Vanda Sigurgeirsdóttir

Halldóra Vanda Sigurgeirsdóttir (born 28 June 1965) is an Icelandic former multi-sport athlete who played both for the Icelandic national football team and the Icelandic national basketball team. In 2001 she became the first woman in Iceland to coach a men's football team when she was hired as the manager of Neisti Hofsósi.[1] In 2020, she was awarded the Order of the Falcon for her work towards women's football. In 2021, she became the first female chairman of the Football Association of Iceland.[2]

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Vanda.
Vanda Sigurgeirsdóttir
10th Chairman of the Football Association of Iceland
Assumed office
2021
Preceded byGuðni Bergsson
Personal details
Born (1965-06-28) 28 June 1965
Sauðárkrókur, Iceland
Association football career
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1982 KA
1983–1989 ÍA (23)
1990–1996 Breiðablik 87 (12)
2003 KR 0 (0)
2007–2008 Tindastóll 10 (0)
International career
1985–1996 Iceland 37 (1)
Managerial career
1994–1996 Breiðablik
1997–1998 Iceland
2001 Neisti Hofsósi
2002–2003 KR
2007 Tindastóll
2008 Breiðablik
2010–2011 Breiðablik (assistant)
2013 Þróttur Reykjavík
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Early life

Vanda started playing football at an early age with the boys team of Ungmennafélag Tindastóll.[3] When she moved to Akureyri to study at the Menntaskólinn á Akureyri, she played with a women's team for the first time.[4][5]

Football

Club career

Vanda started her senior team career with Knattspyrnufélag Akureyrar in 1982 in the second-tier league.[6] She went on to play several seasons in the Icelandic top-tier Úrvalsdeild kvenna with ÍA and Breiðablik. Her last game was on 21 June 2008 when she was called into Tindastóll's squad an hour before its game against Höttur due to an injury to Tindastóll's goalkeeper. It was the first time in her career that she had played the goalkeeper position.[7]

National team career

From 1985 to 1996, Vanda played 37 matches for the Icelandic national football team, scoring one goal.[8] She was the captain of the team for 28 matches.[9]

Executive career

On 2 October 2021, Vanda became the first female chairman of the Football Association of Iceland.[10]

Titles

Awards

Basketball
Vanda Sigurgeirsdóttir
Personal information
NationalityIcelandic
Career information
Playing career1986–1992
PositionGuard
Career history
1986–1991ÍS
1992ÍS
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Women's basketball
Representing  Iceland
Games of the Small States of Europe
Bronze medal – third place1991 AndorraTeam

Club career

Vanda played basketball for several seasons with Íþróttafélag Stúdenta. She was a key player in the ÍS team that won the national championship and the Icelandic Cup in 1991.[12]

National team career

She played 9 games for the Icelandic national basketball team from 1989 to 1991.[13] She helped the team to Bronze at the 1991 Games of the Small States of Europe.[14]

References
  1. "Vanda þjálfar karlalið Neista". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 20 March 2001. p. B16. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
  2. Brynjar Ingi Erluson (2 October 2021). "Vanda Sigurgeirsdóttir nýr formaður KSÍ (Staðfest)". Fótbolti.net (in Icelandic). Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  3. Halla Þórlaug Óskarsdóttir (12 July 2017). "Kvennalandsleikir voru ekki auglýstir". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 28 December 2019.
  4. "Liðið harðsnúið". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 16 October 1994. p. B2. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
  5. "Ætla að verða góður þjálfari". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 20 October 2010. p. 8. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
  6. "Ég gekk með fyrsta verðlaunapeninginn minn um hálsinn í mörg ár". Dagur (in Icelandic). 13 January 1987. p. 2. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
  7. Hafliði Breiðfjörð (16 July 2008). "Vanda Sigurgeirsdóttir enn að spila - lék í marki Tindastóls". Fótbolti.net (in Icelandic). Retrieved 28 December 2019.
  8. Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (27 August 2018). "Ekki bara þeirra draumur, heldur okkar allra". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 28 December 2019.
  9. Íris Björk Eysteinsdóttir (16 June 2006). "Okkur vantar kvenfyrirmyndir". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). p. D12. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
  10. Samúel Karl Ólason; Elísabet Inga Sigurðardóttir (2 October 2021). "Vanda orðin formaður KSÍ". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  11. "Sævar og Vanda best". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 24 September 1990. p. 17. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
  12. "Tímabært að lengja tímabilið". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 6 October 1993. p. 23. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
  13. "A Landslið". kki.is (in Icelandic). Icelandic Basketball Association. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
  14. Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (7 December 2001). "Leikmenn, leikir og stigaskor íslenska kvennalandsliðsins". Icelandic Basketball Association (in Icelandic). Retrieved 28 December 2019.
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