Simona Podesvová
Personal information | |
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Born | Ostrava, Czechoslovakia | 15 October 1983
Nationality | Slovak |
Listed height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) |
Position | Small forward |
Career history | |
2002–2004 | USK Blex |
2004–2005 | USK Praha |
2005–2006 | BK Loko Trutnov |
2006–2007 | BK Kara Trutnov |
2007–2011 | MBK Ružomberok |
2011–2012 | UNB Obenasa Navarra |
2013–2014 | Visby Ladies |
2014–2015 | Reims BC |
2015–2016 | UNB Obenasa Navarra |
2016 | CAB Madeira |
2017–2018 | Voiron |
2018–2019 | Valur |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Simona Podesvová (born 15 October 1983) is a Slovak professional basketball player who last played for Valur of the Úrvalsdeild kvenna, where she won the Icelandic championship and the Icelandic Cup in 2019.
Professional career
[edit]Podesvová spent the 2013–2014 season with the Visby Ladies in the Basketligan dam where she averaged 14.9 points and 11.7 rebounds.
On 2 October 2016, she won the Vitor Hugo Cup with CAB Madeira and was named the Cup's MVP after delivering 8 points and 18 rebounds in the 58–41 victory against AD Vagos.[1]
In September 2018, Podesvová signed with Valur of the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild kvenna.[2] On 9 January 2019, she grabbed a season high 20 rebounds against Skallagrímur.[3] On 13 February 2019, she helped Valur to the Icelandic Cup finals after posting 3 points and game high 14 rebounds in a 83–72 victory against Snæfell in the semi-finals.[4] On 16 February 2019, she won the Icelandic Cup after Valur defeated Stjarnan in the Cup finals, 74–90.[5] On 27 April 2019, she helped Valur win its first ever national championship after beating Keflavík in the Úrvalsdeild finals 3–0.[6]
National team career
[edit]Podesvová played internationally for Slovakia, taking part in the EuroBasket Women 2011.
References
[edit]- ^ "CAB conquista a 10.ª edição da Taça Vítor Hugo feminina". Record.pt (in Portuguese). 2 October 2016. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
- ^ "Valur tabs Simona Podesvova". Eurobasket.com. 21 September 2018. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
- ^ "KR áfram á toppnum". RÚV (in Icelandic). 9 January 2019. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
- ^ Bjarni Helgason (13 February 2019). "Valur yfirbugaði Snæfell í fjórða leikhluta". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 13 February 2019.
- ^ "Valur bikarmeistari í fyrsta sinn". RÚV (in Icelandic). 16 February 2019. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
- ^ Valur Páll Eiríksson (27 April 2019). "Valskonur Íslandsmeistarar í fyrsta sinn". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 27 April 2019.
External links
[edit]- Profile at fibaeurope.com
- Icelandic statistics at kki.is
- Basketligan dam statistics at basketligandam.se
- 1983 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Ostrava
- Slovak women's basketball players
- Valur women's basketball players
- Úrvalsdeild kvenna (basketball) players
- Small forwards
- Slovak expatriate sportspeople in Iceland
- Expatriate basketball people in Iceland
- European basketball biography stubs
- Slovak sportspeople stubs