Hrefna Huld Jóhannesdóttir
Hrefna Huld Jóhannesdóttir (born 25 October 1980) is an Icelandic former footballer and a former member of the Iceland women's national football team.[2] She spent most of her career with KR and scored 179 goals in 220 Úrvalsdeild kvenna matches. In 2003 she won the Úrvalsdeild kvenna golden boot after scoring 21 goals in 14 matches.[2][3] She played college football for Auburn Montgomery[4] and was named to the 2004 NAIA Women's Soccer All-American second team.[5] Hrefna retired from football in 2012 due to mental health issues.[2][3][6]
 Hrefna in 2008 with KR. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Hrefna Huld Jóhannesdóttir | ||
| Date of birth | 25 October 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Iceland | ||
| Height | 168 cm (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| – | Auburn Montgomery | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995–1997 | KR | 28 | (14) |
| 1998–1999 | ÍBV | 27 | (11) |
| 2000 | Breiðablik | 14 | (9) |
| 2001–2003 | KR | 42 | (54) |
| 2004 | Medkila IL[1] | ||
| 2005–2009 | KR | 59 | (59) |
| 2010 | Þróttur | 11 | (15) |
| 2011 | Afturelding | 4 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 1996–1997 | Iceland U-17 | 9 | (2) |
| 1997 | Iceland U-19 | 1 | (2) |
| 1997–2004 | Iceland U-21 | 32 | (4) |
| 2000–2005 | Iceland | 10 | (3) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 February 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 26 February 2018 | |||
National team career
Hrefna played 10 games for the Icelandic national football team from 2000 to 2005, scoring 3 goals.[2][7]
Honours
Club
- Icelandic champion (4): 1997, 2000, 2002, 2003
- Icelandic Women's Cup (3): 2002, 2007, 2008
Individual
- Úrvalsdeild kvenna top goalscorer: 2003
- NAIA Women's Soccer All-American second team: 2003
References
- Henry Birgir Gunnarsson (17 August 2010). "Hrefna Huld á leið til Noregs". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 26 February 2018.
- Anna Lilja Þórisdóttir (21 September 2017). "Best að horfast í augu við þetta". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 26 February 2018.
- Hans Steinar Bjarnason (21 September 2017). "Landsliðskona þurfti að hætta vegna geðklofa". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 26 February 2018.
- "Hrefna Huld skorar grimmt í Bandaríkjunum". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 15 November 2004. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
- "2004 NAIA Women's Soccer All-Americans". naia.org. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
- Sylvía Rut Sigfúsdóttir skrifar (8 March 2018). "Hætti í fótbolta eftir að hún byrjaði að heyra raddir í höfðinu". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 9 March 2018.
- "Hrefna vill sjá konur fjölmenna". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 16 June 2006. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
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