Alda Leif Jónsdóttir (born 18 April 1979) is an Icelandic former

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player. She has won the Icelandic championship four times and the Dutch championship once.Eredivisie Women: 2005-2006
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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, averaging 11 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists and 3,5 steals per game. In 2005, Alda signed with

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(WBL). She was named to the 2006 Dutch All-Star game and helped Den Helder to the Dutch championship. 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. She helped the team to the championship again in

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National team career

Between 1996 and 2005, Alda played 52 games for the Icelandic national basketball team.

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

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champion: 2006

Iceland

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(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

Holland

*Dutch All-Star game: 2006

Iceland

*Icelandic All-Star game: 2005, 2013 *

scoring champion: 2002 *

assists leader (5): 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2004 *

blocks leader (5): 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004 *

steals leader: 2000

References

External links

Icelandic statistics 2010-present
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