Guðrún Ósk Maríasdóttir

Guðrún Ósk Maríasdóttir (born 12 March 1989) is an Icelandic team handball player who plays the goalkeeper position.

Guðrún Ósk Maríasdóttir
Personal information
Born (1989-03-12) 12 March 1989 (age 35)
Nationality Icelandic
Playing position Goalkeeper
Senior clubs
Years Team
2007-2008
Grótta
2008-2011
Fylkir
2011-2013
Fram
2013-2015
FH
2015-2018
Fram
2018-2019
Stjarnan
National team 1
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Iceland 34 (1)
1 National team caps and goals correct
as of 30 July 2019

Career edit

In 2011, Guðrún Ósk signed with Fram after a standout season with Fylkir.[1] She missed the majority of the 2012–2013 season due to pregnancy.[2]

In August 2013, she signed with FH.[3]

She returned to Fram in 2015[4] and won the Icelandic championship with the club in 2017 and 2018,[5] and was named the Playoff MVP in 2017.[6][7]

In May 2018, she signed a 2-year contract with fellow Úrvalsdeild club Stjarnan.[8][9] In end of September that same year, she suffered a concussion in Stjarnan's second game of the season[10][11] and ended missing the rest of the season. In May 2019, Stjarnan terminated its contract with Guðrún Ósk.[12] Due to the severity of the injury, she was unable to work and had to receive disability pension.[13]

National team career edit

Guðrún has played 34 games for the Icelandic national team.[14]

Awards, titles and accomplishments edit

Titles edit

Titles edit

Personal life edit

Guðrún Ósk is married to Icelandic CrossFit athlete Árni Björn Kristjánsson.[15]

References edit

  1. ^ Ívar Benediktsson (3 February 2011). "Guðrún Ósk fer í mark Framara í stað Írisar". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  2. ^ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (13 November 2012). "Guðrún Ósk ófrísk og ekki meira með í vetur". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  3. ^ "Guðrún Ósk samdi við FH". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). 22 August 2013. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  4. ^ "Guðrún Ósk komin aftur í Safamýri". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 15 April 2015. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  5. ^ Tómas Þór Þórðarson (13 February 2019). "Komin á örorkubætur eftir að hafa fengið boltann í höfuðið". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  6. ^ Ívar Benediktsson (18 May 2017). "Ég átti leik lífs míns". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  7. ^ "Guðrún Ósk valin mikilvægasti leikmaðurinn". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 18 May 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  8. ^ Anton Ingi Leifsson (22 August 2018). "Guðrún Ósk: Kostir og gallar við það". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  9. ^ Jóhann Ingi Hafþórsson (4 May 2018). "Auðvitað er þetta sárt fyrir Fram". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  10. ^ Hjörvar Ólafsson (10 October 2018). "Nokkur lítil högg ollu heilahristingi". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  11. ^ Ástrós Ýr Eggertsdóttir (9 October 2018). "Óvíst hvenær Guðrún Ósk spilar aftur". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  12. ^ Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson (27 July 2019). "Stjarnan rifti samningi við Guðrúnu Ósk sem glímir við höfuðmeiðsli". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  13. ^ Gunnar Birgisson (12 February 2019). "Þurfti að hætta í vinnu vegna höfuðhöggs". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  14. ^ Anton Ingi Leifsson (4 May 2018). "Besti markvörður Olís-deildarinnar í Stjörnuna". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  15. ^ Vera Einarsdóttir (20 January 2019). "Vegan í CrossFit". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 30 July 2019.