Hafdís Helgadóttir

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Hafdís.
Hafdís Helgadóttir
Personal information
Born (1965-01-23) 23 January 1965 (age 59)
Iceland
NationalityIcelandic
Listed height178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Career information
Playing career1985–2013
PositionForward
Number7
Career history
As player:
1985-2007ÍS
2007-2011Valur
2013Valur
As coach:
2011-2014Valur (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
As player:

As assistant coach:

Career Úrvalsdeild kvenna statistics
Points3,180 (8.8 ppg)
Games362

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]

Playing career

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

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

Hafdís played 13 games for the Icelandic women's national basketball team between 1986 and 1993.[11]

Awards, titles and accomplishments

Individual awards

Titles

References

  1. ^ "Tímamót hjá Hildi Sigurðardóttur". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). 18 January 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  2. ^ "Átján árum eldri en sú næstelsta". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). 12 December 2014. p. 86. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  3. ^ "ÍS vann 300. leik Hafdísar". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). 28 February 2005. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  4. ^ "Fræknar kempur heiðraðar". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 26 February 2001. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  5. ^ "Amman í boltanum". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 6 October 2006. pp. 35, 44, 45. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  6. ^ "20 ár frá fyrsta leiknum". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 18 February 2006. p. 20. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  7. ^ "Búin að spila 22 tímabil í röð". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). 30 March 2007. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  8. ^ "24. tímabilið í röð í efstu deild". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). 19 December 2008. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  9. ^ "Valsmenn laufléttir í lund: uppbygging körfuknattleiksdeildar Vals". Valsblaðið (in Icelandic). 1 May 2012. p. 104. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  10. ^ "Við leikum allir saman, létt það verður gaman". Valsblaðið (in Icelandic). 1 May 2013. pp. 30–31. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  11. ^ "KKÍ | A landslið". kki.is. Retrieved 2018-08-19.