Einar Árni Jóhannsson

Einar Árni Jóhannsson (born 8 January 1977) is an Icelandic basketball coach. He won the Icelandic men's championship in 1998 with Njarðvík as an assistant to Friðrik Ingi Rúnarsson, and in 2006 as Njarðvík's head coach. He won the Icelandic Men's Basketball Cup in 2005 with Njarðvík and was named the Úrvalsdeild karla Coach of the Year in 2007.

Coaching career
Einar served as an assistant coach to Njarðvík's men's team from 1997 to 2000 and from December 2003 to the end of the 2003–04 season.

In April 2015, Einar signed a three-year contract to coach Þór Þorlákshöfn. On 17 February 2018 Þór announced that Einar would leave his post as head coach at the seasons end and would be replaced by assistant coach Baldur Þór Ragnarsson.

On 25 March 2018 Einar was hired as the head coach of Njarðvík men's team. He left his post at the conclusion of the 2020–21 season. On 18 May 2021, he was hired as a c0-coach of recently relegated Höttur. He left the team following its exit in the 2024 Úrvalsdeild playoffs.

In May 2024, Einar was hired as the head coach of Njarðvík women's team.

Personal life
Einar is married to Guðmunda Guðlaug Sveinsdóttir.

Club honours
1 as an assistant coach
 * Icelandic Men's Champion (2): 19981, 2006
 * Icelandic Men's Basketball Cup (2): 19991, 2005
 * Icelandic Men's Supercup (5): 19991,2004, 2005, 2006, 2016, 2017
 * Icelandic Women's Supercup: 2002
 * Icelandic Men's Company Cup champion: 2005
 * Icelandic Men's Division I: 2008

Individual awards

 * Úrvalsdeild Men's Coach of the Year: 2007
 * Úrvalsdeild Women's Coach of the Year: 2003
 * 1. deild karla Coach of the Year: 2008