Sandra Sigurðardóttir (born 2 October 1986) is an Icelandic

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who plays for

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of the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild. Sandra has played for Iceland's national team and was a squad member at the

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and

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editions of the

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Club career

In 2011 Sandra signed for Swedish

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team

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. A contract dispute followed and Sandra quickly left, but she was not allowed to play for

Stjarnan Ungmennafélagið Stjarnan, commonly known as Stjarnan, is an Icelandic multi-sports club specialising in handball, football, basketball, volleyball and gymnastics located in Garðabær.and in the top 10 in the World and they have won the League ...

again until

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ruled in her favour. In 2016, Sandra signed for

. In June 2017, she became the Úrvalsdeild kvenna all-time leader in matches played, after breaking Sigurlín Jónsdóttir's 18-year-old record of 233 matches. In May 2021, she broke the 300 match barrier.

International career

Sandra made her senior Iceland debut in a 3–0 defeat by the

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in July 2005. She was seen as the national team's third choice goalkeeper behind

Þóra Björg Helgadóttir Þóra Björg Helgadóttir (born 5 May 1981), commonly Anglicised as Thora Helgadottir, is an Icelandic footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Trained at university level in the United States, she formerly played for four seasons with Duke Uni ...

and Guðbjörg Gunnarsdóttir and collected five more

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during the next five years. National team

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Siggi Eyjólfsson selected Sandra in the Iceland squad for

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in Sweden.

Private life

Sandra is married to Icelandic sport manager Hafdís Inga Hinriksdóttir. They have two children together.

References

External links

KSÍ - Sandra Sigurðardóttir
1986 births Living people Sandra Sigurdardottir Sandra Sigurdardottir Sandra Sigurdardottir Jitex BK players Women's association football goalkeepers Sandra Sigurdardottir Damallsvenskan players UEFA Women's Euro 2022 players LGBT sportspeople from Iceland LGBT association football players Lesbian sportswomen 21st-century LGBT people UEFA Women's Euro 2017 players {{Iceland-women-footy-bio-stub