Rósa Áslaug Valdimarsdóttir

Rósa Áslaug Valdimarsdóttir (born 6 March 1959) is an Icelandic former footballer who was the captain of Iceland's inaugural women's national football team in 1981.[1][2]

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Rósa Áslaug.
Rósa Áslaug Valdimarsdóttir
Personal information
Date of birth (1959-03-06) 6 March 1959
Place of birth Reykjavík, Iceland
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1972–1983 Breiðablik
1984 ÍBÍ
19??-1996 Sindri
National team
1981–1983 Iceland 5 (1)
Teams managed
1984 ÍBÍ
Sindri
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Rósa played for Breiðablik from 1972 to 1983. In 1973, she led all players in the Icelandic championship with 10 goals, including 6 goals in one game.[3] In 1981, she won the ignaural Icelandic Football Cup, scoring 2 goals in Breiðablik's 4-0 win against Valur in the Cup final.[4] She later played for Íþróttabandalag Ísafjarðar[5] and Sindri Höfn which she also coached for several years.[6]

References
  1. "Rósa íþróttamaður ársins í Kópavogi". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 15 December 1982. p. 30. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  2. "Spjallað við fyrirliða Breiðabliks og markakóng Íslandsmótsins". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 25 August 1981. p. 25. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  3. "Voru ósigrandi og hlutu sjö bikara í sumar". Tíminn (in Icelandic). 28 November 1973. p. 16. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  4. "Bikarinn fór til Kópavogs!". Vísir (in Icelandic). 12 August 1981. p. 6. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  5. Samúel Örn Erlingsson (20 January 1984). "Rósa til Ísafjarðar". Tíminn (in Icelandic). p. 11. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  6. Íris Björk Eysteynsdóttir (16 June 2006). "Undirskriftarlisti um landslið bar árangur". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). p. D9. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
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