Iva Ciglar

Iva Brkić (born 12 December 1985) is Croatian basketball player currently playing for Quesos el pastor, Spain as a point guard.

Iva Brkić (Ciglar)
Iva Ciglar at the 2012 Summer Olympics
No. 34 – Quesos el pastor
PositionPoint guard
Personal information
Born (1985-12-12) 12 December 1985
Slavonski Brod, Croatia
NationalityCroatian
Listed height1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Career information
WNBA draft2007: undrafted
Playing career2001–present
Career history
2001–2004Medveščak
2005–2008Florida University
2008–2009Merkur Celje
2009–2010Szeged
2010–2011Spartak St. Petersburg
2011–2012UNI Győr
2012–2013Perpignan
2013Novi Zagreb
2013–2016Sopron
2016-2019IDK Guipúzcoa
2019-2019CDB Clarinos
2019- presentQuesos el pastor
Medals
Women's basketball
Representing  Croatia
Mediterranean Games
Bronze medal – third placePescara 2009Team Event

Early years

Iva was born in the town of Slavonski Brod, Croatia to parents Željko and Melita Ciglar. Her father Željko is a basketball coach. She has two brothers.

Iva's career started in her native country of Croatia with ZKK Medvescak from 2001 to 2004.[1] She later played three years in the NCAA while attending Florida International University from 2005 to 2008.[2] She has also played for Slovenia's Merkur Celje from 2008 to 2009 where she was an "All Star of the Slovenian League" and Hungary's Szeviep Szeged from 2009 to 2010.[1]

Professional career

She is recovering about a very bad injury.[3]

Personal life

In May 2016 she married for Croatian journalist Filip Brkić.[4] In November the same year is revealed that she was pregnant.[5]

References
  1. "FIBA Europe". Iva Ciglar (Croatia). FIBA Europe. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
  2. "FIU Women's Basketball". Florida International University. Archived from the original on 25 March 2012. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
  3. "Iva Ciglar (Croatia)". Euro Basket 2011. 2011 FIBA Europe. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
  4. "Vjenčali se voditelj RTL-a Filip Brkić i košarkašica Iva Ciglar". Večernji List. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
  5. "EKSKLUZIVNO Poznati RTL-ovac otkriva: 'Čekamo bebu i sretni smo'". Story. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
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