Guðrún Sóley Gunnarsdóttir’s biography, net worth, fact, career, awards and life story

Intro Footballer
A.K.A. Gudrún Sóley Gunnarsdóttir
Is Athlete 
Football player 
Association football player 
From United States of America 
Type Sports 
Gender female
Birth 15 September 1981, Iceland
Age: 38 years
Star sign Virgo

Guðrún Sóley Gunnarsdóttir (born 15 September 1982) is an Icelandic former football defender who was part of Iceland’s national team and competed at UEFA Women’s Euro 2009. Guðrún was the captain of Breiðablik and also played in Sweden’s Damallsvenskan for Djurgårdens IF Dam.

Club career

Named in the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild’s team of the year nine times, Guðrún was also named KR Reykjavík’s player of the season in 2008. She had simultaneously completed a scholarship at the University of Notre Dame, where she played varsity soccer for the “Fighting Irish”. For the 2009 season, Guðrún went on loan to Djurgårdens IF Dam in Sweden, where she joined compatriot Guðbjörg Gunnarsdóttir.

Guðrún played well in Sweden and was reportedly subject to approaches from Chicago Red Stars and Sky Blue FC of the American Women’s Professional Soccer (WPS). A head injury sustained at UEFA Women’s Euro 2009 proved more serious than anticipated and caused Guðrún’s premature retirement from football. It was reported in July 2013 that she was contemplating a comeback with KR.

International career

Guðrún’s senior international debut for Iceland was on 14 October 1999, in a 5–0 defeat by Germany.

Personal life

A reader poll by Finnish newspaper Ilta-Sanomat saw Guðrún voted the most beautiful player at UEFA Women’s Euro 2009, with more than twice as many votes as runner-up Kosovare Asllani. Since 2009 she has worked as an investment banker, with Sveriges Riksbank then Central Bank of Iceland.

Achievements

  • Five times Icelandic champion
  • Three times Icelandic cup winner

Honours

  • Player of the Year in Breiðablik in 2007.
  • Player of the Year in KR in 2008.
  • Sport Person of the Year in Seltjarnarnes in 1999.
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