Sandra Sigurðardóttir Explained

Sandra Sigurðardóttir
Fullname:Sandra Sigurðardóttir
Birth Date:1986 10, df=yes
Birth Place:Iceland
Position:Goalkeeper
Years1:2001–2004
Clubs1:Þór/KA/KS
Caps1:40
Goals1:0
Years2:2005–2016
Caps2:168
Goals2:1
Years3:2011
Clubs3:Jitex
Caps3:7
Goals3:0
Years4:2016–
Clubs4:Valur
Caps4:123
Goals4:0
Years5:2023
Clubs5:Grindavík
Caps5:2
Goals5:0
Totalcaps:338
Totalgoals:1
Nationalyears1:2002–2003
Nationalyears2:2003
Nationalyears3:2002–2004
Nationalyears4:2015
Nationalyears5:2005–
Nationalteam5:Iceland
Nationalcaps1:6
Nationalcaps2:3
Nationalcaps3:5
Nationalcaps4:1
Nationalcaps5:49
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalgoals2:0
Nationalgoals3:0
Nationalgoals4:0
Nationalgoals5:0
Pcupdate:5 March 2023
Ntupdate:5 March 2023

Sandra Sigurðardóttir (born 2 October 1986) is an Icelandic football goalkeeper. Sandra has played for Iceland's national team and was a squad member at the 2009 and 2013 editions of the UEFA Women's Championship. During her career, she won six Icelandic championships and four Icelandic Cups. She retired in 2023 as the Besta deild kvenna's all-time leader in games played.

Club career

In 2011, Sandra signed for Swedish Damallsvenskan team Jitex BK. A contract dispute followed and Sandra quickly left, but she was not allowed to play for Stjarnan again until FIFA ruled in her favour.[1] In 2016, Sandra signed for Valur. In June 2017, she became the Úrvalsdeild kvenna all-time leader in matches played, after breaking Sigurlín Jónsdóttir's 18-year-old record of 233 matches.[2] In May 2021, she broke the 300 match barrier.[3]

In March 2023, she announced her retirement from football.[4] In end of June, she returned to football and was sent on a loan to Grindavík for two games. Following the loan, she returned to Valur's roster.[5]

International career

Sandra made her senior Iceland debut in a 3–0 defeat by the United States in July 2005.[6] She was seen as the national team's third choice goalkeeper behind Þóra Björg Helgadóttir and Guðbjörg Gunnarsdóttir and collected five more caps during the next five years.

National team coach Siggi Eyjólfsson selected Sandra in the Iceland squad for UEFA Women's Euro 2013 in Sweden.[7]

In September 2023, she was selected again to the national team after initially having retired from football in March the same year.[8]

Private life

Sandra is married to Icelandic sport manager Hafdís Inga Hinriksdóttir. They have two children together.[9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sandra laus frá Jitex: Maður léttist um nokkur kíló í hjartanu. 30 August 2011. 17 October 2013. Visir.is. Óskar Ófeigur. Jónsson. Icelandic.
  2. News: Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson . Sandra orðin leikjahæst frá upphafi . 20 May 2021 . . 17 June 2017 . Icelandic.
  3. News: Haukur Harðarson . Sandra sú fyrsta í 300 leikja klúbbinn . 20 May 2021 . . 20 May 2021 . Icelandic.
  4. News: Almarr Ormarsson . Helga Margrét Höskuldsdóttir . Sandra Sigurðardóttir hætt í fótbolta . 5 March 2023 . . 3 March 2023 . Icelandic.
  5. News: Guðmundur Aðalsteinn Ásgeirsson . Sandra mætti aftur í markið - „Af því að ég valdi hana" . 28 August 2023 . . 28 August 2023 . Icelandic.
  6. Web site: Sandra Sigurdardóttir. 17 October 2013. UEFA.com. UEFA.
  7. Web site: Familiar squad for Iceland. 24 June 2013. 17 October 2013. uefa.com. UEFA. Stefán. Stefánsson.
  8. News: Aron Guðmundsson . Sandra lítið spilað en er valin í landsliðið: „Stend og fell með þessari ákvörðun“ . 7 September 2023 . . 7 September 2023 . Icelandic.
  9. Web site: L-Mag.de: Das sind die 59 lesbischen Stars der Fussball-EM 2022. de. July 2022.