Kjartan Atli Kjartansson


Kjartan Atli Kjartansson is an Icelandic sports TV and radio show host. He hosts Stöð 2 Sport's Domino's Körfuboltakvöld and a morning radio show on FM957. He played basketball for several season in the Úrvalsdeild karla and won the Icelandic Basketball Cup in 2009 and 2013 as a member of Stjarnan.

Early life

Kjartan was born in Reykjavík and grew up in Hafnarfjörður and later Álftanes.

Basketball

Playing career

Kjartan played for nine seasons in the Icelandic top-tier Úrvalsdeild karla, mostly with Stjarnan. He was one of the key players in Stjarnan's resurgence to the basketball scene, helping the club win the Icelandic Basketball Cup in 2009 and 2013, and the Super Cup in 2009. He retired from top-level play in January 2014. On April 8, 2018, he hit a go-ahead three-pointer in the waning seconds of Álftanes game against Stál-úlfur in the Division III semi-finals, helping them to victory and promotion to Division II. On 16 April 2019, he won the Division II championship after Álftanes defeated ÍA in the league finals, 123–100, and achieved promotion to Division I.

Coaching career

In 2012, Kjartan was hired as head coach for Stjarnan women's team. He led them to a 12–4 record in the Division I, the second best record in the league. In the playoffs they lost Hamar for a seat in the Úrvalsdeild kvenna. Kjartan served as an assistant coach with Stjarnan men's team during the 2014–2015 season, helping it win the Icelandic Basketball Cup in 2015.

National team career

Kjartan played 12 games for the Icelandic national U-18 basketball team.

Music career

Kjartan was a member of the Bæjarins bestu hip hop group in the 2000s and performed under the name Kájoð.