Hrannar Hólm

Hrannar Hólm (born April 17, 1964) is an Icelandic former basketball coach. He was the head coach of the Danish women's national basketball team from 2014 to 2017. From 2011 to 2014, he led SISU BK to four straight Dameligaen championships.

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is a family name, but this person is referred to by the given name Hrannar.
Hrannar Hólm
Personal information
Born (1964-04-17) April 17, 1964
Iceland
NationalityIcelandic
Career information
Playing career198?–1986
Coaching career1994–2017
Career history
As player:
1982–1986Keflavík
As coach:
1994–1995Þór Akureyri (Men's)
1995–1996Njarðvík (Men's)
1997–1998KR (Men's)
2010–2014SISU BK (Women's)
2014–2017Denmark (Women's)
Career highlights and awards
As player:

As coach:

Career coaching record
Dameligaen66–4 (.943)
Úrvalsdeild karla62–34 (.646)

Career

Iceland

Hrannar coached for five seasons in the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild karla, accumulating a 62-34 record (64,6%). His best season came in 1995-1996 when he led defending champions Njarðvík to a 28-4 record, including a 17-game winning streak to finish the season.[1][2] Although the team had the best record in the league it fell out in the quarter finals in the playoffs against Keflavík.[3]

Denmark

Hrannar took over as coach of SISU BK late in the 2009-2010 season when the team was in 8-9th place and helped it achieve 2nd-place finish.[4] For the next four seasons he guided the club to four national championships. He was named the coach of the year in 2010 and 2014.[5] In may of 2014 he was hired as the head coach of the Danish women's national basketball team.[6][7][8]

References
  1. "Þjálfarasaga úrvalsdeildar karla í körfubolta". KKI.is. Retrieved July 25, 2017. (in Icelandic)
  2. Björn Blöndal (1 March 1996). "17. sigur Njarðvíkinga í röð". Morgunblaðið. Retrieved July 25, 2017. (in Icelandic)
  3. "Er alveg í skýjunum". Dagblaðið Vísir. 25 March 1996. Retrieved July 25, 2017. (in Icelandic)
  4. Guðmundur Hilmarsson (15 March 2012). "Hef fundið aftur ástríðuna fyrir körfuboltanum". Morgunblaðið. Retrieved July 25, 2017. (in Icelandic)
  5. "Kåringer i DL". dameligaen.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  6. "Íslendingar sigursælir í Danmörku í vetur". Morgunblaðið. 24 May 2011. Retrieved July 25, 2017. (in Icelandic)
  7. "Hrannar náði í titilinn". Morgunblaðið. 26 April 2012. Retrieved July 25, 2017. (in Icelandic)
  8. Guðmundur Marinó Ingvarsson (10 May 2014). "Hrannar Hólm ráðinn landsliðsþjálfari Danmerkur". Visir.is. Retrieved July 25, 2017. (in Icelandic)
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