Þórunn Helga Jónsdóttir

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This is an Icelandic name. The last name is a patronymic, not a family name; this person is properly referred to by the given name Þórunn Helga.

Þórunn Helga Jónsdóttir
Personal information
Full name	Þórunn Helga Jónsdóttir
Date of birth	(1984-12-17) 17 December 1984
Place of birth	Reykjavík, Iceland
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Avaldsnes IL
Number	20
Youth career
2004	Rhode Island Rams
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2001–2008	KR	94	(10)
2009–2010	Santos
2011	CR Flamengo
2012	Vitória
2013–	Avaldsnes IL	13	(0)
National team^‡
2001	Iceland U-17	4	(0)
2002	Iceland U-19	1	(0)
2002-2005	Iceland U-21	7	(0)
2009–	Iceland	9	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 May 2013. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 5 May 2013

Þórunn Helga Jónsdóttir (born 17 December 1984), is an Icelandic footballer who currently plays for Avaldsnes IL in Norway as a defensive midfielder. Þórunn Helga is part of Iceland's national team and has played professional football in Brazil.

Club career

In 2004 Þórunn Helga played varsity soccer for Rhode Island Rams and was named Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Year.^[1]

Following her return to KR, Þórunn Helga signed for Brazilian club Santos in October 2008. There she found success in the Copa Libertadores Femenina in both 2009 and 2010.

After a year with Flamengo in 2011 and Vitória in 2012, Þórunn Helga agreed to sign with Norway's Avaldsnes for the 2013 season.^[2]

International career

Þórunn Helga was called into the senior Iceland squad for the first time in July 2009, for friendlies against England and Denmark.^[3] She was not selected for UEFA Women's Euro 2009, but four years later, national team coach Siggi Eyjólfsson included her in the Iceland squad for UEFA Women's Euro 2013.^[4]

References

↑ "Thorunn Helga Jonsdottir Named Atlantic 10 Rookie Of The Year As Women's Soccer Receives High Honors". CBS Sports. 3 November 2004. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
↑ "Þórunn Helga: Fríða dritaði á mig tölvupóstum" (in Icelandic). Vísir.is. 5 June 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
↑ "Þórunn í landsliðinu gegn Englandi og Danmörku" (in Icelandic). Morgunblaðið. 9 July 2009. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
↑ Stefánsson, Stefán (24 June 2013). "Familiar squad for Iceland". uefa.com. UEFA. Retrieved 7 December 2013.

External links

KSÍ - Þórunn Helga Jónsdóttir

v t e Iceland squad – 2013 UEFA Women's European Championship

1 Helgadóttir 2 Atladóttir 3 Ó. Viðarsdóttir 4 Viggósdóttir 5 Gísladóttir 6 Magnúsdóttir 7 S. B. Gunnarsdóttir 8 K. Jónsdóttir 9 M. Viðarsdóttir 10 Lárusdóttir 11 Ómarsdóttir 12 Sigurðardóttir 13 G. Gunnarsdóttir 14 Brynjarsdóttir 15 Kristjánsdóttir 16 Þorsteinsdóttir 17 E. Viðarsdóttir 18 Óðinsdóttir 19 Friðriksdóttir 20 Þ. Jónsdóttir 21 S. A. Gunnarsdóttir 22 Hönnudóttir 23 Jensen Coach: Eyjólfsson

Persondata
Name	Jonsdottir, Thorunn
Alternative names
Short description	footballer
Date of birth	17 December 1984
Place of birth	Reykjavík, Iceland
Date of death
Place of death

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