Einar Bollason

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Einar.

Einar Bollason
3rd Chairman of KKÍ
In office
1973–1976
Preceded byHólmsteinn Sigurðsson
Succeeded byPáll Júlíusson
Personal details
Born (1943-11-06) 6 November 1943 (age 81)
Reykjavík, Kingdom of Iceland
Basketball career
Personal information
Listed height196 cm (6 ft 5 in)
Career information
Playing career1958–1984
PositionCenter
Coaching career1966–1989
Career history
As player:
1958–1960ÍR
1961–1967KR
1967–1969Þór Akureyri
1969–1972KR
1976–1981KR
1981–1982FH
1983–1984Haukar
As coach:
1966–1967KR
1967–1969Þór Akureyri (Men's)
1968–1969Þór Akureyri (Women's)
1973–1974KR
1974–1976Iceland (Men's)
1977Iceland (Men's)
1979–1982Iceland (Men's)
1979–1980Fram (Men's)
1982–1986Haukar (Men's)
1984–1987Iceland (Men's)
1986–1988ÍR (Men's)
1988–1989Haukar (Men's)
Career highlights and awards
As player:

As coach:

Career Úrvalsdeild karla statistics
Points2,914 (17.9 ppg)
Games163

Einar Gunnar Bollason (born 6 November 1943) is an Icelandic former basketball player, coach and TV analyst.[1][2] As a player, he won the Icelandic championship six times with KR. In 2001, he was named to the Icelandic basketball team of the 20th century and the coach of the 20th century by the Icelandic Basketball Association. In 2020, he received the Knight's Cross of the Order of the Falcon from the president of Iceland.[3]

  1. ^ Jónsson, Óskar Ófeigur (20 April 2011). "Hrafn og Fannar fetuðu í fótspor Gunnars og Einars Bolla". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 24 August 2017.
  2. ^ "Hef meiri tíma með hestunum". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). 1 April 2012. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
  3. ^ "Hin íslenska Fálkaorða". forseti.is (in Icelandic). Office of the President of Iceland. 17 June 2020. Retrieved 17 June 2020.