Kristín Anna Arnþórsdóttir

Kristín Anna Arnþórsdóttir
Kristín Anna Arnþórsdóttir
Born	5 October 1965 (age 59); Reykjavík, Iceland
Nationality	Icelandic
Position(s)
Position(s)	Defender / Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team
19??–1994	Valur
1998	Grótta
International career
1984–1994	Iceland
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals
Years
Senior clubs
Years	Team
19??–1984	ÍR
1984–1993	Valur
National team
Years	Team
	Iceland

Kristín Anna Arnþórsdóttir (born 5 October 1965) is an Icelandic former multi-sport athlete. She was a member of Iceland's national teams in both football and handball.^[1] She was named the Úrvalsdeild kvenna Football Player of the Year in 1986 when she also lead the league in goals scored.^[2]

Football

Kristín played 99 league games for Valur, scoring 63 goals. She had a short comeback with Grótta in 1998, appearing in 4 games and scoring 2 goals. She played 12 games for the Iceland national football team from 1984 to 1994, although there was no active national team from 1988 to 1992.^[3] She started her career as a defender but later moved to the forward position.^[4]

Honours

Titles

Icelandic championship
- 1986, 1988, 1989
Icelandic Cup
- 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1995

Awards

Úrvalsdeild kvenna Player of the Year
- 1986
Úrvalsdeild kvenna Top Goal Scorer
- 1986

Handball

During the winters, Kristín played handball for several years, first for ÍR and later for Valur.^[1] She played 8 games for the Icelandic national handball team, scoring 18 goals.^[5] In 1993, she won the Icelandic Cup while pregnant of her second child.^[6]

Titles

Icelandic Cup
- Winner : 1988, 1993

Personal life

Kristín's daughter, Ásta Eir Árnadóttir, debuted for the Icelandic national football team in 2019.^[7]

References

^ ^a ^b Vanda Sigurgeirsdóttir (1 June 1993). "Á eftir bolta kemur barn". Íþróttablaðið (in Icelandic). pp. 16–17. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
^ "Átti alveg eins von á því að hljóta titilinn". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 9 September 1986. pp. 4B. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
^ "Þrjú lið berjast um meistaratitilinn". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 5 August 2000. p. 2B. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
^ Þorgrímur Þráinsson (1 October 1986). "Við erum eins og stór "familía"". Íþróttablaðið (in Icelandic). pp. 21–23. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
^ "Landsliðskonur". hsi.is (in Icelandic). Icelandic Handball Association. Archived from the original on 18 October 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
^ "Fyrirliðinn á von á barni". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 9 February 1993. p. 28. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
^ "Ásta Eir valin í stað Söndru". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 21 February 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2021.

External links

Kristín Anna Arnþórsdóttir at the Football Association of Iceland (in Icelandic)

[ithrottabladid-1993-1] Vanda Sigurgeirsdóttir (1 June 1993). "Á eftir bolta kemur barn". Íþróttablaðið (in Icelandic). pp. 16–17. Retrieved 18 May 2021.

[2] "Átti alveg eins von á því að hljóta titilinn". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 9 September 1986. pp. 4B. Retrieved 18 May 2021.

[3] "Þrjú lið berjast um meistaratitilinn". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 5 August 2000. p. 2B. Retrieved 18 May 2021.

[4] Þorgrímur Þráinsson (1 October 1986). "Við erum eins og stór "familía"". Íþróttablaðið (in Icelandic). pp. 21–23. Retrieved 18 May 2021.

[5] "Landsliðskonur". hsi.is (in Icelandic). Icelandic Handball Association. Archived from the original on 18 October 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2021.

[6] "Fyrirliðinn á von á barni". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 9 February 1993. p. 28. Retrieved 18 May 2021.

[7] "Ásta Eir valin í stað Söndru". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 21 February 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2021.

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