Sif Atladóttir (born 15 July 1985) is an Icelandic former footballer and a former member of the Iceland women's national team. During her career, she won the Icelandic Championship three years in a row with Valur, from 2007 to 2009.
 Sif in October 2017. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sif Atladóttir | ||
| Date of birth | 15 July 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Düsseldorf, West Germany | ||
| Height | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Full back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2003 | FH | 22 | (5) |
| 2004 | KR | 14 | (8) |
| 2005 | FH | 12 | (4) |
| 2006 | Þróttur R. | 13 | (12) |
| 2007–2009 | Valur | 49 | (6) |
| 2010–2011 | 1. FC Saarbrücken | 30 | (2) |
| 2011–2021 | Kristianstads DFF | 151 | (2) |
| 2022–2024 | Selfoss | 50 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2003–2004 | Iceland U-19 | 6 | (1) |
| 2006 | Iceland U-21 | 4 | (1) |
| 2007–2022 | Iceland | 90 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 September 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 September 2023 | |||
Club career
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Sif, who began her career as a forward but later developed into a pacey full back,[1] left Icelandic club Valur for German side 1. FC Saarbrücken in the 2009–10 winter transfer window.[2]
In 2011, she moved to Kristianstads DFF following Saarbrücken's relegation. She missed the 2020 season due to being pregnant with her second child.[3] She returned to the court in April 2021[4] in her first competitive game since October 2019.[5]
In October 2021, Sif announced that she was moving to Iceland after 12 years playing abroad.[6]
After playing two seasons for Selfoss, she announced her retirement from football at the conclusion of the 2023 Besta deild kvenna season.[7] However, she returned the following season, appearing in 12 games in the second-tier 1. deild.[8]
International career
editSif is currently part of Iceland's national team and competed in the UEFA Women's Championships in 2009 and 2013.
She made her senior national team debut in a 2–1 defeat to Italy at the Algarve Cup in March 2007.
On 23 January 2018, Sif played her seventieth game for the national team, the same number of games her father played for the men's national team.[9]
In September 2022, she announced her retirement from the national team.[10]
Personal life
editSif is the daughter of Atli Eðvaldsson, former captain and coach of the men's national team. She was born in Germany while her father was playing professionally for Fortuna Düsseldorf.[11]
Her brother Emil Atlason is also a footballer who plays for KR and the Iceland national under-21 football team,[12] while sister Sara Atladóttir played for FH and the women's under-17 and under-19 national teams.[13] Uncle Jóhannes "Shuggy" Eðvaldsson played for Celtic.
Titles
edit- Icelandic Champion: (3)
- 2007, 2008, 2009
- 2009
- Icelandic Super Cup: (3)
- 2007, 2008, 2009
- 2007
References
edit- ^ "Sif Atladóttir". UEFA. Archived from the original on 8 August 2013. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
- ^ "Wechselübersicht Frauenfussball Winter 2010". Archived from the original on 28 September 2017. Retrieved 8 March 2010.
- ^ Hörður Snævar Jónsson (4 March 2020). "Sif Atladóttir ófrísk og spilar ekki meira í ár". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). Retrieved 26 April 2021.
- ^ "Snýr aftur eftir átján mánaða hlé". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 7 April 2021. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
- ^ Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson (27 April 2021). "Sif spilaði fyrsta leikinn í eitt og hálft ár: "Er á undan áætlun"". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 27 April 2021.
- ^ Sindri Sverrisson (6 October 2021). "Sif snýr heim en ekki víst að hún spili fyrir manninn sinn". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 6 October 2021.
- ^ Runólfur Trausti Þórhallsson (16 September 2023). "Sif Atladóttir leggur skóna á hilluna". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 16 September 2023.
- ^ Sindri Sverrisson (8 September 2024). "Hættur eftir tvö föll en ævinlega þakklátur Selfossi". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 12 September 2024.
- ^ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (24 January 2018). "Sif fyrirliði í sjötugasta landsleiknum sínum alveg eins og pabbi sinn". Vísir.is. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
- ^ Runólfur Trausti Þórhallsson (15 September 2023). "Sif leggur landsliðsskóna á hilluna". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 16 September 2023.
- ^ Jonsson Ófeigur, Oskar (15 July 2013). "Sif á afmæli í dag / Kaka eftir æfingu". Visir.is (in Icelandic). 365 (media corporation). Retrieved 8 August 2013.
- ^ Christenson, Marcus (13 July 2013). "Women's Euro 2013: Group B preview – Germany, Iceland, Norway, Holland". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
- ^ "Eplið og eikin". MBL.is (in Icelandic). Morgunblaðið. 26 June 2008. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
External links
edit- Sif Atladóttir – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Sif Atladóttir at the Football Association of Iceland (in Icelandic)
- Sif Atladottir at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish)
- Player German domestic football stats (in German) at DFB
- Sif Atladóttir at Soccerway
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