Guðný Björk Óðinsdóttir (born 27 September 1988) is an Icelandic former footballer who played as a midfielder for Kristianstads DFF of the Swedish Damallsvenskan and the Iceland women's national football team. She represented her country in the 2009 and 2013 editions of the UEFA Women's Championship.
 Guðný with Iceland in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Guðný Björk Óðinsdóttir | ||
| Date of birth | 27 September 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Mosfellsbær, Iceland | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2005 | Afturelding | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2008 | Valur | 37 | (11) |
| 2009–2015 | Kristianstads DFF | 87 | (5) |
| 2010 | → Valur (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2005 | Iceland U-17 | 4 | (0) |
| 2005–2007 | Iceland U-19 | 10 | (1) |
| 2006 | Iceland U-21 | 4 | (0) |
| 2006–2015 | Iceland | 40 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:03, 16 May 2015 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:03, 16 May 2015 (UTC) | |||
Guðný made her senior international debut for Iceland in a 3–0 win over Portugal at the Laugardalsvöllur Arena in June 2006.
At UEFA Women's Euro 2009, Guðný was included in the squad but did not play in any of the matches as Iceland were eliminated in the first round.[1]
At the 2013 European Championships in Sweden, Guðný suffered the fourth anterior cruciate ligament injury of her career at the age of 24. While preparing for another surgery she insisted that she had no intention of retiring.[2]
Guðný made another comeback, but injuries eventually forced her into retirement at the age of 26 in May 2015.[3][4][5]
Achievements
edit- Icelandic champion 2 times (2006 and 2007). In addition played 2 of 18 games as Valur won in 2010.
- Icelandic cup winner 2 times (2006 and 2010).
Honours
edit- Sport Person of the Year in Mosfellsbær in 2006
References
edit- ^ "Gudný Ódinsdóttir". UEFA. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
- ^ "Guðný Björk í fjórðu aðgerðina". MBL.is (in Icelandic). Morgunblaðið. 17 August 2013. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
- ^ Jónsson, Hörður Snævar (8 May 2015). "Guðný Björk hættir í fótbolta" (in Icelandic). 433.is. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
- ^ Tómas Þór Þórðarson (8 May 2015). "Guðný þarf að hætta 26 ára gömul - Sendi tilfinningaþrungið bréf á liðsfélagana". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 7 March 2019.
- ^ Pétur Hreinsson (8 May 2015). "Var ekki tilbúin að fórna virku lífi". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 3 September 2023.
External links
edit- Guðný Björk Óðinsdóttir – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Guðný Björk Óðinsdóttir – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Guðný Björk Óðinsdóttir at the Football Association of Iceland (in Icelandic)
- Guðný Björk Óðinsdóttir at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish)
- Guðný Björk Óðinsdóttir at Soccerway
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