| Jón Arnar Ingvarsson | |
| Birth Date: | 1972 6, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Iceland |
| Position: | Point guard |
| Nationality: | Icelandic |
| Career Start: | 1988 |
| Career End: | 2004 |
| Coach Start: | 1998 |
| Coach End: | 2013 |
| Years1: | 1988–1998 |
| Team1: | Haukar |
| Years2: | 1998 |
| Team2: | Castors Braine |
| Years3: | 1998–2002 |
| Team3: | Haukar |
| Years4: | 2002–2004 |
| Team4: | Breiðablik |
| Cyears1: | 1998–1999 |
| Cteam1: | Haukar |
| Cyears2: | 2002–2005 |
| Cteam2: | Breiðablik |
| Cyears3: | 2006–2009 |
| Cteam3: | ÍR |
| Cyears4: | 2012–2013 |
| Cteam4: | ÍR |
| Highlights: | As player:
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| Stats League: | Úrvalsdeild karla |
| Stat1label: | Points |
| Stat1value: | 4,679 (13.8 ppg) |
| Stat2label: | Rebounds |
| Stat2value: | 1,392 (4.1 rpg) |
| Stat3label: | Assists |
| Stat3value: | 1,396 (4.1 apg) |
| Cstats League1: | Úrvalsdeild karla |
| Cwin1: | 52 |
| Closs1: | 89 |
Jón Arnar Ingvarsson (born 3 June 1972) is an Icelandic former professional basketball player and coach. He spent the majority of his career with Haukar in the Úrvalsdeild karla. He retired as the Úrvalsdeild all-time leader in assists but has since been surpassed by Justin Shouse.[1]
Jón Arnar started his senior career in 1988, at the age of 16, with Haukar,[2] where he spent the first 10 years of his career, winning the Icelandic Cup with the club in 1996.[3] [4] The same year he led the Úrvalsdeild in assists[5] and was named to the Úrvalsdeild Domestic All-First team.[6] In January 1998, he left the club and signed with Castors Braine in Belgium.[7] He returned to Haukar the next season and stayed there until 2002, when he took over Breiðablik as player-coach.[8] He retired as player in 2004.
Jón Arnar played 102 games for the Icelandic national team from 1990 to 2000.[9]
Jón Arnar was hired as the head coach of Haukar in November 1998, replacing recently fired Einar Einarsson.[10] He coached the team for the rest of the season,[11] accumulating a 4-10 record.[12]
He took over as the head coach of Breiðablik in 2002. After two seasons in the Úrvalsdeild, the club was relegated to 1. deild karla in 2004. After a disappointing start of the 2005–2006 season, the board of Breiðablik fired Jón Arnar in December 2005.[13]
Jón Arnar was hired as the head coach of ÍR in 2006 and led them to victory in the Icelandic Cup in his first season.[14] In December 2009, he stepped down as the head coach due to his wife's illness.[15] He returned to ÍR in April 2012 when he signed a 2-year contract with the club.[16] He stepped down as the head coach of the club on 1 February 2013 after a disappointing tenure with the team in last place.[17]
Jón Arnar is the son of Ingvar Jónsson, a former player and coach for Haukar. His brother, Pétur Ingvarsson, played 26 games for the national team. Jón Arnar's son is Kári Jónsson, a professional basketball player.[9] [18]