Ásta Árnadóttir (born 9 June 1983) is an Icelandic footballer who plays the position of defender. Ásta was part of Iceland's national team and was a member of the squad at UEFA Women's Euro 2009. Ásta has played for Tyresö FF in Sweden. She returned to Iceland to Valur in December 2009 but was undecided on whether she'd play any more football.[1] She played one game during the 2010 season,[2] which ended up being the national championship clinching game.[3]
 Ásta in 2009 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ásta Árnadóttir | ||
| Date of birth | 9 June 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Iceland | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2000 | Þór/KA | 14 | (0) |
| 2001–2003 | Þór/KA/KS | 42 | (5) |
| 2004–2008 | Valur | 74 | (1) |
| 2009 | Tyresö FF | ||
| 2010 | Valur | 1 | (0) |
| 2016 | KH | 7 | (0) |
| 2018–present | Augnablik | 25 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2000 | Iceland U-17 | 4 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | Iceland U-19 | 13 | (1) |
| 2001–2006 | Iceland U-21 | 22 | (0) |
| 2004–2009 | Iceland | 37 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2015 | Valur (assistant) | ||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 July 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 July 2020 | |||
She returned to the field in 2016 when she played for Knattspyrnufélagið Hlíðarendi in the 1. deild kvenna. In 2018 she joined Augnablik and helped the team win the 2. deild kvenna and achieve promotion to the 1. deild kvenna.
She was known for her flick-flack throw-ins and recorded a video for UEFA Training Ground series, demonstrating the technique.[4]
International career edit
Ásta made her senior international debut for Iceland in a 4–3 defeat by the United States in September 2004.
At UEFA Women's Euro 2009, Ásta was included in the squad but did not play in any of the matches as Iceland were eliminated in the first round.[5]
Titles edit
- 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010
- 2006
- 2005, 2007, 2008
- 2018
References edit
- ^ Víðir Sigurðsson (2 December 2009). "Ásta fer aftur til Valsara". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). p. 1. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
- ^ Hafliði Breiðfjörð (5 September 2010). "Ásta Árnadóttir lék sinn fyrsta leik á árinu með Val". Fótbolti.net (in Icelandic). Retrieved 11 July 2020.
- ^ Hafliði Breiðfjörð (4 September 2010). "Umfjöllun: Fimmti titill Vals á árinu með sigri á Aftureldingu". Fótbolti.net (in Icelandic). Retrieved 11 July 2020.
- ^ Mist Rúnarsdóttir (13 August 2009). "Ásta Árnadóttir kennir kraftstökksinnköst á heimasíðu UEFA". Fótbolti.net (in Icelandic). Retrieved 11 July 2020.
- ^ "Ásta Árnadóttir". UEFA. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
External links edit
- Ásta Árnadóttir at the Football Association of Iceland (in Icelandic)
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