Erla Þorsteinsdóttir (basketball)

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Erla.

Erla Þorsteinsdóttir

Personal information
Born	(1978-03-08) 8 March 1978 (age 46) Keflavík, Iceland
Nationality	Icelandic
Career information
College	AUM (1998–1999)
Playing career	1993–2005
Position	Power forward / center
Number	14
Career history
1993–2004	Keflavík
2004–2005	Grindavík
2005	Keflavík
Career highlights and awards
Icelandic Team of the 20th century Icelandic Women's Basketball Player of the Year (2000) Úrvalsdeild Domestic Player of the Year (2000) 5× Úrvalsdeild Domestic All-First Team (1998, 2000, 2002–2004) 6× Icelandic champion (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2004) 7× Icelandic Basketball Cup (1994–1998, 2000, 2004) 3× Icelandic Supercup (1996, 2001, 2003) 2× Icelandic Company Cup (2002, 2003) Icelandic All-Star Game MVP (2004) 2× Icelandic All-Star (2004, 2005)

Erla Þorsteinsdóttir (born 8 March 1978) is an Icelandic former basketball player. She was a key player on the Keflavík team[1][2][3] that won six Icelandic championships and seven Icelandic basketball cups during her stay there. In 2001 she was voted as one of the twelve players on the team of the 20th century.[4] She was named the Úrvalsdeild Domestic Player of the Year in 2000.[5]

Early life

Erla was born in Keflavík in 1978.[6] She started practicing basketball with Keflavík at the age of 11.[7] She was a promising golfer in her youth and was a member of the Icelandic junior national golf teams.[8] Following her retirement from basketball due to injuries, she returned to practicing golf.[9]

National team career

Between 1995 and 2004, Erla played 34 games for the Icelandic national basketball team.[10]

References

1. "Var sagt að hætta á síðasta vori". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 11 March 2002. p. 28. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
2. "Stoppa þær Hildi og Erlu?". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 7 February 2004. p. 34. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
3. "Stoppa þær Eru og Hildi í Smáranum?". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). 20 December 2003. p. 82. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
4. "Lið aldarinnar hjá KKÍ tilkynnt í bikarúrslitaleikjunum á laugardaginn". Dagblaðið Vísir. 26 February 2001. Retrieved 5 May 2021. (in Icelandic)
5. "Met hjá Teiti - Teitur og Erla valin best í körfunni í ár". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 8 May 2000. p. 30. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
6. "Kjartan, draumabíllinn er nýr Passat". Víkurfréttir (in Icelandic). 22 February 2001. p. 18. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
7. "Grindavík fær mikinn liðsstyrk". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 10 May 2004. p. B1. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
8. Auður Aðalsteinsdóttir (1 October 2003). "Mikið að Verja". Vera (in Icelandic). pp. 34–35. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
9. "Í golfinu ertu einn í liðinu". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 15 July 2010. p. D14. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
10. "KKÍ | A landslið". kki.is. Retrieved 2021-05-05.