Birgir Björn Pétursson

Birgir Björn Pétursson (born January 24, 1986) is an Icelandic professional basketball player who last played for 1. deild karla club Álftanes.

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Birgir Björn.
Birgir Björn Pétursson
Personal information
Born (1986-01-24) 24 January 1986
Ísafjörður, Iceland
NationalityIcelandic
Listed height206 cm (6 ft 9 in)
Listed weight105 kg (231 lb)
Career information
Playing career2003–present
PositionCenter
Career history
2001–2006KFÍ
2001–2003→ KFÍ-b
2006Njarðvík
2006–2007Þór Þorlákshöfn
2007–2009KFÍ
2009–2011Stjarnan
2011–2014Valur
2014–2015KFÍ
2015UBC Münster
2016KFÍ
2016–2018Valur
2019–2020Álftanes
Career highlights and awards

Playing career

KFÍ (2007–09)

After playing for Njarðvík and Þór Þorlákshöfn during the 2006–2007 season, Birgir joined his hometown team KFÍ again in 2007. During his second season he averaged 9.2 points and 9.1 rebounds and helped his team reach the playoffs where they lost 2-1 to Valur in the first round.[1]

Stjarnan (2009–11)

Birgir signed with Úrvalsdeild karla club Stjarnan in 2009[2] and won the Icelandic Super Cup with the team in October of that year.[3] Unhappy with his playing time during his second season, Birgir left the club in January 2011.[4]

Valur (2011–14)

Birgir joined Division I club Valur in January 2011 and helped the team to get promoted to the Úrvalsdeild in 2013.[5] On November 14, 2013, he grabbed a career high 25 rebounds against Þór Þorlákshöfn.[6] For the 2013–2014 season he averaged 14.0 points and 9.9 rebounds (11th in league [7]) but was unable to prevent the team to get relegated back to Division I.

KFÍ (2014–2015)

Birgir rejoined KFÍ in the summer of 2014.[8] In September he scored a career high 31 points against Tindastóll [9] which eventually ended second in the Icelandic Premier League. For the season he averaged 17.8 points and 12.5 rebounds, both career highs, while shooting 52% from the field.[10]

UBC Münster (2015)

In September 2015 Birgir signed a three-month contract with UBC Münster in Germany.[11] He left the club at the end of the contract in December.[12]

KFÍ (2016)

In January 2016 he signed back with KFÍ until the end of the season. In 10 games Birgir averaged 14.0 points and 9.7 rebounds, helping the club stave off religation.

Valur (2016–2018)

Birgir joined Valur prior to the 2016–2017 season. The club finished third in Division I and achieved promotion to Úrvalsdeild after defeating Breiðablik and Hamar in the promotion playoffs.[13] The club also had good success in the Icelandic cup, beating three Úrvalsdeild teams before finally bowing out for the eventual champions, KR, in the final four.[14]

Álftanes (2019–2020)

After missing all the 2018–2019 season due to a concussion, Birgir signed with Álftanes in August 2019.[15] For the season, he averaged 10.1 points and 5.7 rebounds before it was canceled because of the COVID-19 outbreak in Iceland.

National team career

In 2006, Birgir played 8 games for Iceland in the U20 European Championship Men (Division B).[16]

Birgir was among the 30 players selected for the Iceland national basketball team training camp for the summer of 2014.[17] He was not among the final 14 players selected for the EuroBasket 2015 qualifier.[18]

Career statistics

Icelandic Domestic Leagues
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2003-2004 KFÍ 2-1.51.000.500-0.00.00.00.01.0-
2004-2005 KFÍ 20-9.1.333.000.6882.10.40.40.31.5-
2005-2006 KFÍ 17-19.4.500.000.5446.30.30.90.58.4-
2006-2007 Þór Þorlákshöfn 22-4.4.350.000.9000.50.00.10.11.0-
2007-2008 KFÍ 15-17.6.565.000.6804.50.40.60.15.8-
2008-2009 KFÍ 201625.5.629.250.6128.50.90.50.78.814.3
2009-2010 Stjarnan 2108.1.621.000.6502.50.10.40.32.33.9
2010-2011 Stjarnan 1005.5.357.000.6003.00.50.10.11.33.0
2010-2011 Valur 11212.2.559.000.5244.20.40.30.54.56.2
2011-2012 Valur 221626.4.599.000.5007.80.80.80.510.613.7
2012-2013 Valur 232129.0.621.000.6479.21.01.10.613.518.1
2013-2014 Valur 222231.1.539.000.7189.91.20.71.014.018.3
2014-2015 KFÍ 211933.5.520.333.73612.51.40.91.017.722.3
2015-2016 KFÍ 101029.4.524.000.6679.71.01.20.514.017.9
2016-2017 Valur 242329.4.634.333.8119.01.80.80.813.420.0
2017-2018 Valur 222018.1.5421.000.6255.20.80.40.35.38.8
2017-2018 Valur 231322.5.568-.8445.70.50.60.310.112.4

References
  1. 2008-2009 Statistics Archived February 6, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
  2. Stjarnan semur við Birgi Björn
  3. Meistarakeppni karla: KR 80 - 89 Stjarnan Archived January 28, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
  4. "Birgir Björn í raðir Valsmanna". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-01-27.
  5. Valsmenn upp í úrvalsdeild
  6. Jónsson, Óskar Ófeigur (November 15, 2013). "Tók 24 fráköst en var samt ekki frákastahæstur í liðinu". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2 September 2017.
  7. Úrvalsdeild karla Domino´s deildin - Tölfræði Archived January 28, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
  8. Birgir Björn snýr aftur heim Archived January 28, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
  9. Leikur: KFÍ 76 - 109 Tindastóll
  10. 2014-2015 Tölfræði Archived April 2, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
  11. Verstärkung aus dem hohen Norden
  12. "Þarf mikið "brainpower" í þetta körfuboltalíf". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). December 30, 2015. Archived from the original on 2 September 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
  13. Valur í deild þeirra bestu eftir stórsigur
  14. KR í úrslit eftir spennuleik
  15. "Birgir Björn og Þorsteinn Finnbogason semja við Álftanes". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). 16 August 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  16. Fibaeurope.com profile
  17. Æfingahópur landsliðsins í körfubolta klár
  18. Landslið karla 2014 · Æfingaferð til Lúxemborgar Archived January 28, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
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