Sif Atladóttir Explained

Sif Atladóttir
Fullname:Sif Atladóttir
Birth Date:15 July 1985
Birth Place:Düsseldorf, West Germany
Clubnumber:2
Position:Full back
Height:1.62 m
Years1:2000–2003
Years2:2004
Years3:2005
Years4:2006
Years5:2007–2009
Years6:2010–2011
Years7:2011–2021
Years8:2022–2023
Clubs1:FH
Clubs2:KR
Clubs3:FH
Clubs4:Þróttur R.
Clubs5:Valur
Clubs6:1. FC Saarbrücken
Clubs7:Kristianstads DFF
Clubs8:Selfoss
Caps1:22
Caps2:14
Caps3:12
Caps4:13
Caps5:49
Caps6:30
Caps7:151
Caps8:38
Goals1:5
Goals2:8
Goals3:4
Goals4:12
Goals5:6
Goals6:2
Goals7:2
Goals8:0
Nationalyears1:2003–2004
Nationalyears2:2006
Nationalyears3:2007–2022
Nationalteam1:Iceland U-19
Nationalteam2:Iceland U-21
Nationalteam3:Iceland
Nationalcaps1:6
Nationalcaps2:4
Nationalcaps3:90
Nationalgoals1:1
Nationalgoals2:1
Nationalgoals3:0
Club-Update:16 September 2023
Nationalteam-Update:16 September 2023

Sif Atladóttir (born 15 July 1985) is an Icelandic former footballer and a former member of the Iceland women's national team. During her career, she won the Icelandic Championship three years in a row with Valur, from 2007 to 2009.

Club 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. She missed the 2020 season due to being pregnant with her second child.[3] She returned to the court in April 2021[4] in her first competitive game since October 2019.[5]

In October 2021, Sif announced that she was moving to Iceland after 12 years playing abroad.[6]

After playing two seasons for Selfoss, she announced her retirement from football at the conclusion of the 2023 Besta deild kvenna season.[7]

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.

On 23 January 2018, Sif played her seventieth game for the national team, the same number of games her father played for the men's national team.[8]

In September 2022, she announced her retirement from the national team.[9]

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.[10]

Her brother Emil Atlason is also a footballer who plays for KR and the Iceland national under-21 football team,[11] while sister Sara Atladóttir played for FH and the women's under-17 and under-19 national teams.[12] Uncle Jóhannes "Shuggy" Eðvaldsson played for Celtic.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sif Atladóttir. https://archive.today/20130808184258/http://en.archive.uefa.com/competitions/woco/players/Player=73312/index.html. dead. 8 August 2013. 8 August 2013. UEFA.
  2. Web site: Wechselübersicht Frauenfussball Winter 2010 . 8 March 2010 . 28 September 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170928075438/http://www.fansoccer.de/ersteliga/archiv/wechsel10/wechsel10.htm . dead .
  3. News: Hörður Snævar Jónsson . Sif Atladóttir ófrísk og spilar ekki meira í ár . 26 April 2021 . . 4 March 2020 . Icelandic.
  4. News: Snýr aftur eftir átján mánaða hlé . 26 April 2021 . . 7 April 2021 . Icelandic.
  5. News: Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson . Sif spilaði fyrsta leikinn í eitt og hálft ár: "Er á undan áætlun" . 27 April 2021 . . 27 April 2021 . Icelandic.
  6. News: Sindri Sverrisson . Sif snýr heim en ekki víst að hún spili fyrir manninn sinn . 6 October 2021 . . 6 October 2021 . Icelandic.
  7. News: Runólfur Trausti Þórhallsson . Sif Atladóttir leggur skóna á hilluna . 16 September 2023 . . 16 September 2023 . Icelandic.
  8. News: Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson. Sif fyrirliði í sjötugasta landsleiknum sínum alveg eins og pabbi sinn. 24 January 2018. Vísir.is. 24 January 2018.
  9. News: Runólfur Trausti Þórhallsson . Sif leggur landsliðsskóna á hilluna . 16 September 2023 . . 15 September 2023 . Icelandic.
  10. Web site: Sif á afmæli í dag / Kaka eftir æfingu. 15 July 2013. 8 August 2013. Visir.is. 365 (media corporation). Icelandic. Oskar . Jonsson Ófeigur.
  11. Web site: Women's Euro 2013: Group B preview – Germany, Iceland, Norway, Holland. 8 August 2013. The Guardian. Marcus. Christenson. 13 July 2013.
  12. Web site: Eplið og eikin. 8 August 2013. MBL.is. Morgunblaðið. 26 June 2008. Icelandic.