Laufey Sigurðardóttir (born 27 January 1963) is an Icelandic former multi-sport athlete who was a member of the Iceland national teams in badminton, football and handball. A prominent goalscorer in football, she led the Icelandic top-tier league in goals scored in 1983 and 1991.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 27 January 1963 | ||
| Place of birth | Akureyri, Iceland | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1973–1985 | ÍA | ||
| 1985–1986 | SV Bergisch Gladbach 09 | ||
| 1987 | ÍA | ||
| 1988 | Stjarnan | (10) | |
| 1991 | ÍA | 14 | (16) |
| 1992–1993 | Stjarnan | 18 | (5) |
| 1994–2003 | ÍA | 53 | (23) |
| International career | |||
| 1984–1997 | Iceland | 18 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Football
editLaufey started her senior team career with Íþróttabandalag Akraness (ÍA) in 1973. She led the Icelandic top-tier league in scoring in 1983[2] and helped the team to back-to-back national championships in 1984 and 1985.[3] On 21 July 1983, she scored 8 goals in a 12–1 win against Víðir Garður.[4]
Laufey played for SV Bergisch Gladbach 09 during the 1985–1986 season.[5][3] An injury in the DFB-Pokal final on 3 May 1986 cut her season short and she was forced to miss the rest of the West Germany championship where her team finished second.[6][7] She returned to ÍA prior to the 1987 season[8] where she had a hot start, scoring 7 goals in the first 6 matches and helped the team win the national championship. Following the season, she signed with Stjarnan.[9] After one season with Stjarnan, she moved to Kansas City in the United States where she played for Gino Shiraldis and Hurray.[3]
She returned to ÍA in 1991 and took the league by a storm, leading it in goals scored and was named the Player of the Year in 1991 while helping the club win the Icelandic Cup.[3][10]
After initially planning on sitting out the 1992 season following the birth of her first child,[11] she signed Stjarnan in July 1992.[12] After two seasons with Stjarnan, Laufey returned again to ÍA in 1994. Following the 1997 season, she played sporadically with the club until finally retiring for good in 2003.[3]
Honours
editClub
- Úrvalsdeild kvenna: 1984, 1985, 1987
- Icelandic Cup: 1991
Individual
- Úrvalsdeild kvenna Player of the Year: 1991
- Úrvalsdeild kvenna top scorer: 1983, 1991
References
edit- ^ "Olga hefur oftast verið markakóngur". Morgunblaðið. 9 May 2008. p. 7. Retrieved 10 April 2023 – via Tímarit.is.
- ^ "Hörð barátta um silfrið í fyrstu deild kvenna – Laufey markadrottning með 18 mörk!". Tíminn (in Icelandic). 9 September 1983. p. 10. Retrieved 10 April 2023 – via Tímarit.is.
- ^ a b c d e "Var landsliðskona í þremur íþróttagreinum á sama tíma". Skessuhorn (in Icelandic). 15 June 2016. pp. 16–17. Retrieved 10 April 2023 – via Tímarit.is.
- ^ "Endi bundinn á sigurgönguna". Tíminn (in Icelandic). 22 July 1983. pp. 10–11. Retrieved 10 April 2023 – via Tímarit.is.
- ^ "Spilaði á stuttbuxum í 10 stiga gaddi gegn Duisburg". Skagablaðið (in Icelandic). 13 March 1986. p. 7. Retrieved 10 April 2023 – via Tímarit.is.
- ^ "Fái ég ekki atvinnuleyfi verð ég heima". Skagablaðið (in Icelandic). 9 July 1986. p. 3. Retrieved 10 April 2023 – via Tímarit.is.
- ^ "Laufey leikur til úrslita um vestur-þýska titilinn". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 26 June 1986. p. 23. Retrieved 10 April 2023 – via Tímarit.is.
- ^ Erna Lúðvíksdóttir (2 June 1987). "Búast má við skemmtilegu og spennandi móti í sumar". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). p. 10B. Retrieved 10 April 2023 – via Tímarit.is.
- ^ Logi B. Eiðsson (1 December 1987). "Laufey í Stjörnuna". Þjóðviljinn (in Icelandic). p. 9. Retrieved 10 April 2023 – via Tímarit.is.
- ^ "Guðmundur og Laufey bestu leikmenn 1991". Tíminn (in Icelandic). 24 September 1991. p. 14. Retrieved 10 April 2023 – via Tímarit.is.
- ^ "Laufey í fríi næsta sumar". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 16 October 1991. p. 33. Retrieved 10 April 2023 – via Tímarit.is.
- ^ "Laufey fer í Stjörnuna". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 15 July 1992. p. 25. Retrieved 10 April 2023 – via Tímarit.is.
