Jóhanna Björk Sveinsdóttir

Jóhanna Björk Sveinsdóttir (born 20 October 1989) is an Icelandic former basketball player and a former member of the Icelandic national basketball team.

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Jóhanna.
Jóhanna Björk Sveinsdóttir
Personal information
Born (1989-10-20) 20 October 1989
Iceland
NationalityIcelandic
Listed height179 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Career information
Playing career2003–2022
PositionForward
Number23
Career history
2003–2004Hamar
2004–2006Hamar/Selfoss
2006–2009Hamar
2009–2011KR
2011–2012Breiðablik
2012–2014Haukar
2014–2015Breiðablik
2015–2016Haukar
2016–2018Skallagrímur
2018–2019Stjarnan
2020Valur
2021–2022Stjarnan
Career highlights and awards

Playing career

After starting her career with Hamar, Jóhanna won the Icelandic championship in 2010 as a member of KR[1] and the Icelandic Basketball Cup in 2014 with Haukar.[2] After playing for Skallagrímur from 2016 to 2018, where she reached the Cup semi-finals in 2018,[3] she signed with Stjarnan in June 2018.[4]

After a one-year hiatus, Jóhanna signed with Úrvalsdeild club Valur on 7 August 2020.[5]

In August 2021, Jóhanna signed with 1. deild kvenna club Stjarnan.

Icelandic national team

Jóhanna was first selected to the Icelandic national basketball team in 2008.[6][7] From then to 2018, she played 12 games for the national team.[8]

Awards and honours

Titles

Honours
  • Icelandic All-Star game: 2009[9]

References
  1. Kristján Jónsson (7 April 2010). "Allt er þegar þrennt er". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). pp. 2–3. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  2. Kristján Jónsson (22 February 2014). "Haukar bikarmeistarar - Hardy með 44 stig". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  3. Sindri Sverrisson (23 January 2018). "Mikið búið að reyna á alla hjá félaginu". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  4. Davíð Eldur (26 June 2018). "Jóhanna Björk: Kominn tími á að eyða minni tíma í akstur". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  5. Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (7 August 2020). "Valskonur bæta við sig þremur nýjum leikmönnum í körfunni". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  6. "Margrét Kara ekki með - Jóhanna og Guðrún kallaðar inn". kki.is (in Icelandic). 22 August 2008. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  7. Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (21 October 2008). "Þurfa að læra það að vinna leiki". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  8. "KKÍ | A landslið". kki.is. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  9. "Þjálfararnir fengu fína hjálp". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). 12 December 2008. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
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