Dóra María Lárusdóttir Explained

Dóra María Lárusdóttir
Fullname:Dóra María Lárusdóttir
Height:1.69 m
Birth Date:1985 7, df=yes
Birth Place:Iceland
Currentclub:Valur
Clubnumber:22
Position:Right back, Right wing
Collegeyears1:2005–2008
College1:Rhode Island Rams
Years1:2001–2010
Years2:2011
Years3:2012
Years4:2012–2021
Clubs1:Valur
Clubs2:Djurgårdens IF
Clubs3:Vitória
Clubs4:Valur
Caps1:135
Caps2:22
Caps4:134
Goals1:70
Goals2:2
Goals4:24
Nationalyears1:2001–2002
Nationalyears2:2001–2004
Nationalyears3:2002–2006
Nationalyears4:2003–2017
Nationalteam1:Iceland U-17
Nationalteam2:Iceland U-19
Nationalteam3:Iceland U-21
Nationalteam4:Iceland
Nationalcaps1:8
Nationalcaps2:17
Nationalcaps3:21
Nationalcaps4:114
Nationalgoals1:3
Nationalgoals2:6
Nationalgoals3:2
Nationalgoals4:18
Pcupdate:12 February 2017
Ntupdate:19 March 2022

Dóra María Lárusdóttir (born 24 July 1985) is an Icelandic former football player who predominantly played as a winger for Icelandic club Valur. Having played for Valur for a decade and been voted national Player of the Year in 2008 and 2010, Dóra María was for many years one of Iceland's leading female footballers. During her career, she won the Icelandic championship eight times and the Icelandic Cup five times. From 2003 to 2017, Dóra María was part of the Iceland women's national team and she participated at the 2009 and 2013 editions of the UEFA Women's Championship.

Club career

Dóra María spent the 2011 season playing for Djurgårdens IF in Sweden's Damallsvenskan. She scored twice in her 22 league appearances.[1] In January 2012 Dóra María signed for Vitória, of Brazil, where she joined compatriot Þórunn Helga Jónsdóttir.[2]

In March 2022, she announced her retirement from football.[3]

International career

In September 2003 Dóra María made her senior debut for the Iceland national team, in a 10–0 rout of Poland at Laugardalsvöllur during the 2005 UEFA Women's Championship qualification series. She scored Iceland's final goal of the match after entering play as a 71st-minute substitute.

She became a national team regular over the following years, usually playing on the right wing.[4] In qualifying for UEFA Women's Euro 2009, Dóra María scored twice in the 3–0 play-off second leg win over Ireland as Iceland reached their first major international tournament at any level. At the final tournament in Finland, she played in all three group games as Iceland made a first round exit.[5]

National team coach Siggi Eyjólfsson selected Dóra María in the Iceland squad for UEFA Women's Euro 2013 in Sweden.[6]

Honours

Club

Valur

2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010

2001, 2003, 2006, 2009, 2010

Individual

2008, 2010

International goals

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 13 September 2003 10–0 10–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2005 qualifying
2. 21 August 2005 1–0 3–0 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
3. 3–0
4. 14 March 2007 1–0 4–1 2007 Algarve Cup
5. 21 July 2007 Reykjavík, Iceland 2–0 5–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2009 qualifying
6. 30 October 2008 1–0 3–0
7. 3–0
8. 17 September 2009 2–0 12–0 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
9. 3 March 2010 Faro, Portugal 3–0 3–0 2010 Algarve Cup
10. 7 March 2011 Lagos, Portugal 1–0 1–0 2011 Algarve Cup
11. 22 October 2011 1–0 1–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying
12. 2 March 2012 Ferreiras, Portugal 1–2 1–4 2012 Algarve Cup
13. 21 June 2012 9–0 10–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying
14. 10 April 2014 2–0 8–0 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
15. 15 June 2014 1–0 1–1
16. 19 June 2014 Reykjavík, Iceland 3–0 5–0

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dora Maria Larusdottir. 30 October 2013. Svenskfotboll.se. Swedish Football Association. Swedish.
  2. Web site: Dóra fékk góðar móttökur í Brasilíu. 30 October 2013. MBL.is. Morgunblaðið. 29 January 2012. Icelandic.
  3. News: Sæbjörn Þór Þórbergsson Steinke . Dóra María leggur skóna á hilluna (Staðfest) . 19 March 2022 . . 19 March 2022 . Icelandic.
  4. Web site: Gott að vera á Íslandi. 23 September 2013. MBL.is. Morgunblaðið. 23 October 2008. Icelandic. Sindra. Sverrisson.
  5. Web site: Dóra María Lárusdóttir. https://archive.today/20130923043142/http://en.archive.uefa.com/competitions/woco/players/Player=61337/index.html. dead. 23 September 2013. 23 September 2013. UEFA.com. UEFA.
  6. Web site: Familiar squad for Iceland. 24 June 2013. 23 September 2013. uefa.com. UEFA. Stefán. Stefánsson.