Sif Atladóttir

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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 Sif.

Sif Atladóttir
Personal information
Before Iceland's Euro 2013 play-off against Ukraine in October 2012
Full name	Sif Atladóttir
Date of birth	(1985-07-15) 15 July 1985
Place of birth	Düsseldorf, West Germany
Height	1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Playing position	Full back
Club information
Current club	Kristianstads DFF
Number	2
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2000–2003	FH	22	(5)
2004	KR	14	(8)
2005	FH	12	(4)
2006	Þróttur R.	13	(12)
2007–2009	Valur	49	(6)
2010–2011	1. FC Saarbrücken	30	(2)
2011–	Kristianstads DFF	51	(0)
National team^‡
2003–2004	Iceland U-19	6	(1)
2006	Iceland U-21	4	(1)
2007–	Iceland	50	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:12, 8 August 2013 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13:12, 21 July 2013 (UTC)

Sif Atladóttir (born 15 July 1985) is an Icelandic footballer who plays for Damallsvenskan club Kristianstads DFF and the Iceland women's national team.

Career

Sif, who began her career as a forward but later developed into a pacey full back,^[1] left Icelandic club Valur for German side 1. FC Saarbrücken in the 2009–10 winter transfer window.^[2] In 2011 she moved to Kristianstads DFF following Saarbrücken's relegation.

International career

Sif is currently part of Iceland's national team and competed in the UEFA Women's Championships in 2009 and 2013.

She made her senior national team debut in a 2–1 defeat to Italy at the Algarve Cup in March 2007.

Sif playing for Kristianstads in 2013

Personal life

Sif is the daughter of Atli Eðvaldsson, former captain and coach of the men's national team. She was born in Germany while her father was playing professionally for Fortuna Düsseldorf.^[3]

Her brother Emil Atlason is also a footballer who plays for KR and the Iceland national under-21 football team,^[4] while sister Sara Atladóttir played for FH and the women's under-17 and under-19 national teams.^[5] Uncle Jóhannes "Shuggy" Eðvaldsson played for Celtic.

Achievements

Icelandic champion with Valur in 2007, 2008 and 2009.

Honours

Most promising player in FH in 2003.
Best player in Þróttur in 2006.

References

↑ "Sif Atladóttir". UEFA.com. UEFA. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
↑ Wechselübersicht Frauenfussball Winter 2010
↑ Jonsson Ófeigur, Oskar (15 July 2013). "Sif á afmæli í dag / Kaka eftir æfingu". Visir.is (in Icelandic). 365 (media corporation). Retrieved 8 August 2013.
↑ Christenson, Marcus (13 July 2013). "Women's Euro 2013: Group B preview – Germany, Iceland, Norway, Holland". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
↑ "Eplið og eikin". MBL.is (in Icelandic). Morgunblaðið. 26 June 2008. Retrieved 8 August 2013.

External links

Profile at Football Association of Iceland (KSÍ)

v t e Iceland squad – 2009 UEFA Women's European Championship

1 Helgadóttir 2 G.S. Gunnarsdóttir 3 Ó. Viðarsdóttir 4 Garðarsdóttir 5 A. Árnadóttir 6 Magnúsdóttir 7 Stefánsdóttir 8 Jónsdóttir 9 M. Viðarsdóttir 10 Lárusdóttir 11 S. Gunnarsdóttir 12 Óðinsdóttir 13 G. Gunnarsdóttir 14 E. Sigurðardóttir 15 Ómarsdóttir 16 Logadóttir 17 E. Arnardóttir 18 Hönnudóttir 19 Atladóttir 20 Friðriksdóttir 21 Bjarnadóttir 22 S. Sigurðardóttir Coach: Eyjólfsson

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	Atladóttir, Sif
Alternative names
Short description	Icelandic footballer
Date of birth	15 July 1985
Place of birth	Düsseldorf, West Germany
Date of death
Place of death

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