Jón Halldór Eðvaldsson

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Jón Halldór.
Jón Halldór Eðvaldsson
Keflavík
PositionAssistant coach
LeagueÚrvalsdeild kvenna
Personal information
Born (1975-03-13) March 13, 1975 (age 49)
NationalityIcelandic
Coaching career2006–present
Career history
As coach:
2004Iceland U-16
2006–2011Keflavík
2010Iceland U-16
2009Iceland (assistant)
2013–2014Grindavík
2019–2022Keflavík
2025–presentKeflavík (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Assistant Coach for  Iceland
Games of the Small States of Europe
Silver medal – second place 2009 Cyprus Team

Jón Halldór Eðvaldsson (born 13 March 1975) is an Icelandic basketball coach and television personality. He has served as a basketball analyst for Körfuboltakvöld (English: Basketball Night) on Stöð 2 Sport.[1]

Early life

Before turning to coaching, Jón Halldór was a basketball referee[2] and a football player for several years, playing the goalkeeper position.[3] In 1999, he appeared in 17 matches for Víðir in the Icelandic second-tier 1. deild karla.[4]

Coaching career

In June 2006, Jón Halldór was hired as the head coach of Úrvalsdeild kvenna club Keflavík.[5][6] He led the team to the national championship in 2008 and the Icelandic Company Cup in 2007, 2008 and 2010.[7] In 2011 he led Keflavík to both the Icelandic Cup[8] and the national championship. After the finals, Jón Halldór announced that he would step down as head coach.[9][10][11] After the season he was named the Úrvalsdeild coach of the year.[12]

In May 2013, Jón Halldór was hired as the head coach of Grindavík.[13] In February 2014, with Grindavík in second-to-last place in the Úrvalsdeild kvenna, Jón Halldór stepped down as head coach.[14]

On 8 May 2019, Jón Halldór was announced as new head coach to the Keflavík women's team.[15] Keflavík opened the 2019–20 season with a 105-81 loss against reigning champions Valur in the annual Icelandic Super Cup.[16]

In January 2025, he was hired as an assistant coach to Sigurður Ingimundarson with Keflavík women´s team.[17]

References

  1. ^ Eiríkur Stefán Ásgeirsson (31 August 2016). "Dominos körfuboltakvöld snýr aftur". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  2. ^ Tómas Þór Þórðarson (20 April 2016). "Jón Halldór: Dómari sló mig í bakið og kallaði mig fávita". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  3. ^ Örn Arnarson (28 July 1999). "Baráttan skilaði þremur stigum". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  4. ^ "Leikmaður - Jón Halldór Eðvaldsson". ksi.is (in Icelandic). Football Association of Iceland. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  5. ^ "Jón Halldór Eðvaldsson ráðinn þjálfari kvennaliðsins". keflavik.is (in Icelandic). 13 June 2006. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  6. ^ "Jón Halldór: Verður skemmtilegt og krefjandi verkefni". karfan.is (in Icelandic). 15 June 2006. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  7. ^ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (10 April 2009). "Jón Halldór verður áfram með kvennalið Keflavíkur". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  8. ^ Eiríkur Stefán Ásgeirsson (23 February 2011). "Jón Halldór: Stoltur af stelpunum". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  9. ^ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (9 April 2011). "Jón Halldór hættir á toppnum með kvennalið Keflavíkur". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  10. ^ "Jón Halldór: Skila af mér Keflavík á toppnum og er hættur!". karfan.is (in Icelandic). 8 April 2011. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  11. ^ Skúli Sigurðsson (9 April 2011). "Jón kvaddi með titli í Keflavík". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  12. ^ "Pavel og Margrét Kara valin best". RÚV (in Icelandic). 1 May 2011. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  13. ^ "Jón Halldór þjálfar Grindvíkinga". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 16 May 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  14. ^ "Jón Halldór hættur með Grindavík". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 12 February 2014. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  15. ^ Davíð Eldur (8 May 2019). "Jón Halldór og Hörður Axel taka við Keflavík – Finnur aðstoðar Sverri". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  16. ^ Anton Ingi Leifsson (29 September 2019). "Vandræðalaust hjá Val gegn Keflavík í Meistarakeppni KKÍ". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  17. ^ Jóhann Páll Kristbjörnsson (13 January 2025). "Gömul brýni að taka við kvennaliði Keflavíkur". Víkurfréttir (in Icelandic). Retrieved 13 January 2025.