Þóra Björg Helgadóttir
Before Iceland's Euro 2013 play-off against Ukraine in October 2012
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Þóra Björg Helgadóttir | ||
| Date of birth | 5 May 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Reykjavík, Iceland | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Fylkir (Assistant Manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2003 | Duke Blue Devils | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995–1996 | Breiðablik | 6 | (0) |
| 1997 | KR | 1 | (0) |
| 1997–2001 | Breiðablik | 54 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | KR | 20 | (1) |
| 2004 | Kolbotn | ||
| 2005–2006 | Breiðablik | 28 | (1) |
| 2007 | Oud-Heverlee Leuven | ||
| 2007–2009 | R.S.C. Anderlecht | ||
| 2007 | FC Rosengård | ||
| 2009 | Kolbotn | 22 | (0) |
| 2010–2014 | Malmö | 94 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | → Western Sydney Wanderers (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Fylkir | 11 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 1995–1998 | Iceland U-17 | 14 | (0) |
| 1997–1999 | Iceland U-19 | 3 | (0) |
| 1997–2004 | Iceland U-21 | 27 | (0) |
| 1998–2014 | Iceland | 108 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 08:52, 28 June 2014 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 08:52, 28 June 2014 (UTC) |
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Þóra Björg Helgadóttir (born 5 May 1981), commonly Anglicised as Thora Helgadottir, is an Icelandic retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Trained at university level in the United States, she formerly played for four seasons with Duke University's women's soccer team. She most recently played for Damallsvenskan club Malmö (FC Rosengård) and had previously represented clubs in Iceland, Belgium, Norway and Australia.
Since making her debut for the Iceland women's national football team in 1998, Þóra has accrued over a century of caps. She was named in Iceland's squad for the 2009 and 2013 editions of the UEFA Women's Championship. Þóra is the younger sister of Ásthildur Helgadóttir, former captain of the women's national team.
In May 2014 Þóra announced via Twitter that she was leaving FC Rosengård and returning to Iceland.
Þóra made her debut in the domestic Úrvalsdeild league as a 14-year-old. Playing with Breiðablik and later with KR, she went on to win eight league titles and six Icelandic Women's Cups.
From 2000 until 2003 Þóra attended Duke University, where she studied mathematics and history, and played varsity soccer.
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