Þórunn Helga Jónsdóttir

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This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Þórunn Helga.
Þórunn Helga Jónsdóttir
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Personal information
Full name Þórunn Helga Jónsdóttir[1]
Date of birth (1984-12-17) 17 December 1984 (age 37)
Place of birth Reykjavík, Iceland
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club 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)
National team‡
2001 4 (0)
2002 1 (0)
2002–2005 7 (0)
2009– Iceland 9 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and 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[]

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 agreed to sign with Norway's Avaldsnes for the 2013 season.[3]

International career[]

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[]

  1. ^ Þórunn Helga Jónsdóttir at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian) Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Thorunn Helga Jonsdottir Named Atlantic 10 Rookie Of The Year As Women's Soccer Receives High Honors". CBS Sports. 3 November 2004. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
  3. ^ "Þórunn Helga: Fríða dritaði á mig tölvupóstum" (in Icelandic). Vísir.is. 5 June 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
  4. ^ "Þórunn í landsliðinu gegn Englandi og Danmörku" (in Icelandic). Morgunblaðið. 9 July 2009. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
  5. ^ Stefánsson, Stefán (24 June 2013). "Familiar squad for Iceland". uefa.com. UEFA. Retrieved 7 December 2013.

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