Margrét Rannveig Ólafsdóttir (born 6 July 1976) is an Icelandic former professional footballer. She played 51 times for the Iceland women's national football team, scoring eight goals. Except for the 2001 season, in which she played for the Philadelphia Charge of the Women's United Soccer Association,[1] Margrét spent her entire playing career with Breiðablik.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 6 July 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Reykjavík, Iceland[1] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1991–2003 | Breiðablik | 156 | (79) |
| 2001 | Philadelphia Charge | 18 | (2) |
| Total | 174 | (82) | |
| International career‡ | |||
| 1991–1992 | Iceland U-16 | 8 | (0) |
| 1993–2000 | Iceland U-21 | 24 | (4) |
| 1993–2002 | Iceland | 51 | (8) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:25, 9 December 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:25, 9 December 2020 (UTC) | |||
She was named Úrvalsdeild kvenna Player of the Year in 1994.[3] She was the first female player to win 50 caps for Iceland.[4]
References edit
- ^ a b c "Margret Olafsdottir". Women's United Soccer Association. Archived from the original on 12 February 2002. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
- ^ "Margrét Rannveig Ólafsdóttir". Breiðablik (sports club). Retrieved 9 December 2020.
- ^ Jónsson, Óskar Ó. (1 May 2003). "Iceland - Women's Players' Footballer of the Year". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
- ^ "Fimmtugasti landsleikur Margrétar" (in Icelandic). Football Association of Iceland. 18 September 2002. Archived from the original on 20 July 2017. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
External links edit
- Margrét Rannveig Ólafsdóttir at the Football Association of Iceland (in Icelandic)
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