Birgir Mikaelsson
Birgir Mikaelsson (born 27 September 1965) is an Icelandic former basketball player and a former member of Icelandic national team. In 1990, he won the national championships with KR. During his career, he played in four different decades. Early life Birgir was born in Akureyri, Iceland, before moving with his family to the capital city of Reykjavík at a young age. There he started playing basketball along with football and handball. Playing career Early career Birgir debuted with KR in February 1981 at the age of 15, becoming one of the youngest players to play in the Úrvalsdeild karla. He appeared in 20 games the following season, averaging 4.0 points per game. High school In 1982, Birgir moved to the United States to attend Thomas Jefferson High School in Jefferson Hills, Pennsylvania at the beheast of his KR coach and former ABA player Stew Johnson. He played for the school's basketball team, The Jaguars, where he averaged around 13 points per game during his first season. Return to Iceland After two years in the States, Birgir moved back to Iceland an initially planned to play for his hometown team Þór Akureyri in the second-tier 1. deild karla. In September however,