Katrín Jónsdóttir

Katrín Jónsdóttir
	Jónsdóttir playing an international friendly against Sweden at Myresjöhus Arena in Växjö, 6 April 2013
Personal information
Date of birth	31 May 1977 (age 44)
Place of birth	Reykjavík, Iceland
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team
1991–1994	Breiðablik
1995	Stjarnan
1996–1997	Breiðablik
1998–1999	Kolbotn
1999	Breiðablik
1999–2004	Kolbotn
2004	Valur
2005	Amazon Grimstad
2006	Kolbotn
2006–2010	Valur
2011–2012	Djurgården
2013	Umeå IK
Total
National team‡
1992–1993	Iceland U-17
1993–2001	Iceland U-21
1994–2013	Iceland
	* 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)

Katrín Jónsdóttir (born 31 May 1977) is an Icelandic former football player. Katrín was captain of Iceland's national team and competed at the 2009 and 2013 editions of the UEFA Women's Championship. She most recently played for Umeå IK in Sweden's Damallsvenskan at club level. During her time in Norway playing for Kolbotn, she finished her medical studies and became a practising physician.^[1]

Katrín's husband Þorvaldur is a former Iceland national football team player. They were married in August 2009, just before Katrín played at UEFA Women's Euro 2009.^[2]

Club career[]

Katrín left Djurgårdens IF in January 2013. She signed a one-year contract with Umeå IK.^[3]

International career[]

In May 1994 Katrín made her senior Iceland debut in a 4–1 friendly win over Scotland.^[4]

At UEFA Women's Euro 2009, Katrín played in all three matches as Iceland were eliminated in the first round following defeats by France, Norway and Germany.

National team coach Siggi Eyjólfsson selected Katrín in the Iceland squad for UEFA Women's Euro 2013,^[5] where she played in the three group matches and the 4–0 quarter-final defeat to hosts Sweden.

Achievements[]

Norwegian champion in 2002 and 2003
Ten times Icelandic champion
Six times Icelandic cup winner
Eight times Icelandic Charity shield winner

Honours[]

Football player of the year in Iceland 2009.
Athlete of Reykjavík 2008.
Football player of the year in Iceland 1998
Most promising football player of the year in Iceland 1997

References[]

^ Þórðardóttir, Olga Björt (15 April 2010). "Stjórnmálamenn geta lært af landsliðinu" (in Icelandic). Pressan. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
^ Guðbjartsson, Steinþór (4 August 2009). "Landsliðsfyrirliði í hnapphelduna" (in Icelandic). Morgunblaðið. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
^ "Katrín Jónsdóttir á leið til Umeå" (in Icelandic). RÚV. 11 January 2013. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
^ "Katrín Jónsdóttir". UEFA. Retrieved 30 August 2013.
^ Stefánsson, Stefán (24 June 2013). "Familiar squad for Iceland". UEFA. Retrieved 30 August 2013.

External links[]

KSÍ – Katrín Jónsdóttir

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[1] Þórðardóttir, Olga Björt (15 April 2010). "Stjórnmálamenn geta lært af landsliðinu" (in Icelandic). Pressan. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 24 May 2013.

[2] Guðbjartsson, Steinþór (4 August 2009). "Landsliðsfyrirliði í hnapphelduna" (in Icelandic). Morgunblaðið. Retrieved 14 July 2013.

[3] "Katrín Jónsdóttir á leið til Umeå" (in Icelandic). RÚV. 11 January 2013. Retrieved 24 May 2013.

[4] "Katrín Jónsdóttir". UEFA. Retrieved 30 August 2013.

[5] Stefánsson, Stefán (24 June 2013). "Familiar squad for Iceland". UEFA. Retrieved 30 August 2013.

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v t Icelandic Footballer of the Year
Men & Women	1973: Kjartansson 1974: Eðvaldsson 1975: Stefánsson 1976: 1977: 1978: K. Þórðarson 1979: Geirsson 1980: Hallgrímsson 1981: 1982: Bjarnason 1983: Si. Jónsson 1984: B. Sigurðsson 1985: Þorbjörnsson 1986: Gu. Torfason 1987: Ormslev 1988: Sæ. Jónsson 1989: O. Þórðarson 1990: B. Sigurðsson 1991: Sverrisson 1992: Gunnlaugsson 1993: Si. Jónsson 1994: Gunnlaugsdóttir 1995: B. Kristinsson 1996:
Men	1997: Hreiðarsson 1998: Sverrisson 1999: Sverrisson 2000: Hreiðarsson 2001: Guðjohnsen 2002: R. Kristinsson 2003: Guðjohnsen 2004: Guðjohnsen 2005: Guðjohnsen 2006: Guðjohnsen 2007: Hreiðarsson 2008: Guðjohnsen 2009: Guðjohnsen 2010: G. Sigurðsson 2011: Helguson 2012: G. Sigurðsson 2013: G. Sigurðsson 2014: G. Sigurðsson 2015: G. Sigurðsson 2016: G. Sigurðsson 2017: G. Sigurðsson 2018: G. Sigurðsson 2019: G. Sigurðsson 2020: G. Sigurðsson 2021: Árnason
Women	1997: 1998: K. Jónsdóttir 1999: 2000: Ögmundsdóttir 2001: Færseth 2002: Á. Helgadóttir 2003: Á. Helgadóttir 2004: Viðarsdóttir 2005: Á. Helgadóttir 2006: Viðarsdóttir 2007: Viðarsdóttir 2008: Viðarsdóttir 2009: Þ. Helgadóttir 2010: Magnúsdóttir 2011: Viðarsdóttir 2012: Þ. Helgadóttir 2013: Gunnarsdóttir 2014: Þorsteinsdóttir 2015: Gunnarsdóttir 2016: Gunnarsdóttir 2017: Gunnarsdóttir 2018: Gunnarsdóttir 2019: Gunnarsdóttir 2020: Gunnarsdóttir 2021: S. Jónsdóttir

Personal information
Jónsdóttir playing an international friendly against Sweden at Myresjöhus Arena in Växjö, 6 April 2013
Date of birth	(1977-05-31) 31 May 1977 (age 44)
Place of birth	Reykjavík, Iceland
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1991–1994	Breiðablik	41	(9)
1995	Stjarnan	14	(5)
1996–1997	Breiðablik	29	(12)
1998–1999	Kolbotn	16	(5)
1999	Breiðablik	2	(1)
1999–2004	Kolbotn	111	(62)
2004	Valur	6	(1)
2005	Amazon Grimstad	15	(4)
2006	Kolbotn	18	(8)
2006–2010	Valur	99	(39)
2011–2012	Djurgården	43	(2)
2013	Umeå IK	18	(0)
Total		412	(148)
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)