Jóhanna Björk Sveinsdóttir

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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 (age 34)
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

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

Playing career[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Titles[edit]

Honours[edit]

  • Icelandic All-Star game: 2009[9]

References[edit]

  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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