Ásta Árnadóttir (born 9 June 1983) is an Icelandic

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who plays the position of defender. Ásta was part of Iceland's national team and was a member of the squad at UEFA Women's Euro 2009. Ásta has played for

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. She returned to Iceland to

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in December 2009 but was undecided on whether she'd play any more football. She played one game during the 2010 season, which ended up being the national championship clinching game. She returned to the field in 2016 when she played for

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in the 1. deild kvenna. In 2018 she joined Augnablik and helped the team win the 2. deild kvenna and achieve promotion to the 1. deild kvenna. She was known for her flick-flack throw-ins an
recorded a video for UEFA Training Ground series
demonstrating the technique.

International career

Ásta made her senior international debut for

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in a 4–3 defeat by the

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in September 2004. At UEFA Women's Euro 2009, Ásta was included in the squad but did not play in any of the matches as Iceland were eliminated in the first round.

Titles

* Icelandic Championships: 5 :*2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010 * Icelandic Cup: 1 :*2006 *

Icelandic Super Cup The Icelandic Men's Super Cup (Icelandic: ''Meistarakeppni karla'') is an annual football game between the reigning champions of the Úrvalsdeild karla and the Icelandic Cup holders (or, if the same team holds both titles, between the title-holde ...

: 3 :*2005, 2007, 2008 * 2. deild kvenna: 1 :*2018

References

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* 1983 births Living people Asta Arnadottir Asta Arnadottir Tyresö FF players Damallsvenskan players Expatriate women's footballers in Sweden Asta Arnadottir Women's association football defenders Valur (women's football) players {{Iceland-women-footy-bio-stub