Birgir Jakobsson (born 21 March 1948) is an Icelandic doctor and former basketball player. Following a 20-year stay as a doctor and later director at the Karolinska University Hospital, he was the Director of Health of Iceland from 2015 to 2018.
Birgir played basketball for several years, playing the majority of his basketball career with ÃÂþróttafélag ReykjavÃÂkur where he won seven national championships and was named the ÃÂrvalsdeild Player of the Year in 1972. Outside of club basketball, he was a member of the Icelandic national basketball team from 1966 to 1976.
Birgir was born in ReykjavÃÂk to Jakob Tryggvason and Ragnheiður Jónsdóttir.
Born in ReykjavÃÂk, Birgir started playing basketball at the age of 10. He played his first senior games with ÃÂR in 1964. In December, he was part of the first Icelandic team to participate in a continental competition when he scored a game high 16 points in a 71âÂÂ17 victory against the Collegians in the FIBA European Champions Cup (now EuroLeague). In the second game between the teams later in the month, he scored 26 points in ÃÂR's 63âÂÂ47 victory. In 1972, he was named the league's best player.
In 1972 he played for ÃÂR against Real Madrid in the FIBA European Champions Cup.
From 1966 to 1976, Birgir played 24 games for the Icelandic national team.