Anna Úrsúla Guðmundsdóttir
Anna Úrsúla Guðmundsdóttir (born 1 May 1985 in Reykjavík)[2] is an Icelandic former handballer. She won the Icelandic championship seven times and the Icelandic Handball Cup five times during her career.[3]
Anna Úrsúla Guðmundsdóttir | |||
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Personal information | |||
Born |
Reykjavík, Iceland | 1 May 1985||
Nationality | Icelandic | ||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Playing position | Line Player | ||
Senior clubs | |||
Years | Team | ||
2002-2005 | Grótta KR | ||
2005-2008 | Íþróttafélagið Grótta | ||
2008-2009 | Stjarnan | ||
2009 | Íþróttafélagið Grótta | ||
2009-2014 | Valur | ||
2014–2017 | Íþróttafélagið Grótta | ||
2018-2019 | Valur | ||
National team 1 | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Iceland | 101[1] | (202) | |
1 National team caps and goals correct as of 26 February 2018 |
Handball
Career
In July 2011, Anna moved to Hungarian club Érdi VSE,[4] but was later released from her contract by mutual agreement without playing a game.[5][6]
Anna won the Icelandic championship with Grótta in 2015 and 2016.[7] She served as a player/assistant coach for Grótta during the 2016–2017 season.[8][9]
After sitting for the first half of the 2017–2018 season due to the birth of her second child, Anna signed with Valur in January 2018.[10]
After missing the 2019-2020 season,[11] she announced her retirement from competitive handball in April 2020.[12]
Awards, titles and accomplishments
Titles
- Icelandic champion: 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2019
- Icelandic Handball Cup: 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2019
Individual awards
- Úrvalsdeild kvenna Defense Player of the Year: 2014
Football
Anna played two games for KR in the Icelandic top-tier women's football league in 2003.[13]
References
- "A landslið kvenna". hsi.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 26 February 2018.
- "Anna Úrsúla Guðmundsdótir Profile". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 12 July 2011.
- Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson (17 April 2020). "Vann nítján af þrjátíu stórum titlum sem í boði voru á síðasta áratug". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 17 April 2020.
- "Bemutatkozott a csapat" (in Hungarian). Érdi VSE Official Website. 4 July 2011. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
- "Izlandi helyén montenegrói" (in Hungarian). Érdi VSE Official Website. 27 August 2011. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
- Kolbeinn Tumi Daðason (9 August 2011). "Anna Úrsúla hætt við Ungverjalandsdvöl - spilar með Val". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 26 February 2018.
- Magnús Ellert Bjarnason (18 January 2018). "Anna Úrsúla til liðs við Val". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 26 February 2018.
- Hans Steinar Bjarnason (31 October 2016). "Anna Úrsúla spilandi aðstoðarþjálfari Gróttu". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 26 February 2018.
- Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (27 October 2016). "Kemur Anna Úrsúla Íslandsmeisturunum til bjargar?". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 26 February 2018.
- "Anna Úrsúla til liðs við Val á ný". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 18 January 2018. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
- Hjörvar Ólafsson (13 September 2019). "Skórnir virðast ekki vera komnir upp í hillu hjá Önnu Úrsúlu". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 16 April 2020.
- "Handboltaskórnir komnir í ruslið". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 16 April 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
- "Félagsmaður - Anna Úrsúla Guðmundsdóttir". ksi.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 26 February 2018.