Iva Ciglar

Iva Brkić (born 12 December 1985) is Croatian basketball player currently playing for Quesos el pastor, Spain as a point guard.

Iva Brkić (Ciglar)
Iva Ciglar at the 2012 Summer Olympics
No. 34 – Quesos el pastor
PositionPoint guard
Personal information
Born (1985-12-12) 12 December 1985
Slavonski Brod, Croatia
NationalityCroatian
Listed height1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Career information
WNBA draft2007 / Undrafted
Playing career2001–present
Career history
2001–2004Medveščak
2005–2008Florida University
2008–2009Merkur Celje
2009–2010Szeged
2010–2011Spartak St. Petersburg
2011–2012UNI Győr
2012–2013Perpignan
2013Novi Zagreb
2013–2016Sopron
2016-2019IDK Guipúzcoa
2019-2019CDB Clarinos
2019- presentQuesos el pastor
Medals
Women's basketball
Representing  Croatia
Mediterranean Games
Pescara 2009Team Event

Early years

Ciglar was born in the town of Slavonski Brod, Croatia to parents Željko and Melita Ciglar. Her father Željko is a basketball coach. She has two brothers.

Ciglar's career started in her native country of Croatia with ZKK Medvescak from 2001 to 2004.[1] She later played three years in the NCAA while attending Florida International University from 2005 to 2008.[2] She has also played for Slovenia's Merkur Celje from 2008-2009 where she was an "All Star of the Slovenian League" and Hungary's Szeviep Szeged from 2009 to 2010.[1]

Professional career

She now plays for Spartak St.Petersburg, Russia, as a point guard.[3]

Personal life

In May 2016 she married for Croatian journalist Filip Brkić.[4] In November the same year is revealed that she was pregnant.[5]

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References
  1. "FIBA Europe". Iva Ciglar (Croatia). FIBA Europe. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
  2. "FIU Women's Basketball". Florida International University. Archived from the original on 25 March 2012. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
  3. "Iva Ciglar (Croatia)". Euro Basket 2011. 2011 FIBA Europe. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
  4. "Vjenčali se voditelj RTL-a Filip Brkić i košarkašica Iva Ciglar". Večernji List. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
  5. "EKSKLUZIVNO Poznati RTL-ovac otkriva: 'Čekamo bebu i sretni smo'". Story. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
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