Birgir Jakobsson (born 21 March 1948) is an Icelandic doctor and former basketball player.
[1][2] Birgir played basketball for several years, playing the majority of his basketball career with Íþróttafélag Reykjavíkur where he won seven national championships and was named the Úrvalsdeild Player of the Year in 1972.
[3] Born in Reykjavík,[4] Birgir started playing basketball at the age of 10.
[5] 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 71–17 victory against the Collegians in the FIBA European Champions Cup (now EuroLeague).
[8][9] In 1972 he played for ÍR against Real Madrid in the FIBA European Champions Cup.