Olga Færseth Explained

Olga Færseth

Fullname:

Andrea Olga Færseth

Height:

1.6m (05.2feet)

Birth Date:

1975 10, df=yes

Birth Place:

Keflavík, Iceland

Position:

Striker

Youthyears1:

1982–1990

Youthclubs1:

Keflavík

Years1:

1991

Clubs1:

Keflavík

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Goals1:

Years2:

1992–1994

Caps2:

Goals2:

Years3:

1995–2002

Clubs3:

Caps3:

101

Goals3:

144

Years4:

2003–2005

Caps4:

Goals4:

Years5:

2006–2008

Clubs5:

Caps5:

Goals5:

Years6:

2010

Caps6:

Goals6:

Totalcaps:

233

Totalgoals:

326

Nationalyears1:

1991–1992

Nationalteam1:

Iceland U17

Nationalcaps1:

Nationalgoals1:

Nationalyears2:

1993–1995

Nationalteam2:

Iceland U21

Nationalcaps2:

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Nationalyears4:

1994–2006

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Module:

Embed:	yes
Career Start:	1990
Career End:	1995
Career Position:	Guard
Career Number:	7, 12
Years1:	1990–1994
Team1:	Keflavík
Years2:	1994–1995
Team2:	Breiðablik
Highlights:	As player: Úrvalsdeild Domestic Player of the Year (1994) 2x Úrvalsdeild Domestic All-First Team (1993, 1994) 4x Icelandic champion (1992–1995) 2× Icelandic Basketball Cup (1993, 1994)

Andrea Olga Færseth (born 23 May 1975) is an Icelandic former multi-sport athlete. She was a member of the Icelandic national teams in both football and basketball. In 1994, Olga won the national championship and national cup in both football and basketball.^[1]

Football

Club career

Olga started her senior career with Keflavík in 1991^[2] but moved to Breiðablik in 1992 where she became Icelandic champion in 1992 and 1994.^[3] ^[4] In 1995 she joined KR where she became Icelandic champion three years in a row (1997-1999).^[5] ^[6] ^[7] She is the leading scorer in the Icelandic women's top division, scoring 269 goals in 217 games.^[8] ^[9]

International career

Olga played 54 games for the Icelandic national football team, scoring 14 goals.^[10]

Honours

Club

Úrvalsdeild: 1992, 1994, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2002
Icelandic Women's Cup: 1994, 1999, 2002, 2004, 2007, 2008

Individual

Úrvalsdeild player of the year: 1998, 2001^[11]
Icelandic Footballer of the Year: 2001^[12]
Úrvalsdeild top goal scorer: 1994, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002^[13]

Basketball

Club career

Olga played for five seasons in the Icelandic top-tier league, winning the national championship four times. She was voted the domestic player of the year in 1994^[14] and was twice selected for the domestic All-first team, in 1993 and 1994.^[15] In 1994 she set a finals record by scoring 111 points in the finals series (22.2 points per game).^[16] The record stood for 22 years until it was broken by Haiden Denise Palmer in 2016.^[17] She spent the 1995-96 season in United States, playing for Brewton–Parker College in Georgia.^[18] After tearing a cruciate ligament in her knee in 1996 she decided to retire from basketball an focus solely on football.^[19]

International career

Between 1991 and 1994, Olga played 16 games for the Icelandic national basketball team.^[20] She was a member of the team that won bronze at the 1993 Games of the Small States of Europe in Malta.^[21]

Honours

Club

Icelandic champion: 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995
Icelandic Basketball Cup: 1993, 1994

Individual

Úrvalsdeild Domestic Player of the Year (1994)^[22]
Úrvalsdeild Domestic All-First Team (1993, 1994)^[23]

Notes and References

News: Einar Örn Jónsson . Var fegin að sleppa við undirbúningstímabil . 1 December 2018 . . 1 December 2018 . is.
http://faerseth.is/efni/%C3%AD_boltann_fyrir_hreina_tilviljun Ég stökk bara hærra
http://www.ksi.is/mot/motalisti/urslit-stada/?MotNumer=17501 Íslandsmót - 1. deild kvenna 1992
http://www.ksi.is/mot/motalisti/urslit-stada/?MotNumer=22923 Íslandsmót - 1. deild kvenna 1994
http://www.ksi.is/mot/motalisti/urslit-stada/?MotNumer=22783 Íslandsmót 1997
http://timarit.is/view_page_init.jsp?issId=198286&pageId=2973893&lang=is KR konur bestar
http://timarit.is/view_page_init.jsp?issId=198920&pageId=2989213&lang=is Blikar í öðru
News: Magnússon. Elvar Geir. Olga Færseth tekur fram skóna að nýju - Skiptir í Selfoss. 22 August 2017. Vísir.is. 1 August 2010. is.
http://www.mbl.is/greinasafn/grein/1212521/ Olga Færseth hætt í fótboltanum?
http://www.ksi.is/mot/motalisti/felagsmadur/?pLeikmadurNr=25611&pListi=4 Félagsmaður - Olga Færseth
Web site: Bestu og efnilegustu leikmenn kvenna. ksi.is. 17 April 2017.
Web site: Knattspyrnufólk ársins. ksi.is. 17 April 2017.
Web site: Markahæstu leikmenn í efstu deild kvenna. ksi.is. 17 April 2017.
http://gamli.kki.is/vidurkenningar.asp?flokkur=4&kyn=KVK Besti leikmaður úrvalsdeildar kvenna
http://gamli.kki.is/vidurkenningar.asp?flokkur=16&kyn=KVK Úrvalslið úrvalsdeildar kvenna
http://www.visir.is/g/2010759978980/metid-hennar-olgu-faerseth-lifdi-af-ahlaup-unnar-toru Metið hennar Olgu Færseth lifði af áhlaup Unnar Töru
http://www.visir.is/g/2016160429022/haiden-palmer-setti-nytt-stigamet-i-lokaurslitum-kvenna Haiden Palmer setti nýtt stigamet í lokaúrslitum kvenna
http://timarit.is/files/12271643.pdf#navpanes=1&view=FitH Olga valin leikmaður vikunnar
http://faerseth.is/efni/%C3%AD_boltann_fyrir_hreina_tilviljun Slitið liðband batt enda á körfuboltaferilinn
Web site: KKÍ | A landslið . kki.is. 20 November 2016.
http://timarit.is/view_page_init.jsp?issId=125569&pageId=1785828 Þau keppa á Möltu
Web site: Besti leikmaður úrvalsdeildar kvenna . kki.is. 17 April 2017.
Web site: Úrvalslið úrvalsdeildar kvenna . kki.is. 17 April 2017.