Rósa Áslaug Valdimarsdóttir

Rósa Áslaug Valdimarsdóttir (born 6 March 1959) is an Icelandic former footballer who was the captain of Iceland's inaugural women's national football team in 1981.[1][2]

Rósa Áslaug Valdimarsdóttir
Personal information
Date of birth (1959-03-06) 6 March 1959 (age 65)
Place of birth Reykjavík, Iceland
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1972–1983 Breiðablik
1984 ÍBÍ
19??-1996 Sindri
International career
1981–1983 Iceland 5 (1)
Managerial career
1984 ÍBÍ
Sindri
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Rósa played for Breiðablik from 1972 to 1983. In 1973, she led all players in the Icelandic championship with 10 goals, including 6 goals in one game.[3] In 1981, she won the ignaural Icelandic Football Cup, scoring 2 goals in Breiðablik's 4-0 win against Valur in the Cup final.[4] She later played for Íþróttabandalag Ísafjarðar[5] and Sindri Höfn which she also coached for several years.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Rósa íþróttamaður ársins í Kópavogi". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 15 December 1982. p. 30. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Spjallað við fyrirliða Breiðabliks og markakóng Íslandsmótsins". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 25 August 1981. p. 25. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Voru ósigrandi og hlutu sjö bikara í sumar". Tíminn (in Icelandic). 28 November 1973. p. 16. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Bikarinn fór til Kópavogs!". Vísir (in Icelandic). 12 August 1981. p. 6. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  5. ^ Samúel Örn Erlingsson (20 January 1984). "Rósa til Ísafjarðar". Tíminn (in Icelandic). p. 11. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  6. ^ Íris Björk Eysteynsdóttir (16 June 2006). "Undirskriftarlisti um landslið bar árangur". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). p. D9. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
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