Personal information | |
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Born | Iceland | 18 April 1979
Nationality | Icelandic |
Listed height | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) |
Career information | |
Playing career | 1994–2008 2010–2018 |
Position | Shooting guard |
Number | 12 |
Career history | |
1994–1996 | Valur |
1996–1999 | ÍS |
1999–2000 | Keflavík |
2000–2001 | Holbæk |
2001–2005 | ÍS |
2005–2006 | Den Helder |
2006–2007 | ÍS |
2007–2008 | Snæfell |
2010–2018 | Snæfell |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Alda Leif Jónsdóttir (born 18 April 1979) is an Icelandic former basketball player. She has won the Icelandic championship four times and the Dutch championship once. [1] Alda was a seven-time selection for the Úrvalsdeild Domestic All-First Team and was named the Úrvalsdeild Domestic Player of the Year in 2002. [2] [3]
During the 1999–2000 season, Alda led the Úrvalsdeild in assists, blocks, steals, shooting percent and free throw percent. [4] [5] She spent the following season with Holbæk in the Dameligaen, averaging 11 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists and 3,5 steals per game. [6]
In 2005, Alda signed with BV Den Helder (women) of the Dutch Women's Basketball League (WBL). [7] She was named to the 2006 Dutch All-Star game [8] and helped Den Helder to the Dutch championship. [1]
After missing the most of the 2013–14 season due to surgery on both knees, Alda helped Snæfell win the national championship for the first time in 2014. [9] She helped the team to the championship again in 2015 and 2016. [10]
Between 1996 and 2005, Alda played 52 games for the Icelandic national basketball team. [11]
In 2001 Alda was voted as one of the twelve players on the Icelandic team of the 20th century. [12]
Alda is the daughter of Kolbrún Leifsdóttir who was named one of the top 12 Icelandic basketball players of the 20th century. [12] [13] [14]