Hrefna Huld Jóhannesdóttir (born 25 October 1980) is an Icelandic former footballer who played as a striker.[2] She spent most of her career with KR and scored 179 goals in 220 Úrvalsdeild kvenna matches. In 2003, she won the Úrvalsdeild kvenna golden boot after scoring 21 goals in 14 matches.[2][3] She played college football for Auburn Montgomery,[4] and was named to the 2004 NAIA Women's Soccer All-American second team.[5] From 2000 to 2005, she made ten appearances for the Iceland women's national football team. Hrefna retired from football in 2012 due to mental health issues.[2][3][6]
 Hrefna in 2008 with KR. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Hrefna Huld Jóhannesdóttir | ||
| Date of birth | 25 October 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Iceland | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Auburn Montgomery | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995–1997 | KR | 28 | (14) |
| 1998–1999 | ÍBV | 27 | (11) |
| 2000 | Breiðablik | 14 | (9) |
| 2001–2003 | KR | 42 | (54) |
| 2004 | Medkila IL[1] | ||
| 2005–2009 | KR | 59 | (59) |
| 2010 | Þróttur | 11 | (15) |
| 2011 | Afturelding | 4 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 1996–1997 | Iceland U17 | 9 | (2) |
| 1997 | Iceland U19 | 1 | (2) |
| 1997–2004 | Iceland U21 | 32 | (4) |
| 2000–2005 | Iceland | 10 | (3) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 February 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 February 2018 | |||
National team career
editHrefna played ten games for the Icelandic national football team from 2000 to 2005, scoring three goals.[2][7]
Honours
editClub
edit- Úrvalsdeild kvenna (4): 1997, 2000, 2002, 2003
- Icelandic Women's Cup (3): 2002, 2007, 2008
Individual
edit- Úrvalsdeild kvenna top goalscorer: 2003
- NAIA Women's Soccer All-American second team: 2003
References
edit- ^ Henry Birgir Gunnarsson (17 August 2010). "Hrefna Huld á leið til Noregs". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 26 February 2018.
- ^ a b c d Anna Lilja Þórisdóttir (21 September 2017). "Best að horfast í augu við þetta". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 26 February 2018.
- ^ a b Hans Steinar Bjarnason (21 September 2017). "Landsliðskona þurfti að hætta vegna geðklofa". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 26 February 2018.
- ^ "Hrefna Huld skorar grimmt í Bandaríkjunum". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 15 November 2004. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
- ^ "2004 NAIA Women's Soccer All-Americans". naia.org. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
- ^ Sylvía Rut Sigfúsdóttir skrifar (8 March 2018). "Hætti í fótbolta eftir að hún byrjaði að heyra raddir í höfðinu". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 9 March 2018.
- ^ "Hrefna vill sjá konur fjölmenna". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 16 June 2006. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
External links
edit- Hrefna Huld Jóhannesdóttir at the Football Association of Iceland (in Icelandic)
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