Emil Barja

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Emil Barja
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Emil with Haukar in 2015
Haukar
PositionHead coach
League Úrvalsdeild kvenna
Personal information
Born (1991-11-07) 7 November 1991 (age 33)
NationalityIcelandic
Listed height192 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Listed weight80 kg (176 lb)
Career information
Playing career2007–2023
Position Point guard
Coaching career2024–present
Career history
As player:
2007–2018 Haukar
2018–2019 KR
2019–2023Haukar
As coach:
2024 Haukar (assistant)
2024–present Haukar
Career highlights and awards

Emil Barja (born 7 November 1991) is an Icelandic basketball coach and former player. He won the Icelandic championship in 2019 as a member of KR. [1]

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Career

Emil came up through junior ranks of Haukar [2] and played his first senior games during the 2007-2008 season. In 2013, he helped Haukar win 1. deild karla and gain promotion to Úrvalsdeild karla. [3]

Emil had his best statistical season in 2013–2014, averaging 9.9 points, 8.0 rebounds and 6.9 assists. In 2014–2015, he finished second in the league in assists, behind Pavel Ermolinskij, with 7.0 assists per game, [4] while also posting 10.9 points and 6.9 rebounds per game, and was named to the Úrvalsdeild All-first team for the second half of the season. [5] [6] Haukar finished with the third best record in the league [7] and made it to the semi-finals where they lost to Tindastóll 3-1. [8]

He averaged 9.2 points and 5.6 assists in 2016–2017 in a disappointing season for Haukar who avoided relegation by winning their last three games. [9]

During the 2017–2018 season, Emil helped Haukar post the best record in the league for the first time in its history. [10] On 19 July 2018, Emil left Haukar, where he had trained since the age of six, [2] and signed a two-year contract with reigning national champions KR. [11] [12] On 4 May 2019 he won his first national championship after KR beat ÍR in the Úrvalsdeild finals 3-2. [13]

In May 2019, Emil returned to Haukar, signing a two-year contract. [14]

National team career

On 1 September 2018, he was selected to the Icelandic national team for its upcoming games against Norway. [15] He played his first game for Iceland on 2 September, posting 2 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists in a 71–69 victory against Norway. [16] [17]

Coaching career

In January 2024, Emil was hired as an assistant coach to Haukar women's team. [18] In May 2024, he was promoted to head coach, replacing Ingvar Guðjónsson. [19]

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References

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  2. 1 2 Ástrós Ýr Eggertsdóttir (19 July 2018). "Emil yfirgaf Hauka eftir 21 ár: Þurfti að prófa eitthvað nýtt svo ég sæi ekki eftir því". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 19 July 2018.
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  4. ↑ "Úrvalsdeild karla Domino´s deildin (2014 Tímabil)". kki.is (in Icelandic). Icelandic Basketball Federation . Retrieved 19 July 2018.
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