Bryndís Einarsdóttir (born 29 May 1958) is an Icelandic former footballer who was a member of Iceland's ignaural
national team
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in 1981 where she scored Iceland's first ever goal.
Club career
She played the majority of her career with
Breiðablik.
In June 1973, she scored 4 goals in Breiðablik's 14–0 victory against
Haukar
Knattspyrnufélagið Haukar ( en, Hawks F.C.) is an Icelandic multi-sport club from Hafnarfjörður with divisions in Football, Handball, Basketball, Karate, Skiing & Chess.
Club history
The club was founded on 12 April 1931, when 13 young boys ...
. On 1 September 1983, she arrived to Breiðablik's game against
ÍA straight from
Keflavík Airport
Keflavík (pronounced , meaning ''Driftwood Bay'') is a town in the Reykjanes region in southwest Iceland. It is included in the municipality of Reykjanesbær whose population as of 2016 is 15,129.
In 1995, Keflavik merged with nearby Njarðv ...
and was substituted into the game when seven minutes into the second half. Despite her late arrival, she netted two goals in Breiðablik's 3–2 victory. In 1984, she moved to Norwegian club
Asker
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where she played until her retirement.
Honours
League
*
Icelandic champion (6)
** 1977, 1979,
1980, 1981, 1982, 1983
*
Icelandic Cup (3)
** 1981, 1982, 1983
References
External links
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Bryndís Einarsdóttiron Blikar.is
1958 births
Living people
Asker Fotball (women) players
Bryndis Einarsdottir
Bryndis Einarsdottir
Bryndis Einarsdottir
Bryndis Einarsdottir
Women's association football forwards
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