Ásthildur Helgadóttir (born 9 May 1976) is an Icelandic former

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who played club football in America and Sweden, as well as her native Iceland. She played as a forward, or

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. From 1993 until her retirement in 2007 she represented the Iceland women's national football team, winning 69

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and scoring 23 goals. She is the elder sister of Iceland national team goalkeeper Þóra Björg Helgadóttir.

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* * 1976 births Living people Asthildur Helgadottir Asthildur Helgadottir FC Rosengård players Damallsvenskan players USL W-League (1995–2015) players Carolina Courage players Expatriate women's footballers in Sweden Expatriate women's soccer players in the United States Asthildur Helgadottir Vanderbilt Commodores women's soccer players Asthildur Helgadottir Women's association football midfielders Women's association football forwards Asthildur Helgadottir Icelandic expatriate sportspeople in the United States Boston Renegades players {{Iceland-women-footy-bio-stub