Húni Húnfjörð

Húni Húnfjörð
Húni Húnfjörð
Born	Þorsteinn Ólafur Húnfjörð; 12 May 1977 (age 46); Blönduós, Iceland
Alma mater	CU (2002); UNAK (2009)
	Basketball career
Personal information
Listed height	202 cm (6 ft 8 in)
Listed weight	100 kg (220 lb)
Career information
College	Campbellsville (1998–2002)
Playing career	1995–2012
Position	Center
Career history
1995–1997	Keflavík
1997–1998	Kristiansand
2002	Keflavík
2002–2003	Njarðvík
2003–2007	Þór Akureyri
2007–2009	ÍR
2009–2011	Ármann
2011–2012	ÍR
Career highlights and awards
	Icelandic champion (1997); Icelandic Cup (1997); Icelandic Company Cup (1996); 1. deild karla (2005, 2007);

Húni Húnfjörð (born Þorsteinn Ólafur Húnfjörð; 12 May 1977) is an Icelandic businessman, philanthropist, teacher and former basketball player.^[1] In basketball, he won the Icelandic national championship and the national cup in 1997 as a member of Keflavík.

Early life[edit]

Þorsteinn was born in Blönduós, Iceland, but grew up in Keflavík.^[2]

Basketball career[edit]

Þorsteinn started his senior team career with Keflavík in 1995. During the 1996–1997 season, he won the Icelandic championship, Icelandic Cup and the Icelandic Company Cup with the team. In July 1997, he signed with Norwegian club Kristiansand after officials from the team saw him play for the Iceland U-22 national team in the Nordic Polar Cup during the same summer.^[3] After attending Campbellsville University for four years, where he studied business and played college basketball, he rejoined Keflavík in 2002.^[4] He left Keflavík after only a few games and joined Njarðvík.^[5] Following the season, he joined Þór Akureyri where he played four seasons, winning the second tier 1. deild karla in 2005 and 2007. He finished out his career with ÍR and Ármann.

Later life[edit]

Following his basketball career, Húni taught business in the University of Akureyri.^[6] Since 2016, he has worked on building a school in Kenya.^[1]

In March 2024, he declared as a candidate in the 2024 Icelandic presidential election.^[6]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b Marta Eiríksdóttir (25 July 2019). "Úr körfuboltanum í hjálparstarf í Afríku". Víkurfréttir (in Icelandic). Retrieved 3 March 2024 – via Tímarit.is.
^ María Rún Vilhelmsdóttir (27 July 2019). "Fyrsti skólinn fyrir andlega og umhverfislega þenkjandi frumkvöðla í Keníu". Viljinn (in Icelandic). Retrieved 3 March 2024.
^ "Þorsteinn til Kristiansand". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 28 July 1997. p. 22. Retrieved 3 March 2024 – via Tímarit.is.
^ "Spennandi á toppnum". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 10 October 2002. p. 27. Retrieved 3 March 2024 – via Tímarit.is.
^ "Philo fer frá Njarðvíkingum". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 8 November 2002. p. C1. Retrieved 3 March 2024 – via Tímarit.is.
^ ^a ^b Magnús Jochum Pálsson (3 March 2024). "Forsetaframbjóðendur skjóta upp kollinum eins og gorkúlur á haug". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 3 March 2024.

[vf-2019-1] Marta Eiríksdóttir (25 July 2019). "Úr körfuboltanum í hjálparstarf í Afríku". Víkurfréttir (in Icelandic). Retrieved 3 March 2024 – via Tímarit.is.

[2] María Rún Vilhelmsdóttir (27 July 2019). "Fyrsti skólinn fyrir andlega og umhverfislega þenkjandi frumkvöðla í Keníu". Viljinn (in Icelandic). Retrieved 3 March 2024.

[3] "Þorsteinn til Kristiansand". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 28 July 1997. p. 22. Retrieved 3 March 2024 – via Tímarit.is.

[4] "Spennandi á toppnum". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 10 October 2002. p. 27. Retrieved 3 March 2024 – via Tímarit.is.

[5] "Philo fer frá Njarðvíkingum". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 8 November 2002. p. C1. Retrieved 3 March 2024 – via Tímarit.is.

[visir-2024-president-election-6] Magnús Jochum Pálsson (3 March 2024). "Forsetaframbjóðendur skjóta upp kollinum eins og gorkúlur á haug". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 3 March 2024.

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