Ásta Árnadóttir

Ásta Árnadóttir (born 9 June 1983) is an Icelandic footballer who plays the position of defender. Ásta was part of Iceland's national team and was a member of the squad at UEFA Women's Euro 2009. Ásta has played for Tyresö FF in Sweden. She returned to Iceland to Valur in December 2009 but was undecided on whether she'd play any more football.[1] She played one game during the 2010 season,[2] which ended up being the national championship clinching game.[3]

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Ásta.
Ásta Árnadóttir
Personal information
Full name Ásta Árnadóttir
Date of birth (1983-06-09) 9 June 1983
Place of birth Iceland
Playing position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2000 Þór/KA 14 (0)
2001–2003 Þór/KA/KS 42 (5)
2004–2008 Valur 74 (1)
2009 Tyresö FF
2010 Valur 1 (0)
2016 KH 7 (0)
2018–present Augnablik 25 (4)
National team‡
2000 Iceland U-17 4 (0)
2000–2001 Iceland U-19 13 (1)
2001–2006 Iceland U-21 22 (0)
2004–2009 Iceland 37 (0)
Teams managed
2015 Valur (assistant)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 July 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 July 2020

She returned to the field in 2016 when she played for Knattspyrnufélagið Hlíðarendi in the 1. deild kvenna. In 2018 she joined Augnablik and helped the team win the 2. deild kvenna and achieve promotion to the 1. deild kvenna.

She was known for her flick-flack throw-ins and recorded a video for UEFA Training Ground series, demonstrating the technique.[4]

International career

Ásta made her senior international debut for Iceland in a 4–3 defeat by the United States in September 2004.

At UEFA Women's Euro 2009, Ásta was included in the squad but did not play in any of the matches as Iceland were eliminated in the first round.[5]

Titles
  • 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010
  • Icelandic Cup: 1
  • 2006
  • Icelandic Super Cup: 3
  • 2005, 2007, 2008
  • 2018
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References
  1. Víðir Sigurðsson (2 December 2009). "Ásta fer aftur til Valsara". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). p. 1. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  2. Hafliði Breiðfjörð (5 September 2010). "Ásta Árnadóttir lék sinn fyrsta leik á árinu með Val". Fótbolti.net (in Icelandic). Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  3. Hafliði Breiðfjörð (4 September 2010). "Umfjöllun: Fimmti titill Vals á árinu með sigri á Aftureldingu". Fótbolti.net (in Icelandic). Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  4. Mist Rúnarsdóttir (13 August 2009). "Ásta Árnadóttir kennir kraftstökksinnköst á heimasíðu UEFA". Fótbolti.net (in Icelandic). Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  5. "Ásta Árnadóttir". uefa.com. UEFA. Retrieved 16 December 2013.


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