Rakel Karvelsson

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| full_name = {{nowrap|Rakel Björk Ögmundsdóttir{{efn|Full name in her Icelandic nationality. The full name in her American nationality, after marriage, is Rakel Bjork Campbell.}}}}

| birth_name = {{nowrap|Rakel Bjork Karvelsson{{efn|Full name in her American nationality, before marriage.{{cite magazine |url=https://archive.org/details/commencement19991999univ/page/33/mode/2up |title=May 1999, Candidates for Baccalaureate Degrees – The College of Arts and Sciences: Bachelor of Arts, Communication Studies |magazine=Commencement |publisher=University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |date=16 May 1999 |access-date=29 December 2020}}}}}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1977|1|4|df=y}}

| birth_place = Panorama City, Los Angeles, U.S.

| height = {{convert|5|ft|6|in}}

| position = Forward

| collegeyears1 = 1995–1998

| college1 = North Carolina Tar Heels

| collegecaps1 = 102

| collegegoals1 = 40

| years1 = 1997–2000

| clubs1 = Breiðablik

| caps1 = 26

| goals1 = 33

| years2 = 2001

| clubs2 = Philadelphia Charge

| caps2 = 17

| goals2 = 1

| totalcaps = 43

| totalgoals = 34

| nationalyears1 = 2000

| nationalteam1 = Iceland U21

| nationalcaps1 = 3

| nationalgoals1 = 3

| nationalyears2 = 1999–2000

| nationalteam2 = Iceland

| nationalcaps2 = 10

| nationalgoals2 = 7

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Rakel Björk Ögmundsdóttir (born 4 January 1977), known in the United States as Rakel Bjork Campbell (née Karvelsson), is a former professional footballer who played as a forward. Born in the United States, she represented Iceland internationally. In 2000 she was named Icelandic Women's Footballer of the Year.

Early life

Rakel Bjork Karvelsson was born on 4 January 1977, in Panorama City, California, to Icelandic parents Ögmundur Karvelsson and Sigurlína Björgvinsdóttir. Her brothers, Ómar and Róbert, both played soccer.

Career

Karvelsson played college soccer for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from 1995 to 1998, and gained a reputation as a super sub.{{cite news |title=Icelandic adventure |url=http://www.wusa.com/players_coaches/players/rakel_karvelsson/273537.html |access-date=10 December 2020 |publisher=Women's United Soccer Association |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020809140441/http://www.wusa.com/players_coaches/players/rakel_karvelsson/273537.html |archive-date=9 August 2002}} She started just 8 of her 102 appearances for the Tar Heels, but contributed 40 goals and 33 assists.

She was named Icelandic Women's Footballer of the Year in 2000.{{cite web |last1=Jónsson |first1=Óskar Ó. |title=Iceland - Women's Players' Footballer of the Year |url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/ijswompoy.html |publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation |access-date=9 December 2020 |date=1 May 2003}} She made 10 appearances for the Iceland national team, scoring 7 goals. In the 2001 season, she played for the Philadelphia Charge of the Women's United Soccer Association,{{cite web |title=Rakel Karvelsson |url=http://www.wusa.com/players_coaches/players/rakel_karvelsson/ |publisher=Women's United Soccer Association |access-date=9 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040103124156/http://www.wusa.com/players_coaches/players/rakel_karvelsson/ |archive-date=3 January 2004}} after a stint at Breiðablik in Iceland.{{cite web|title=Rakel Björk Ögmundsdóttir |url=http://www.blikar.is/kvk/leikmenn/rakel_bjork_ogmundsdottir |access-date=9 December 2020 |publisher=Breiðablik (sports club)|language=Icelandic}} She suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury while in training for the 2002 season.{{cite news |last1=French |first1=Scott |title=Epidemic: Torn ACLs |url=https://www.socceramerica.com/publications/article/8356/epidemic-torn-acls.html |access-date=9 December 2020 |publisher=Soccer America |date=12 August 2002}}

Personal life

Karvelsson attended McIntosh High School in Peachtree City, Georgia.{{cite web |title=Rakel Karvelsson |url=https://goheels.com/sports/womens-soccer/roster/rakel-karvelsson/336 |website=goheels.com}} She and her husband Lance Campbell (whose surname she adopted upon marriage),{{cite web |author1=Moba Soccer Academy |title=We are excited to announce Rakel Campbell as the Women's Coach for our new Youth Program! |url=https://www.facebook.com/mobasoccer/videos/465121303829862/ |publisher=Facebook |access-date=March 15, 2024 |date=May 12, 2017}} is a pharmaceutical executive who played soccer at Texas Lutheran University.{{cite news |last1=Maines |first1=Don |title=He was drawn to compounding pharmacy |url=https://www.houstonchronicle.com/neighborhood/pearland-news/article/He-was-drawn-to-compounding-pharmacy-2213071.php |access-date=March 15, 2024 |work=Houston Chronicle |date=October 11, 2011}} They have four children; a son and three daughters. Cole Campbell, the eldest, is a professional soccer player, while two of the three younger children also play soccer.{{cite news |first=Jonas |last=Ortmann|title=The Duranvilles and the Campbells – Siblings at BVB |url=https://www.bvb.de/eng/News/Overview/The-Duranvilles-and-the-Campbells-Siblings-at-BVB |access-date=15 March 2024 |website=bvb.de |date=25 January 2024}} Her Icelandic name is Rakel Björk Ögmundsdóttir.{{cite news |title=Lék með sigursælasta háskólaliði Bandaríkjanna |url=https://www.mbl.is/greinasafn/grein/485318/ |access-date=9 December 2020 |publisher=Morgunblaðið |date=15 August 1999 |language=Icelandic}}{{cite news |title=Íslensk valkyrja vekur athygli vestanhafs | url = https://www.mbl.is/sport/fotbolti/2002/06/21/islensk_valkyrja_vekur_athygli_vestanhafs/ |access-date=10 December 2020 |publisher=Morgunblaðið |date=21 June 2002}}