Personal information | |
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Born | Patreksfjörður, Iceland | 26 August 1967
Died | 1 January 2021 | (aged 53)
Nationality | Icelandic |
Coaching career | 1998–2001 |
Career history | |
As player: | |
198?–1985 | Þór Akureyri |
1986–1988 | Þór Akureyri |
1989–1992 | Þór Akureyri |
As coach: | |
1998–2001 | Þór Akureyri (men's) |
Career coaching record | |
Úrvalsdeild karla | 21–45 (.318) |
Ágúst Herbert Guðmundsson (26 August 1967 – 1 January 2021) was an Icelandic basketball coach and player.[1]
Ágúst was born in Patreksfjörður, Iceland but moved at a young age to Hafnarfjörður where he started playing basketball with Haukar's junior teams. He later moved to Akureyri and played several seasons with Þór Akureyri.[2]
Ágúst was the head coach of Þór Akureyri from 1998 to 2001. He continued to coach the club's junior teams until 2017.[3]
In 2017, Ágúst was diagnosed with Motor neuron disease.[4][5] He died from the illness on 1 January 2021.[1]
Ágúst was married to Guðrún Gísladóttir with whom he had three children, including basketball player Júlíus Orri Ágústsson.[6]