Ólína Guðbjörg Viðarsdóttir
![]() Ólína playing for Iceland in 2009 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ólína Guðbjörg Viðarsdóttir | ||
Date of birth | 16 November 1982 | ||
Place of birth | Grindavík, Iceland | ||
Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
2001–2002 | Central Michigan Chippewas | ||
2003–2004 | Richmond Spiders | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1997–2001 | Grindavík | 18 | (3) |
2002–2006 | Breiðablik | 56 | (21) |
2007–2008 | KR | 31 | (6) |
2009–2012 | KIF Örebro DFF | 53 | (2) |
2013 | Chelsea Ladies | 7 | (0) |
2013–2014 | Valur | 24 | (6) |
2015 | Fylkir | 18 | (2) |
2017 | KR | 4 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
1999 | Iceland U–17 | 4 | (0) |
2002–2006 | Iceland U–21 | 17 | (0) |
2003–2014 | Iceland | 70 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 July 2015 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:57, 17 July 2013 (UTC) |
Ólína Guðbjörg Viðarsdóttir (born 16 November 1982) is an Icelandic football defender and a former member of the Icelandic national football team.
Club career
[edit]From 2009 until 2012, Ólína played club football in Sweden for KIF Örebro DFF.[1] She joined Chelsea Ladies of the English FA WSL in January 2013.[2] She returned to Iceland at the start of July and signed for Valur.[3] In November 2014 she signed for Fylkir.
In November 2016, Ólína signed with KR.[4] She missed the majority of the 2017 Úrvalsdeild season due to a concussion she received in the second game of the season.[5]
National team career
[edit]Ólína was part of Iceland's national team and competed in the UEFA Women's Championships in 2009 and 2013. She retired from international football in 2014.[6]
Personal life
[edit]In June 2012, Ólína and partner Edda Garðarsdóttir had their first child when she (Ólína) gave birth to a daughter.[7]
Achievements
[edit]- Two times Icelandic champion
- Three times Icelandic cup winner
References
[edit]- ^ "Olina Vidarsdottir" (in Swedish). Svensk Fotboll. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
- ^ "Two more internationals join Chelsea Ladies". Chelsea F.C. 18 January 2013. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
- ^ "Edda og Ólína í Val". RÚV. July 2013. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
- ^ "Ólína aftur í KR". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 22 November 2016. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
- ^ Nadine Guðrún Yaghi; Sylvía Rut Sigfúsdóttir (10 November 2017). "Skortur á úrræðum og fræðslu varðandi höfuðhögg íþróttafólks hér á landi". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 26 February 2018.
- ^ Guðmundur Marinó Ingvarsson (13 September 2014). "Ólína hætt með landsliðinu". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 26 February 2018.
- ^ Ása Hreinsdóttir, Indíana (23 June 2012). "Ólína og Edda orðnar mömmur". DV. Archived from the original on 28 June 2012. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
External links
[edit]- Ólína Guðbjörg Viðarsdóttir at the Football Association of Iceland (in Icelandic)
- Chelsea Ladies – Olina Vidarsdottir
Ólína Guðbjörg Viðarsdóttir – FIFA competition record (archived)