Alda Leif Jónsdóttir (born 18 April 1979) is an Icelandic former
basketball
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player. She has won the
Icelandic championship four times and the
Dutch championship once.
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/ref> 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.
Club career
During the 1999–2000 season, Alda led the Úrvalsdeild in assists, blocks, steals, shooting percent and free throw percent. She spent the following season with Holbæk in the Dameligaen
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, averaging 11 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists and 3,5 steals per game.
In 2005, Alda signed with BV Den Helder (women)
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History
The club was foun ...
of the Dutch Women's Basketball League
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(WBL). She was named to the 2006 Dutch All-Star game and helped Den Helder to the Dutch championship.2015
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and 2016
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.
National team career
Between 1996 and 2005, Alda played 52 games for the Icelandic national basketball team
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.
Team of the 20th century
In 2001 Alda was voted as one of the twelve players on the Icelandic team of the 20th century.[ ]
Personal life
Alda is the daughter of Kolbrún Leifsdóttir who was named one of the top 12 Icelandic basketball players of the 20th century.
Awards, titles and accomplishments
Individual awards
Iceland
* 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
Holland
*Dutch
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champion: 2006
Iceland
* Úrvalsdeild (4): 2000, 2014, 2015, 2016
* Icelandic Basketball Cup (3): 2000, 2003, 2016
*Icelandic Super Cup
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: 2012
* Icelandic Company Cup (2): 1998, 2012
* 1. deild kvenna: 2008
Accomplishments
Holland
*Dutch All-Star game: 2006
Iceland
*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
External links
Icelandic statistics 2010-present
at Icelandic Basketball Association
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Eurobasket Profile
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1979 births
Living people
BV Den Helder players
Dameligaen players
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Shooting guards
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