Þórunn Helga Jónsdóttir
 Þórunn Helga playing for Iceland in 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Þórunn Helga Jónsdóttir[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 17 December 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Reykjavík, Iceland | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | KR | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004 | Rhode Island Rams | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2008 | KR | 94 | (10) |
| 2009–2010 | Santos | ||
| 2011 | Flamengo | ||
| 2012 | Vitória | ||
| 2013–2016 | Avaldsnes IL | 67 | (0) |
| 2017- | KR | 56 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2001 | Iceland U-17 | 4 | (0) |
| 2002 | Iceland U-19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2002–2005 | Iceland U-21 | 7 | (0) |
| 2009– | Iceland | 9 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 May 2013 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 May 2013 | |||
Þórunn Helga Jónsdóttir (born 17 December 1984) is an Icelandic footballer who currently plays for KR as a defensive midfielder. Þórunn Helga is part of Iceland's national team and has played professional football in Brazil.
Club career
[edit]In 2004 Þórunn Helga played varsity soccer for Rhode Island Rams and was named Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Year.[2]
Following her return to KR, Þórunn Helga signed for Brazilian club Santos in October 2008. There she found success in the Copa Libertadores Femenina in both 2009 and 2010.
After a year with Flamengo in 2011 and Vitória in 2012, Þórunn Helga signed with Norway's Avaldsnes for the 2013 season.[3]
International career
[edit]Þórunn Helga was called into the senior Iceland squad for the first time in July 2009, for friendlies against England and Denmark.[4] She was not selected for UEFA Women's Euro 2009, but four years later, national team coach Siggi Eyjólfsson included her in the Iceland squad for UEFA Women's Euro 2013.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Þórunn Helga Jónsdóttir at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
- ^ "Thorunn Helga Jonsdottir Named Atlantic 10 Rookie Of The Year As Women's Soccer Receives High Honors". CBS Sports. 3 November 2004. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
- ^ "Þórunn Helga: Fríða dritaði á mig tölvupóstum" (in Icelandic). Vísir.is. 5 June 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
- ^ "Þórunn í landsliðinu gegn Englandi og Danmörku" (in Icelandic). Morgunblaðið. 9 July 2009. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
- ^ Stefánsson, Stefán (24 June 2013). "Familiar squad for Iceland". uefa.com. UEFA. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
External links
[edit]
- Þórunn Helga Jónsdóttir at the Football Association of Iceland (in Icelandic)
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- 1984 births
- Living people
- Icelandic women's footballers
- Iceland women's international footballers
- Expatriate women's footballers in Norway
- Icelandic expatriate sportspeople in Norway
- KR women's football players
- Toppserien players
- Expatriate women's footballers in Brazil
- Expatriate women's soccer players in the United States
- Footballers from Reykjavík
- Santos FC (women) players
- Avaldsnes IL players
- Women's association football midfielders
- Rhode Island Rams women's soccer players
- Icelandic expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Clube de Regatas do Flamengo (women) players
- Associação Acadêmica e Desportiva Vitória das Tabocas players
- Icelandic expatriate sportspeople in Brazil
- Icelandic women's football biography stubs