 | Þór Akureyri (men's) |
| 2009–2010 | Breiðablik (men's) |
| 2010–2011 | KR (women's) |
| 2010–2012 | KR (men's) |
| 2014–2018 | Stjarnan (men's) |
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Hrafn Kristjánsson is an Icelandic professional basketball coach and former basketball player.
Hrafn was named the Úrvalsdeild Coach of the Year in the 2010–11 season, when he won the Icelandic championship with the KR. As a coach he has also won the Icelandic Basketball Cup two times (2011, 2015) and Icelandic Division I three times (2003, 2005, 2007).
As a player he played 139 games in the Úrvalsdeild with KR and KFÍ, winning the national championship in 1990.
Hrafn took over as player/coach for KFÍ in 2001 after the team had been relegated to Division I. The team won Division I in 2003 and got promoted to the Úrvalsdeild karla.
Þór Akureyri hired Hrafn as their head coach before the 2004–2005 season. He coached the team for 5 years and won Division I two times (2005 and 2007).
Hrafn took charge of Úrvalsdeild karla club Breiðablik in 2009. In January 2010, with the team in last place, he resigned as coach.
Hrafn took over KR men's team in 2010 and led the club to the Icelandic Cup and the Icelandic championship in his first year.
In 2014 Hrafn was hired as the head coach of Stjarnan. In January 2015 he led the club to the Icelandic Cup. In october of 2015 he won the Icelandic Company Cup after Stjarnan beat Þór Þorlákshöfn 72-58 in the final. On March 27, 2018, after Stjarnan's first round exit against ÍR, the club announced that it had decided not to renew his contract.
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