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Tómas Steindórsson

Tómas Steindórsson
Born (1991-04-24) 24 April 1991 (age 33)
Hella, Iceland
NationalityIcelandic
Other namesTommi Steindórs
Known forTommi Steindórs on X977
Children1
Basketball career
Career information
Playing career2011–2021
PositionPower forward / center
Number15
Career history
2011–2012Breiðablik
2015–2018Gnúpverjar
2018–2019Breiðablik-b
2019Breiðablik
2020–2021Leiknir Reykjavík
Career highlights and awards

Tómas Steindórsson (born 24 April 1991) is an Icelandic radio host, entertainer, social media celebrity and basketball player.[1][2][3] He is currently a radio host at X-977 where he hosts the morning show Tommi Steindórs[4] and co-hosts the basketball show Boltinn lýgur ekki with Sigurður Orri Kristjánsson.[5] In 2021, he debuted as an analyst on the postgame basketball TV show Körfuboltakvöld.[6]

Early life

Tómas was born and raised in Hella, Iceland, before moving to Reykjavík to attend college at the age of 20.[7] He played football for several years, appearing in over 50 matches in the Icelandic leagues.[8]

Basketball career

Tómas played his first senior team games with Breiðablik during the 2011–2012 season. He played for Gnúpverjar from 2015 to 2018, helping the team move rapidly up the Icelandic basketball league pyramid, winning Division III in its ignaural season in 2016 and finishing second in Division II in 2017 and achieving promotion to Division I.[9][10][11][12] In February 2019, he was called up to Breiðablik's main squad in the top-tier Úrvalsdeild karla after playing for its B-team.[13] He appeared in three games, averaging 3.0 points and 6.3 rebounds[14] with his best performance coming in a loss against Keflavík where he grabbed 10 rebounds in 12 minutes. In September 2020, Tómas signed with Leiknir Reykjavík.[15]

Personal life

In 2019, Tómas had his first child with partner and Icelandic entertainer Margrét Erla Maack.[16]

References

  1. ^ Davíð Roach Gunnarsson (4 August 2020). "Fyrsta deitið í fimmtugsafmæli Loga Bergmann". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  2. ^ "Pylsuauglýsing Tomma Steindórs slær í gegn: "Sjóða, sjúga, slátra"". Nútíminn (in Icelandic). 21 June 2019. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  3. ^ Styrmir Hansson (26 August 2021). "Með allt á hreinu í fyrsta sinn á Tenerife". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Tommi Steindórs". Vísir.is. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  5. ^ Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson (7 October 2021). "Boltinn lýgur ekki á X-inu". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  6. ^ Arnar Geir Halldórsson (18 December 2021). "Körfuboltakvöld: Framlenging undir áhrifum kjúklingavængja". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  7. ^ Jón Ólafsson (17 November 2017). "Tómas Steindórsson". lappari.com (in Icelandic). Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  8. ^ "Tómas Steindórsson - Knattspyrnusamband Íslands" (in Icelandic). Football Association of Iceland. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  9. ^ "Tvö Suðurlandslið í 1. deildina". Mbl.is (in Icelandic). 30 March 2017. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
  10. ^ "Hrunamenn/Laugdælir meistarar í 2. deild". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). 7 April 2017. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
  11. ^ Albertsson, Aron Þórður (19 August 2017). "Tvær deildir á tveimur árum". Mbl.is. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
  12. ^ Tómas Þór Þórðarson (27 October 2017). "Dagný studdi "Gnúp-þjóðina" til afar óvænts sigurs á Selfossi". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  13. ^ Ástrós Ýr Eggertsdóttir (3 February 2019). "Körfuboltakvöld um Tómas: "Þetta er alvöru maður"". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  14. ^ "Tomas Steindorsson, Basketball Player". Proballers.com. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  15. ^ "Nýir leikmenn til Leiknis". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). 10 September 2020. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  16. ^ Stefán Árni Pálsson (9 October 2019). "Margrét Erla og Tómas eignuðust stúlku". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 5 August 2020.
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