Rakel Bjork Campbell
née
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Karvelsson (
Icelandic name: Rakel Björk Ögmundsdóttir)
(born 4 January 1977) is a former
professional soccer player. Born and raised in the United States, she represented
Iceland internationally.
Early life
Karelsson was born in the United States to Icelanders Ögmundur Karvelsson and Sigurlína Björgvinsdóttir. Her brothers, Ómar and Róbert, both played football.
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
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. 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. She made 10 appearances for the
Iceland women's national football team, scoring 7 goals. In the
2001 season, she played for the
Philadelphia Charge of the
Women's United Soccer Association,
after a sting at
Breiðablik in Iceland. She suffered an
anterior cruciate ligament injury
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while in training for the
2002 season.
Personal life
Karvelsson attended
McIntosh High School in
Peachtree City, Georgia. She and her husband Lance Campbell, a
pharmaceutical executive who played soccer at
Texas Lutheran University, have four children, a son and three daughters.
Cole Campbell
William Cole Campbell (born 20 February 2006), commonly known as Cole Campbell, is an Icelandic footballer currently playing as a forward for Borussia Dortmund.
Early life
Campbell was born to Iceland international footballer Rakel Karvelsson, a ...
, the eldest, is a professional soccer player, while two of the three younger children also play soccer.
Notes
References
External links
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North Carolina Tar Heels – Rakel Karvelsson
1977 births
Living people
Rakel Karvelsson
Rakel Karvelsson
Women's association football midfielders
Rakel Karvelsson
Women's United Soccer Association players
Philadelphia Charge players
American people of Icelandic descent
Soccer players from Georgia (U.S. state)
North Carolina Tar Heels women's soccer players
American women's soccer players
Rakel Karvelsson
People from Panorama City, Los Angeles
People from Peachtree City, Georgia
Soccer players from Los Angeles
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