Kristín Anna Arnþórsdóttir (born 5 October 1965) is an Icelandic former multi-sport athlete. She was a member of Iceland's national teams in both football and handball.[1] She was named the Úrvalsdeild kvenna Football Player of the Year in 1986 when she also lead the league in goals scored.[2]
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| Born | 5 October 1965 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Icelandic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Football
editKristín played 99 league games for Valur, scoring 63 goals. She had a short comeback with Grótta in 1998, appearing in 4 games and scoring 2 goals. She played 12 games for the Iceland national football team from 1984 to 1994, although there was no active national team from 1988 to 1992.[3] She started her career as a defender but later moved to the forward position.[4]
Honours
editTitles
edit- Icelandic championship
- 1986, 1988, 1989
- Icelandic Cup
- 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1995
Awards
editHandball
editDuring the winters, Kristín played handball for several years, first for ÍR and later for Valur.[1] She played 8 games for the Icelandic national handball team, scoring 18 goals.[5] In 1993, she won the Icelandic Cup while pregnant of her second child.[6]
Titles
edit- Icelandic Cup
- Winner : 1988, 1993
Personal life
editKristín's daughter, Ásta Eir Árnadóttir, debuted for the Icelandic national football team in 2019.[7]
References
edit- ^ a b Vanda Sigurgeirsdóttir (1 June 1993). "Á eftir bolta kemur barn". Íþróttablaðið (in Icelandic). pp. 16–17. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- ^ "Átti alveg eins von á því að hljóta titilinn". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 9 September 1986. pp. 4B. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- ^ "Þrjú lið berjast um meistaratitilinn". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 5 August 2000. p. 2B. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- ^ Þorgrímur Þráinsson (1 October 1986). "Við erum eins og stór "familía"". Íþróttablaðið (in Icelandic). pp. 21–23. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- ^ "Landsliðskonur". hsi.is (in Icelandic). Icelandic Handball Association. Archived from the original on 18 October 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- ^ "Fyrirliðinn á von á barni". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 9 February 1993. p. 28. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- ^ "Ásta Eir valin í stað Söndru". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 21 February 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
External links
edit- Kristín Anna Arnþórsdóttir at the Football Association of Iceland (in Icelandic)