Alda Leif Jónsdóttir Explained

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]}

Club career

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 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

Between 1996 and 2005, Alda played 52 games for the Icelandic national basketball team.^[11]

Team of the 20th century

In 2001 Alda was voted as one of the twelve players on the Icelandic team of the 20th century.^[12]

Personal life

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]}

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 champion: 2006

Iceland

• 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

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

External links

• Icelandic statistics 2010-present at Icelandic Basketball Association
• Eurobasket Profile
• FIBA Europe profile

Notes and References

1. https://web.archive.org/web/20170829080818/http://www.eurobasket.com/Holland/basketball-League-Eredivisie-Women_2005-2006.asp?women=1 Eredivisie Women: 2005-2006
2. http://kki.is/sagan/vidurkenningar-og-verdlaun/besti-leikmadurinn-kvenna/ Besti leikmaður kvenna
3. http://kki.is/sagan/vidurkenningar-og-verdlaun/urvalslid-kvenna/ Úrvalslið ársins í úrvalsdeild kvenna
4. http://gamli.kki.is/greinar.asp?adgerd=ein&id=32 Efstu konur í tölfræði KKÍ 1994-2001
5. http://gamli.kki.is/greinar.asp?adgerd=ein&id=127 Titlar tölfræðinnar í 1. deild kvenna 1994-2003
6. Web site: Alda Leif lykilmaður í besta árangri Holbæk frá upphafi. Dagblaðið Vísir. 16 February 2001 . 2017-07-28.
7. News: Alda Leif til hollensku meistaranna. 22 November 2017. Fréttablaðið. 20 August 2005. Icelandic.
8. News: Alda Leif Jónsdóttir í stjörnuleikinn í Hollandi. 22 August 2017. Morgunblaðið. February 3, 2006. Icelandic.
9. News: Þorkell Gunnar Sigurbjörnsson . Átti þrjú börn milli titla . 14 February 2021 . . 8 April 2014 . Icelandic.
10. News: Jón Júlíus Karlsson . Snæfell Íslandsmeistari þriðja árið í röð . 14 February 2021 . . 26 April 2016 . Icelandic.
11. Web site: KKÍ | A landslið . kki.is. 2017-05-31.
12. News: Lið aldarinnar hjá KKÍ tilkynnt í bikarúrslitaleikjunum á laugardaginn . . 26 February 2001 . July 27, 2017.
13. Web site: Ég get vissulega verið mamma þeirra sumra . Morgunblaðið. 17 February 1991 . 2017-05-31.
14. News: Hvað segir leikstjórnandinn Alda Leif Jónsdóttir um kvennakörfuboltann?. 22 August 2017. Morgunblaðið. December 2, 1997. Icelandic.