Þórunn Helga Jónsdóttir (born 17 December 1984) is an Icelandic

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who currently plays for KR as a defensive

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. Þórunn Helga is part of Iceland's national team and has played professional football in

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Club career

In 2004 Þórunn Helga played varsity soccer for

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and was named Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Year. Following her return to KR, Þórunn Helga signed for Brazilian club Santos in October 2008. There she found success in the

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in both

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and

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. After a year with Flamengo in 2011 and Vitória in 2012, Þórunn Helga signed with Norway's Avaldsnes for the 2013 season.

International career

Þórunn Helga was called into the senior

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squad for the first time in July 2009, for friendlies against

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and

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. She was not selected for

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, but four years later, national team

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Siggi Eyjólfsson included her in the Iceland squad for

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* 1984 births Living people Thorunn Helga Jonsdottir Thorunn Helga Jonsdottir Thorunn Helga Jonsdottir Expatriate women's footballers in Norway Thorunn Helga Jonsdottir Thorunn Helga Jonsdottir Toppserien players Expatriate women's footballers in Brazil Expatriate women's soccer players in the United States Thorunn Helga Jonsdottir Santos FC (women) players Avaldsnes IL players Women's association football midfielders Rhode Island Rams women's soccer players Icelandic expatriate sportspeople in the United States Clube de Regatas do Flamengo (women) players Associação Acadêmica e Desportiva Vitória das Tabocas players Icelandic expatriate sportspeople in Brazil {{Iceland-women-footy-bio-stub