Katrín Ómarsdóttir
{{short description|Icelandic footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{icelandic name|Katrín|male}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Katrín Ómarsdóttir
| fullname = Katrín Ómarsdóttir
| image = Katrin Omarsdottir.jpg
| caption = Katrín with Iceland in 2012
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1987|6|27|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Hamburg, West Germany
| height = {{height|ft=5|in=8}}
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| position = Midfielder
| collegeyears1 = 2008–2010
| college1 = California Golden Bears
| years1 = 2001–2009
| years2 = 2010
| years3 = 2011
| years4 = 2012
| years5 = 2013–2015
| years6 = 2016
| years7 = 2017–2021
| clubs1 = KR
| clubs2 = Kristianstads DFF
| clubs3 = Orange County Waves
| clubs4 = Kristianstads DFF
| clubs5 = Liverpool Ladies
| clubs6 = Doncaster Rovers Belles
| clubs7 = KR
| caps1 = 70
| caps2 = 8
| caps3 = 9
| caps4 = 21
| caps5 = 35
| caps6 = 14
| caps7 = 56
| goals1 = 27
| goals2 = 2
| goals3 = 6
| goals4 = 4
| goals5 = 3
| goals6 = 1
| goals7 = 13
| nationalyears1 = 2002–2004
| nationalyears2 = 2004–2006
| nationalyears3 = 2006
| nationalyears4 = 2006–2014
| nationalteam1 = Iceland U-17
| nationalteam2 = Iceland U-19
| nationalteam3 = Iceland U-21
| nationalteam4 = Iceland
| nationalcaps1 = 8
| nationalcaps2 = 9
| nationalcaps3 = 4
| nationalcaps4 = 69
| nationalgoals1 = 2
| nationalgoals2 = 4
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| nationalgoals4 = 10
| pcupdate = 20 July 2020 (UTC)
| ntupdate = 16:10, 19 December 2015 (UTC)
}}
Katrín Ómarsdóttir (born 27 June 1987) is an Icelandic football coach and former player who played the midfielder position. Before spending four seasons in the English FA WSL with Liverpool and Doncaster Rovers Belles from 2013, she had played professional football in Sweden and the United States. Katrín has over 60 caps for Iceland's national team and represented her country at the 2009 and 2013 editions of the UEFA Women's Championship.
Club career
Born in Hamburg, Katrín made her club debut for KR of the Úrvalsdeild kvenna when she was 14 years old.{{cite web|url=http://en.archive.uefa.com/competitions/woco/players/Player=61932/index.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130926072512/http://en.archive.uefa.com/competitions/woco/players/Player=61932/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=26 September 2013|title=Katrín Ómarsdóttir|access-date=26 September 2013|publisher=UEFA}} She represented KR in the inaugural season of the UEFA Women's Cup in 2001–02.
Katrín attended the University of California, Berkeley in the United States and played for their women's soccer team from 2008 until 2010.[http://www.calbears.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=30100&ATCLID=207901701 Katrin Omarsdottir: California player page], Cal Athletics. She was signed by Kristianstads DFF of the Damallsvenskan for the summer of 2010.[http://www.damfotboll.com/nyheter/2010/03/islandsk-landslagsspelare-till-kristianstad Isländsk landslagsspelare till Kristianstad] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170424090809/http://www.damfotboll.com/nyheter/2010/03/islandsk-landslagsspelare-till-kristianstad |date=24 April 2017 }}, damfotball.com. In 2011, she returned to California to play for new Women's Premier Soccer League (WPSL) franchise Orange County Waves. She scored six goals in nine regular season appearances as the team won the 2011 WPSL Championship.{{cite web|title=2011 Statistics – Games Played|publisher=Women's Premier Soccer League|access-date=30 September 2013|url=http://www.wpsl.info/stats/index2011b.php?category=played|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928073122/http://www.wpsl.info/stats/index2011b.php?category=played|archive-date=28 September 2013|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=2011 Statistics – Goals|publisher=Women's Premier Soccer League|access-date=30 September 2013|url=http://www.wpsl.info/stats/index2011b.php?category=goals|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928073125/http://www.wpsl.info/stats/index2011b.php?category=goals|archive-date=28 September 2013|url-status=dead}}
In January 2012 Katrín agreed to join Philadelphia Independence of Women's Professional Soccer (WPS),{{cite news|url=http://www.phillysoccernews.com/teams/independence2.php?article_id=8039|publisher=Phillysoccernews.com|title=Frida returns|access-date=22 August 2013|date=20 January 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927185745/http://www.phillysoccernews.com/teams/independence2.php?article_id=8039|archive-date=27 September 2013|url-status=dead}} but the league folded before the season started. Instead she returned to Kristianstads and played out the 2012 Damallsvenskan season, scoring four goals in 21 appearances.{{cite news|url=https://svenskfotboll.se/damallsvenskan/person/?playerid=6842|publisher=Swedish Football Association|title=Katrin Omarsdottir|access-date=30 September 2013|language=sv}}
In January 2013 Katrín signed for Liverpool Ladies, who had finished bottom of the FA WSL in 2011 and 2012 but were investing heavily in improving their team. She scored the second goal as Liverpool beat Bristol Academy 2–0 on the final day to secure the league title.{{cite news|url=https://www.thetimes.com/sport/football/article/katrin-omarsdottir-helps-liverpool-to-first-title-q3xcxt9kqqd|work=The Times|title=Katrin Omarsdottir helps Liverpool to first title|access-date=30 September 2013|date=30 September 2013|first=Alyson|last=Rudd}} Liverpool retained their league title in 2014 but fared poorly in 2015, finishing seventh of eight teams. Katrín was among four players to be released by the club at the end of the season.{{cite news|title=Liverpool Ladies: Becky Easton among four players released|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/34910912|access-date=19 December 2015|publisher=BBC Sport|date=24 November 2015}}
On New Year's Eve 2015 Katrín joined Doncaster Rovers Belles, alongside veteran Liverpool teammate Becky Easton.{{cite news|title=Doncaster Rovers Belles sign Becky Easton & Katrin Omarsdottir|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/35207381|access-date=1 January 2016|publisher=BBC Sport|date=31 December 2015}} Doncaster were relegated after only winning one game all season, secured by Katrín's winning goal against Reading F.C. Women. She left the club at the expiry of her one-year contract,{{cite news|title=Katrín kveður Doncaster|url=http://www.mbl.is/sport/enski/2016/11/14/katrin_kvedur_doncaster/|access-date=20 May 2017|publisher=Morgunblaðið|date=14 November 2016|language=is}} and promptly re-joined KR.{{cite news|title= Katrín Ómarsdóttir í KR|url=http://www.mbl.is/sport/efstadeild/2016/11/14/katrin_marsdottir_i_kr/|access-date=20 May 2017|publisher=Morgunblaðið|date=14 November 2016|language=is}} In November 2020 she joined the coaching staff at KR, but continued to be available a player.{{cite news |last1=Guðmundsdóttir |first1=Sóley |title=Katrín Ómars í þjálfarateymi KR |url=https://www.dv.is/433/2020/11/23/katrin-omars-thjalfarateymi-kr/ |access-date=18 December 2022 |publisher=DV |date=23 November 2020 |language=Icelandic}}
In November 2021, Katrín joined the coach staff of Haukar.{{cite news |author1=Hafliði Breiðfjörð |title=Katrín Ómars og Agnes Þóra aðstoða Guðrúnu Jónu í Haukum |url=https://fotbolti.net/news/07-11-2021/katrin-omars-og-agnes-thora-adstoda-gudrunu-jonu-i-haukum |access-date=18 December 2022 |work=Fótbolti.net |date=7 November 2021 |language=Icelandic}} She left the club along with manager Guðrún Jóna Kristjánsdóttir in end of June 2022.{{cite news |author1=Brynjar Ingi Erluson |title=Jóna og Katrín hættar með Hauka (Staðfest) |url=https://fotbolti.net/news/24-06-2022/jona-og-katrin-haettar-med-hauka-stadfest |access-date=18 December 2022 |work=Fótbolti.net |date=24 June 2022 |language=Icelandic}}
International career
Katrín made her senior debut for Iceland in August 2006, a 1–0 home defeat to Sweden in the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifiers.
At UEFA Women's Euro 2009, Katrín played in two of the three group matches as Iceland were eliminated in the first round. National team coach Siggi Eyjólfsson also selected Katrín in his Iceland squad for UEFA Women's Euro 2013.{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/news-media/news/020a-0e1417612768-34fe525bc964-1000--familiar-squad-for-iceland/|title=Familiar squad for Iceland|date=24 June 2013|access-date=30 September 2013|publisher=UEFA|first=Stefán|last=Stefánsson}}
International goals
| class="wikitable" | ||||||
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 28 May 2008 | Kragujevac, Serbia | {{fbw|SRB}} | align=center|4–0 | align=center| 4–0 | rowspan=3| UEFA Women's Euro 2009 qualifying |
| 2. | 21 June 2008 | rowspan=2| Reykjavík, Iceland | {{fbw|SVN}} | align=center|5–0 | align=center| 5–0 | |
| 3. | 26 June 2008 | {{fbw|GRE}} | align=center|6–0 | align=center| 7–0 | ||
| 4. | 28 October 2009 | Belfast, Northern Ireland | {{fbw|NIR}} | align=center|1–0 | align=center| 1–0 | 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 5. | 9 March 2011 | Faro, Portugal | {{fbw|USA}} | align=center|1–1 | align=center| 2–4 | 2011 Algarve Cup |
| 6. | 21 June 2012 | Lovech, Bulgaria | {{fbw|BUL}} | align=center|7–0 | align=center| 10–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying |
| 7. | 13 March 2013 | Parchal, Portugal | {{fbw|HUN}} | align=center|3–0 | align=center| 4–1 | 2013 Algarve Cup |
| 10. | 31 October 2013 | Belgrade, Serbia | {{fbw|SRB}} | align=center|2–0 | align=center| 2–1 | 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
Honours
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
{{Commons category}}
- {{KSI player|27379}}
- {{FIFA player|263934}}
- [http://www.calbears.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=30100&ATCLID=207901701 California player page]
- {{Soccerway|katrin-omarsdottir/9829}}
{{Iceland Squad 2009 UEFA Women's European Championship}}
{{Iceland squad 2013 UEFA Women's European Championship}}
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