Andrea Olga Færseth (born 23 May 1975) is an Icelandic former multi-sport athlete. She was a member of the Icelandic national teams in both football and basketball. In 1994, Olga won the national championship and national cup in both football and basketball.[1]
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| Full name | Andrea Olga Færseth | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 6 October 1975 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Keflavík, Iceland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Striker | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1982–1990 | Keflavík | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1991 | Keflavík | 12 | (54) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1992–1994 | Breiðablik | 37 | (45) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1995–2002 | KR | 101 | (144) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2005 | ÍBV | 34 | (45) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2008 | KR | 45 | (35) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010 | Selfoss | 4 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 233 | (326) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1991–1992 | Iceland U17 | 9 | (6) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1993–1995 | Iceland U21 | 9 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1994–2006 | Iceland | 54 | (14) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Football edit
Club career edit
Olga started her senior career with Keflavík in 1991[2] but moved to Breiðablik in 1992 where she became Icelandic champion in 1992 and 1994.[3][4] In 1995 she joined KR where she became Icelandic champion three years in a row (1997-1999).[5][6][7] She is the leading scorer in the Icelandic women's top division, scoring 269 goals in 217 games.[8][9]
International career edit
Olga played 54 games for the Icelandic national football team, scoring 14 goals.[10]
Honours edit
Club edit
- Úrvalsdeild: 1992, 1994, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2002
- Icelandic Women's Cup: 1994, 1999, 2002, 2004, 2007, 2008
Individual edit
- Úrvalsdeild player of the year: 1998, 2001[11]
- Icelandic Footballer of the Year: 2001[12]
- Úrvalsdeild top goal scorer: 1994, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002[13]
Basketball edit
Club career edit
Olga played for five seasons in the Icelandic top-tier league, winning the national championship four times. She was voted the domestic player of the year in 1994[14] and was twice selected for the domestic All-first team, in 1993 and 1994.[15] In 1994 she set a finals record by scoring 111 points in the finals series (22.2 points per game).[16] The record stood for 22 years until it was broken by Haiden Denise Palmer in 2016.[17] She spent the 1995-96 season in United States, playing for Brewton–Parker College in Georgia.[18] After tearing a cruciate ligament in her knee in 1996 she decided to retire from basketball an focus solely on football.[19]
International career edit
Between 1991 and 1994, Olga played 16 games for the Icelandic national basketball team.[20] She was a member of the team that won bronze at the 1993 Games of the Small States of Europe in Malta.[21]
Honours edit
Club edit
- Icelandic champion: 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995
- Icelandic Basketball Cup: 1993, 1994
Individual edit
- Úrvalsdeild Domestic Player of the Year (1994)[22]
- Úrvalsdeild Domestic All-First Team (1993, 1994)[23]
References edit
- ^ Einar Örn Jónsson (1 December 2018). "Var fegin að sleppa við undirbúningstímabil". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 1 December 2018.
- ^ Ég stökk bara hærra
- ^ Íslandsmót - 1. deild kvenna 1992
- ^ Íslandsmót - 1. deild kvenna 1994
- ^ Íslandsmót 1997
- ^ KR konur bestar
- ^ Blikar í öðru
- ^ Magnússon, Elvar Geir (1 August 2010). "Olga Færseth tekur fram skóna að nýju - Skiptir í Selfoss". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 22 August 2017.
- ^ Olga Færseth hætt í fótboltanum?
- ^ Félagsmaður - Olga Færseth
- ^ "Bestu og efnilegustu leikmenn kvenna". ksi.is. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
- ^ "Knattspyrnufólk ársins". ksi.is. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
- ^ "Markahæstu leikmenn í efstu deild kvenna". ksi.is. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
- ^ Besti leikmaður úrvalsdeildar kvenna
- ^ Úrvalslið úrvalsdeildar kvenna
- ^ Metið hennar Olgu Færseth lifði af áhlaup Unnar Töru
- ^ Haiden Palmer setti nýtt stigamet í lokaúrslitum kvenna
- ^ Olga valin leikmaður vikunnar
- ^ Slitið liðband batt enda á körfuboltaferilinn
- ^ "KKÍ | A landslið". kki.is. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
- ^ Þau keppa á Möltu
- ^ "Besti leikmaður úrvalsdeildar kvenna". kki.is. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
- ^ "Úrvalslið úrvalsdeildar kvenna". kki.is. Retrieved 17 April 2017.