Jóhanna Björk Sveinsdóttir (born 20 October 1989) is an Icelandic former
basketball
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player and a former member of the
Icelandic national basketball team.
Playing career
After starting her career with
Hamar
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, Jóhanna won the Icelandic championship in 2010 as a member of
KR and the
Icelandic Basketball Cup in 2014 with
Haukar
Knattspyrnufélagið Haukar (, ) is an Icelandic multi-sport club from Hafnarfjörður with divisions in Association football, Football, Haukar Handball, Handball, Basketball, Haukar RC, Rugby union, Karate, Skiing & Chess.
Club history
The clu ...
. After playing for
SkallagrÃmur from 2016 to 2018, where she reached the
Cup semi-finals in 2018, she signed with
Stjarnan
Ungmennafélagið Stjarnan (, ), commonly known as Stjarnan (), is an Icelandic multi-sports club specialising in handball, football, basketball, volleyball and gymnastics located in Garðabær.
Basketball Men's basketball
As of the 2017–2 ...
in June 2018.
After a one-year hiatus, Jóhanna signed with Úrvalsdeild club
Valur on 7 August 2020.
In August 2021, Jóhanna signed with
1. deild kvenna club
Stjarnan
Ungmennafélagið Stjarnan (, ), commonly known as Stjarnan (), is an Icelandic multi-sports club specialising in handball, football, basketball, volleyball and gymnastics located in Garðabær.
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.
Icelandic national team
Jóhanna was first selected to the
Icelandic national basketball team in 2008. From then to 2018, she played 12 games for the national team.
Awards and honours
Titles
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Icelandic champion (2010)
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Icelandic Basketball Cup (2014)
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Icelandic Supercup (2009)
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Icelandic Company Cup (2009)
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Icelandic Division I (2006)
Honours
* Icelandic All-Star game: 2009
References
External links
Icelandic statistics 2008-present
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1989 births
Living people
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Forwards (basketball)
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