Stella Hjaltadóttir (born 23 June 1967) is an Icelandic cross-country skier and former football player.[1]

Stella Hjaltadóttir
Personal information
Date of birth (1967-06-23) 23 June 1967 (age 56)
Place of birth Ísafjörður, Iceland
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1981–1986 ÍBÍ
1987 KA
1988 ÍBÍ
1989 2 (3)
1990 KA 1 (0)
1991–1994 Valur 31 (1)
International career
1987 Iceland 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Cross country skiing edit

Stella won a national championship in cross-country skiing in 1988,[2] 1999,[3][4][5] 2008[6] og 2013.[1]

Football edit

Club edit

Stella played 78 games with ÍBÍ, KA and Valur in Úrvalsdeild kvenna from 1984 to 1993. She won the 2. deild kvenna with Boltafélag Ísafjarðar in 1989.[1]

International edit

Stella was selected to the Icelandic national football team ahead of two games against West Germany in Delmenhorst in September 1987.[7][8] She was an unused substitute in the first game on September 4[9] but played all 90 minutes in the second game on September 6 when West Germany won 3–2.[1][10]

Career statistics edit

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
ÍBÍ 1981 N/A 1 0 1 0
ÍBÍ 1982 2. deild kvenna
ÍBÍ 1983 2. deild kvenna
ÍBÍ 1984 1. deild kvenna 10 4
ÍBÍ 1985 1. deild kvenna
ÍBÍ 1986 2. deild kvenna - 9
KA 1987 1. deild kvenna
ÍBÍ 1988 1. deild kvenna - 0
1989 2. deild kvenna 2 3 2 3
KA 1990 1. deild kvenna 1 0 0 0
Valur 1991 1. deild kvenna 14 0 14 0
1992 1. deild kvenna 7 0 1 0 8 0
1993 1. deild kvenna 10 1 2 0 12 1
Total 32 1 3 0 37 1
Career total - - - - - -

References: [1][11]

Personal life edit

Stella is the mother of the Icelandic cross-country skier Dagur Benediktsson.

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e Sigurður Pétursson (2017). Knattspyrnusaga Ísfirðinga. Púkamót, félag. pp. 283, 300. ISBN 978-9935-24-189-4.
  2. ^ "Einar og Guðrún H. sigursælust keppenda". Dagur (in Icelandic). 18 April 1988. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  3. ^ Valur B. Jónatansson (31 March 1999). "Stella endurtók leikinn eftir ellefu ár". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). pp. C2–C3. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  4. ^ "Haukur og Stella þrefaldir Íslandsmeistarar í skíðagöngu". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 31 March 1999. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  5. ^ "Haukur og Stella með þrjú gull". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 1 April 1999. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  6. ^ "Veðrið var í aðalhlutverki". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 29 March 2008. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  7. ^ "Þrjár frá Akureyri í hópnum". Dagur (in Icelandic). 21 August 1987. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  8. ^ "Íslenskar stúlkur til V-Þýskalands". Tíminn (in Icelandic). 4 September 1987. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  9. ^ "Leikskýrsla: Þýskaland - Ísland 5-0". ksi.is (in Icelandic). KSÍ. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  10. ^ "Leikskýrsla: Þýskaland - Ísland 3-2". ksi.is (in Icelandic). Football Association of Iceland. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  11. ^ "Félagsmaður - Stella Hjaltadóttir". ksi.is (in Icelandic). Football Association of Iceland.

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