Rósa Áslaug Valdimarsdóttir (born 6 March 1959) is an Icelandic former footballer who was the captain of Iceland's inaugural women's national football team in 1981.[1][2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 6 March 1959 | ||
| Place of birth | Reykjavík, Iceland | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1972–1983 | Breiðablik | ||
| 1984 | ÍBÍ | ||
| 19??-1996 | Sindri | ||
| International career | |||
| 1981–1983 | Iceland | 5 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1984 | ÍBÍ | ||
| Sindri | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Rósa played for Breiðablik from 1972 to 1983. In 1973, she led all players in the Icelandic championship with 10 goals, including 6 goals in one game.[3] In 1981, she won the ignaural Icelandic Football Cup, scoring 2 goals in Breiðablik's 4-0 win against Valur in the Cup final.[4] She later played for Íþróttabandalag Ísafjarðar[5] and Sindri Höfn which she also coached for several years.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Rósa íþróttamaður ársins í Kópavogi". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 15 December 1982. p. 30. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- ^ "Spjallað við fyrirliða Breiðabliks og markakóng Íslandsmótsins". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 25 August 1981. p. 25. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- ^ "Voru ósigrandi og hlutu sjö bikara í sumar". Tíminn (in Icelandic). 28 November 1973. p. 16. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- ^ "Bikarinn fór til Kópavogs!". Vísir (in Icelandic). 12 August 1981. p. 6. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- ^ Samúel Örn Erlingsson (20 January 1984). "Rósa til Ísafjarðar". Tíminn (in Icelandic). p. 11. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- ^ Íris Björk Eysteynsdóttir (16 June 2006). "Undirskriftarlisti um landslið bar árangur". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). p. D9. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
External links
edit- Rósa Áslaug Valdimarsdóttir at the Football Association of Iceland (in Icelandic)
- Profile on blikar.is