Ingibjörg Jakobsdóttir

Ingibjörg Jakobsdóttir (born 12 June 1990) is an Icelandic former basketball player and a former member of the Icelandic national basketball team. She won the Icelandic championship in 2011 and 2013 as a member of Keflavík and has won the Icelandic Basketball Cup three times, in 2008, 2011 and 2015.

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Ingibjörg.
Ingibjörg Jakobsdóttir
Ingibjörg in 2015.
Personal information
Born (1990-06-12) 12 June 1990
Iceland
NationalityIcelandic
Listed height173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Career information
Playing career2005–2020
PositionPoint guard
Number13
Career history
2005–2010Grindavík
2010–2012Keflavík
2012–2013Aabyhoj
2013Keflavík
2013–2020Grindavík
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Women's basketball
Representing  Iceland
Games of the Small States of Europe
2009 CyprusTeam

Playing career

After being part of Grindavík's successful junior programs, where her group won several junior Icelandic championships,[1] she played her first games with the senior team during the 2005-2006 Úrvalsdeild season.[2] She won her first major trophy on 24 February 2008 when Grindavík defeated Haukar, 77-67, in the Icelandic Cup finals.[3][4][5]

On 25 November 2009, she tore her anterior cruciate ligament in a game against Haukar in the Úrvalsdeild and missed the rest of the season.[6][7][8] After recovering, she joined Keflavík prior to the 2010-2011 season and helped the club win both the national championship[9][10] and the Icelandic Cup, where she was a key player down the stretch in Keflavík's 62-72 victory.[11]

On 21 September 2011, she again tore her anterior cruciate ligament, this time four minutes into Keflavík's first game of the Company Cup, and missed the rest of the season.[8] In August 2012, Ingibjörg signed with Aabyhoj in Denmark.[12] She returned to Keflavík in February 2013[13] and finished the season with the club. She won her second national championship with Keflavík on 29 April 2013.[14] After the season, she left Keflavík and signed with Grindavík.[15]

Ingibjörg helped Grindavík win the Icelandic cup in 2015[16] despite suffering an early injury during the game.[17] During the 2016-2017 season, she again had problems with injury, missing several games because of broken ribs.[18] With several other key players missing games due to injuries, Grindavík's season ended in a disappointment as the team was relegated to 1. deild kvenna.[19] Ingibjörg missed the 2017-2018 season due to pregnancy but returned to the team in September 2018.[20] In April 2019, she helped Grindavík defeat 1. deild kvenna champions Fjölnir, 3-0, in the promotion playoffs for a seat in the Úrvalsdeild.[21]

National team career

Ingibjörg played 16 games for the Icelandic national basketball team from 2007 to 2016.[22] She was part of Iceland's team that finished second on the 2009 Games of the Small States of Europe.[23]

References
  1. "Vildum bæta upp tapið frá því í fyrra". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 3 May 2006. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  2. "Iceland Express-deild kvenna: UMFG". kki.is (in Icelandic). Icelandic Basketball Federation. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  3. Skúli Unnar Sveinsson (25 February 2008). "Bikarinn til Grindavíkur". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). p. B5. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  4. "Bikarinn loksins til Grindavíkur". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). 25 February 2008. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  5. Tómas Þór Þórðarson (25 February 2008). "Nýtt nafn á bikarinn". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  6. Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (3 December 2009). "Ingibjörg með slitin krossbönd". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  7. "Þetta er frekar leiðinlegt". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 26 October 2011. p. C1. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  8. Eiríkur Stefán Ásgeirsson (26 October 2011). "Ingibjörg aftur með slitið krossband". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  9. Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (9 April 2011). "Ingibjörg: Kom í Keflavík til að vinna titilinn". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  10. "Ingibjörg: Skiptir þessu ekki út fyrir lífið". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 8 April 2011. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  11. Kristján Jónsson (21 February 2011). "Héldu ró og yfirvegun". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  12. Eiríkur Stefán Ásgeirsson (24 August 2012). "Arnar Freyr og Ingibjörg til Danmerkur". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  13. "Arnar og Ingibjörg til Keflavíkur". Víkurfréttir (in Icelandic). 1 February 2013. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  14. Kristján Jónsson (30 April 2013). "Besta tímabil Pálínu". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  15. Stefán Árni Pálsson (26 June 2013). "Grindvíkingar halda áfram að styrkja sig". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  16. "Allt annað að sigra með uppeldisfélaginu". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 21 February 2015. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  17. "Ætti að spila næsta leik". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 26 February 2015. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  18. Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (12 October 2016). "Ingunn úlnliðsbrotin og Ingibjörg rifbeinsbrotin". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  19. Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (15 March 2017). "Valskonur keyrðu yfir Grindvíkinga í seinni hálfleiknum - Grindavík fallið". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  20. "Ingibjörg Jakobsdóttir með Grindavík í vetur". karfan.is (in Icelandic). 5 September 2018. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  21. Anton Ingi Leifsson (10 April 2019). "Grindavík í Dominos-deildina". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 13 April 2019.
  22. "KKÍ | A landslið". kki.is. Retrieved 2018-09-05.
  23. Henry Birgir Gunnarsson (15 May 2009). "Henning velur hópinn fyrir Smáþjóðaleikana". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 5 September 2018.
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