Hafdís Elín Helgadóttir (born 23 January 1965) is an Icelandic former basketball player. She spent a record 25 seasons in the Úrvalsdeild kvenna, scoring 3,180 points[1] in 362 games. She retired as the Úrvalsdeild all-time leader list in career games played but has since been surpassed by Birna Valgarðsdóttir.[2] As a member of ÍS, she won the national championship in 1991 and the Icelandic Basketball Cup in 1991 and 2003.[3] In 2001 she was named to the Icelandic basketball team of the 20th century.[4]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 23 January 1965 Iceland |
| Nationality | Icelandic |
| Listed height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) |
| Career information | |
| Playing career | 1985–2013 |
| Position | Forward |
| Number | 7 |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 1985-2007 | ÍS |
| 2007-2011 | Valur |
| 2013 | Valur |
| As coach: | |
| 2011-2014 | Valur (assistant) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
As player:
As assistant coach:
| |
| Career Úrvalsdeild kvenna statistics | |
| Points | 3,180 (8.8 ppg) |
| Games | 362 |
Playing career edit
Hafdís played her first game on 7 October 1985 with ÍS where she spent 22 seasons[5] and played in six Basketball Cup finals, winning the cup twice.[6] After ÍS folded in 2007, she transferred to Valur, where she last played in 2013.[7][8]
Coaching career edit
Hafdís was hired as an assistant coach to Ágúst Björgvinsson with Valur prior to the 2011-2012 Úrvalsdeild kvenna season.[9] She won the Icelandic Company Cup with the team in 2013.[10]
Icelandic national team edit
Hafdís played 13 games for the Icelandic women's national basketball team between 1986 and 1993.[11]
Awards, titles and accomplishments edit
Individual awards edit
Titles edit
- Icelandic champion (5): 1991
- Icelandic Basketball Cup (2): 1991, 2003
- Icelandic Supercup: 1998
References edit
- ^ "Tímamót hjá Hildi Sigurðardóttur". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). 18 January 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
- ^ "Átján árum eldri en sú næstelsta". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). 12 December 2014. p. 86. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
- ^ "ÍS vann 300. leik Hafdísar". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). 28 February 2005. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
- ^ "Fræknar kempur heiðraðar". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 26 February 2001. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
- ^ "Amman í boltanum". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 6 October 2006. pp. 35, 44, 45. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
- ^ "20 ár frá fyrsta leiknum". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 18 February 2006. p. 20. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
- ^ "Búin að spila 22 tímabil í röð". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). 30 March 2007. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
- ^ "24. tímabilið í röð í efstu deild". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). 19 December 2008. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
- ^ "Valsmenn laufléttir í lund: uppbygging körfuknattleiksdeildar Vals". Valsblaðið (in Icelandic). 1 May 2012. p. 104. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
- ^ "Við leikum allir saman, létt það verður gaman". Valsblaðið (in Icelandic). 1 May 2013. pp. 30–31. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
- ^ "KKÍ | A landslið". kki.is. Retrieved 2018-08-19.