1991–1994 Breiðablik Current team Umea IK Years Team Height 1.72 m | Number 19 Role Football player Playing position Name Katrin Jonsdottir Position Defender | |
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Date of birth (1977-05-31) 31 May 1977 (age 38) | ||
Place of birth Reykjavik, Iceland | ||
Katrín Jónsdóttir (born 31 May 1977) is an Icelandic former football player. Katrín was captain of Iceland's national team and competed at the 2009 and 2013 editions of the UEFA Women's Championship. She most recently played for Umeå IK in Sweden's Damallsvenskan at club level. During her time in Norway playing for Kolbotn, she finished her medical studies and became a practising physician.
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Katrín's husband Þorvaldur is a former Iceland national football team player. They were married in August 2009, just before Katrín played at UEFA Women's Euro 2009.
Club career
Katrín left Djurgårdens IF in January 2013. She signed a one-year contract with Umeå IK.
International career
In May 1994 Katrín made her senior Iceland debut in a 4–1 friendly win over Scotland.
At UEFA Women's Euro 2009, Katrín played in all three matches as Iceland were eliminated in the first round following defeats by France, Norway and Germany.
National team coach Siggi Eyjólfsson selected Katrín in the Iceland squad for UEFA Women's Euro 2013, where she played in the three group matches and the 4–0 quarter-final defeat to hosts Sweden.