Katrín Jónsdóttir
Katrín Jónsdóttir (born on 31 May 1977 in Reykjavík, Iceland) is former Icelandic association football defender who played for various clubs throughout Norway, Iceland and Sweden, most notably Valur. She was a regular in the Iceland women's national football team, and she now has the record for the most appearances for the team.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 31 May 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Reykjavík, Iceland | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 71⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1991–1994 | Breiðablik | 37 | (8) |
| 1995 | Stjarnan | 14 | (5) |
| 1996–1997 | Breiðablik | 26 | (10) |
| 1998–1999 | Kolbotn | ||
| 1999 | Breiðablik | 2 | (1) |
| 1999–2004 | Kolbotn | ||
| 2004 | Valur | 6 | (1) |
| 2004–2006 | Kolbotn | ||
| 2006–2010 | Valur | 81 | (36) |
| 2011–2012 | Djurgården | 40 | (2) |
| 2013 | Umeå IK | 18 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 1992–1993 | Iceland U-17 | 11 | (0) |
| 1993–2001 | Iceland U-21 | 27 | (1) |
| 1994–2013 | Iceland | 133 | (21) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:35, 21 May 2014 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:35, 21 May 2014 (UTC) | |||
Club career
She has played for the Icelandic clubs of Valur, Breiðablik UBK, Stjarnan; the Norwegian club of Kolbotn Fotball; and the Swedish clubs of Umeå IK and Djurgårdens IF.
International career
Jónsdóttir played for the Under-17 and Under 21 Icelandic youth teams. She made her senior team debut in May of 1994 in a exhibition game against Scotland.[1]
She helped Iceland qualify for the UEFA Women's Championship in 2009, however, her team lost all three group stage matches against Norway, France and Germany.
She appeared in the UEFA Women's Euro 2013 and helped her team advance to the knockout stage, where Iceland would eventually get knocke out in the quarter-finals against Sweden.
Honours
Breiðablik
- Úrvalsdeild kvenna (premier league) 4:
- 1991, 1992, 1994, 1996
- Bikarkeppni KSÍ (FA-Cup) 3:
- 1994, 1996, 1997
- Deildarbikarinn (League-cup) 2:
- 1996, 1997
Kolbotn
- Toppserien 3:
- 2004, 2005, 2006
Valur
- Úrvalsdeild kvenna (premier league) 6:
- 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
- Bikarkeppni kvenna (Icelandic woman's cup) 3:
- 2006, 2009, 2010