Hólmfríður Magnúsdóttir

Hólmfríður "Fríða" Magnúsdóttir (born 20 September 1984) is an Icelandic former footballer who played as a left winger or as an attacking midfielder. Hólmfríður was a part of Iceland's national team from 2003 to 2020 and represented her country at the 2009 and 2013 editions of the UEFA Women's Championship.

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Hólmfríður.
Hólmfríður Magnúsdóttir
Hólmfríður playing for Iceland at UEFA Women's Euro 2013
Personal information
Full name Hólmfríður Magnúsdóttir[1]
Date of birth (1984-09-20) 20 September 1984
Place of birth Reykjavík, Iceland
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Selfoss
Number 26
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2004 KR 53 (37)
2005 ÍBV 14 (11)
2006 KR 12 (19)
2006–2007 Fortuna Hjørring
2007–2008 KR 31 (33)
2009 Kristianstads DFF 21 (5)
2010–2011 Philadelphia Independence 31 (4)
2011 Valur 8 (6)
2012–2016 Avaldsnes IL 70 (45)
2017 KR 13 (6)
2019–2020 Selfoss 25 (9)
2020 Avaldsnes IL 4 (1)
2021 Selfoss 11 (3)
International career‡
2000 Iceland U17 4 (1)
2001–2002 Iceland U19 8 (1)
2002–2006 Iceland U21 14 (3)
2003–2020 Iceland 113 (37)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 March 2021
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 March 2021

Club career

At the 2009 WPS International Draft, Hólmfríður was picked fifth by the Philadelphia Independence, one of two expansion teams entering Women's Professional Soccer (WPS). She was often deployed as a left back by coach Paul Riley[3] and made 31 appearances in two seasons with the Independence, scoring four goals.

During her second season, 2011, Hólmfríður struggled with fitness after being injured and was allowed to move back to Iceland with Valur. Philadelphia brought her back for 2012,[4] but the league folded before the campaign began. Instead Hólmfríður accepted a contract from ambitious Norwegian club Avaldsnes IL, then languishing in the First Division.[5] During her stay with Avaldsnes, she was sexually harassed and stalked by her coach, Tom Nordlie,[6][7] which led to his firing.[8][9][10][11]

In November 2016, Hólmfríður rejoined her hometown club, KR.[12]

Hólmfríður sat out the 2018 season due to pregnancy. After contemplating retiring, she signed with Úrvalsdeild kvenna club Selfoss in April 2019,[13] and started training five days before the 2019 Úrvalsdeild season started.[14] On 17 August 2019, Hólmfríður scored in Selfoss' 2–1 victory against KR in the Icelandic Cup finals, securing the club's first major trophy.

In September 2020, Hólmfríður returned to Norway and signed with Avaldsnes again.[15] She finished the season with Avaldsnes, scoring one goal in four games, before returning to Selfoss in December 2020.[16] She appeared in one game in the Icelandic Women's Football League Cup on 28 February 2021.

On 16 March 2021, Hólmfríður announced her retirement from football.[17][18] A month later, she reversed her decision and decided to return to Selfoss.[19] She appeared in eleven matches, scoring three goals, before the club announced on 17 August that due to being pregnant with her second child she would be leaving the team and be retiring from football.[20]

International career
Hólmfríður playing against Estonia in September 2009

Hólmfríður made her senior international debut for Iceland in a 1–0 friendly defeat to the United States on 16 February 2003.

In Iceland's UEFA Women's Euro 2009 qualifying play-off against the Republic of Ireland, Hólmfríður scored in the first minute of the first leg in Dublin.[21] At the final tournament, she played in all three group matches as Iceland were eliminated in the first round.

National team coach Siggi Eyjólfsson selected Hólmfríður in his Iceland squad for UEFA Women's Euro 2013.[22] Again she featured in all three group matches but collected two yellow cards and was suspended for Iceland's 4–0 quarter-final defeat to hosts Sweden.

In October 2020, Hólmfríður was selected to the national team squad for the first time in three years, replacing injured Dagný Brynjarsdóttir.[23]

References
  1. Hólmfríður Magnúsdóttir at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
  2. "Holmfridur Magnusdottir". Connect World Football. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
  3. Kassouf, Jeff (8 September 2010). "Young talent flourishes in WPS". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 22 August 2013.
  4. "Frida returns". Phillysoccernews.com. 20 January 2012. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 22 August 2013.
  5. Sigurdsson, Albert (21 February 2012). "Norway: Magnusdottir and Bjarnadottir sign with Avaldsnes". Wsoccernews.com. Archived from the original on 21 October 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2013.
  6. "Økning i varsler, men store mørketall". Josimar (in Norwegian). 26 January 2018. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
  7. Lars Johnsen (15 February 2018). "Tom Nordlie får fortsette som ekspert i NRK". Josimar (in Norwegian). Retrieved 14 November 2018.
  8. "Þjálfarinn var ógeðslegur". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 11 January 2018. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  9. Cathrine Oftedahl; Gisle Jørgensen; Syed Ali Shahbaz Akhtar (12 January 2018). "Fotballspiller meldte fra om seksuell trakassering – trener mistet jobben". NRK (in Norwegian). Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  10. Eiríkur Stefán Ásgeirsson (11 January 2018). "Hólmfríður var áreitt í Noregi: Þjálfarinn sagðist vera heima með hann beinstífan". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  11. Freyr Gígja Gunnarsson (12 January 2018). "Sömdu við þjálfara Hólmfríðar um að þegja". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  12. Henry Birgir Gunnarsson (18 November 2016). "Hólmfríður semur við KR". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  13. Anton Ingi Leifsson (27 April 2019). "Hólmfríður í Selfoss". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  14. Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson (17 August 2019). "Hólmfríður: Þetta er besti titilinn". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  15. Gunnar Birgisson (16 September 2020). "Hólmfríður aftur í atvinnumennsku". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  16. Magnús Már Einarsson (11 December 2020). "Hólmfríður aftur í Selfoss (Staðfest)". Fótbolti.net (in Icelandic). Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  17. Runólfur Trausti Þórhallsson (16 March 2021). "Hólmfríður Magnúsdóttir leggur skóna á hilluna". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  18. Brynjar Ingi Erluson (16 March 2021). "Hólmfríður Magnúsdóttir leggur skóna á hilluna". Fótbolti.net (in Icelandic). Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  19. Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson (28 April 2021). "Hólmfríður hætt við að hætta og spilar með Selfossi í sumar". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  20. Hjörtur Leó Guðjónsson (17 August 2021). "Hólmfríður Magnúsdóttir leggur skóna á hilluna". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  21. "Hólmfrídur Magnúsdóttir". UEFA.com. UEFA. Archived from the original on 28 March 2010. Retrieved 22 August 2013.
  22. Stefánsson, Stefán (24 June 2013). "Familiar squad for Iceland". uefa.com. UEFA. Retrieved 22 August 2013.
  23. Orri Freyr Rúnarsson (17 October 2020). "Hólmfríður kölluð inn í landsliði í stað Dagnýjar". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 23 October 2020.
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