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]
 Alda Leif in 2014. | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 18 April 1979 Iceland |
| 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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Club career
editDuring 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 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]
National team career
editBetween 1996 and 2005, Alda played 52 games for the Icelandic national basketball team.[11]
Team of the 20th century
editIn 2001 Alda was voted as one of the twelve players on the Icelandic team of the 20th century.[12]
Personal life
editAlda is the daughter of Kolbrún Leifsdóttir who was named one of the top 12 Icelandic basketball players of the 20th century.[12][13][14]
Awards, titles and accomplishments
editIndividual awards
editIceland
edit- Icelandic Team of the 20th century
- Úrvalsdeild Domestic Player of the Year: 2002
- Úrvalsdeild Domestic All-First Team (7): 1997–2000, 2002, 2004, 2005
Titles
editHolland
edit- Dutch champion: 2006
Iceland
edit- Úrvalsdeild (4): 2000, 2014, 2015, 2016
- Icelandic Basketball Cup (3): 2000, 2003, 2016
- Icelandic Super Cup: 2012
- Icelandic Company Cup (2): 1998, 2012
- 1. deild kvenna: 2008
Accomplishments
editHolland
edit- Dutch All-Star game: 2006
Iceland
edit- Icelandic All-Star game: 2005, 2013
- Úrvalsdeild scoring champion: 2002
- Úrvalsdeild assists leader (5): 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2004
- Úrvalsdeild blocks leader (5): 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004
- Úrvalsdeild steals leader: 2000
References
edit- ^ a b Eredivisie Women: 2005-2006
- ^ Besti leikmaður kvenna
- ^ Úrvalslið ársins í úrvalsdeild kvenna
- ^ Efstu konur í tölfræði KKÍ 1994-2001
- ^ Titlar tölfræðinnar í 1. deild kvenna 1994-2003
- ^ "Alda Leif lykilmaður í besta árangri Holbæk frá upphafi". Dagblaðið Vísir. 16 February 2001. Retrieved 2017-07-28.
- ^ "Alda Leif til hollensku meistaranna". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). 20 August 2005. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
- ^ "Alda Leif Jónsdóttir í stjörnuleikinn í Hollandi". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). February 3, 2006. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
- ^ Þorkell Gunnar Sigurbjörnsson (8 April 2014). "Átti þrjú börn milli titla". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 14 February 2021.
- ^ Jón Júlíus Karlsson (26 April 2016). "Snæfell Íslandsmeistari þriðja árið í röð". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 14 February 2021.
- ^ "KKÍ | A landslið". kki.is. Retrieved 2017-05-31.
- ^ a b "Lið aldarinnar hjá KKÍ tilkynnt í bikarúrslitaleikjunum á laugardaginn". Dagblaðið Vísir. 26 February 2001. Retrieved July 27, 2017. (in Icelandic)
- ^ "Ég get vissulega verið mamma þeirra sumra". Morgunblaðið. 17 February 1991. Retrieved 2017-05-31. (in Icelandic)
- ^ "Hvað segir leikstjórnandinn Alda Leif Jónsdóttir um kvennakörfuboltann?". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). December 2, 1997. Retrieved 22 August 2017.