Kristín Anna Arnþórsdóttir

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]

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Kristín Anna.
Kristín Anna Arnþórsdóttir
Born (1965-10-05) 5 October 1965
Reykjavík, Iceland
NationalityIcelandic
Association football career
Position(s) Defender / Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
19??–1994 Valur 99 (63)
1998 Grótta 4 (2)
International career
1984–1994 Iceland 12 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
Handball career
Senior clubs
Years Team
19??–1984
 ÍR
1984–1993
 Valur
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
 Iceland 8 (18)

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]

Titles

Awards

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

Personal life

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

References
  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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