Olga Færseth
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Andrea Olga Færseth | ||
| Date of birth | 6 October 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | Keflavík, Iceland | ||
| Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1982–1990 | Keflavík | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1991 | Keflavík | 12 | (54) |
| 1992–1994 | Breiðablik | 37 | (45) |
| 1995–2002 | KR | 101 | (144) |
| 2003–2005 | ÍBV | 34 | (45) |
| 2006–2008 | KR | 45 | (35) |
| 2010 | Selfoss | 4 | (3) |
| Total | 233 | (326) | |
| International career | |||
| 1991–1992 | Iceland U17 | 9 | (6) |
| 1993–1995 | Iceland U21 | 9 | (3) |
| 1994–2006 | Iceland | 54 | (14) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Andrea Olga Færseth (born 23 May 1975) is an Icelandic former football and basketball player.
Football
Club career
Færseth started her senior career with Keflavík in 1991[1] but moved to Breiðablik in 1992 where she became Icelandic champion in 1992 and 1994.[2][3] In 1995 she joined KR where she became Icelandic champion three years in a row (1997-1999).[4][5][6] She is the leading scorer in the Icelandic women's top division, scoring 269 goals in 217 games.[7][8]
International career
Færseth played 54 games for the Icelandic national football team, scoring 14 goals.[9]
Honours
Club
- Úrvalsdeild: 1992, 1994, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2002
- Icelandic Women's Cup: 1994, 1999, 2002, 2004, 2007, 2008
Individual
- Úrvalsdeild player of the year: 1998, 2001[10]
- Icelandic Footballer of the Year: 2001[11]
- Úrvalsdeild top goal scorer: 1994, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002[12]
Basketball
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | October 6, 1975 Keflavík, Iceland | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Icelandic | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 160 cm (5 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1990–1995 | ||||||||||||||
| Position | Guard | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| 1990–1994 | Keflavík | ||||||||||||||
| 1994–1995 | Breiðablik | ||||||||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||||
As a player
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Medals
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Club career
Færseth played for five seasons in the Icelandic women's top league, winning the national championship four times. She was voted the domestic player of the year in 1994[13] and was twice selected for the domestic All-first team, in 1993 and 1994.[14] In 1994 she set a finals record by scoring 111 points in the finals series (22,2 points per game).[15] The record stood for 22 years until it was broken by Haiden Denise Palmer in 2016.[16] She spent the 1995-96 season in United States, playing for Brewton–Parker College in Georgia.[17] After tearing a cruciate ligament in her leg in 1996 she decided to retire from basketball an focus solely on football.[18]
International career
Between 1991 and 1994, Færseth played 16 games for the Icelandic national basketball team.[19] She was a member of the team that won bronze at the 1993 Games of the Small States of Europe in Malta.[20]
Honours
Club
- Icelandic champion: 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995
- Icelandic Basketball Cup: 1993, 1994
Individual
- Úrvalsdeild Domestic Player of the Year (1994)[21]
- Úrvalsdeild Domestic All-First Team (1993, 1994)[22]
References
- ^ Ég stökk bara hærra
- ^ Íslandsmót - 1. deild kvenna 1992
- ^ Íslandsmót - 1. deild kvenna 1994
- ^ Íslandsmót 1997
- ^ KR konur bestar
- ^ Blikar í öðru
- ^ Magnússon, Elvar Geir (August 1, 2010). "Olga Færseth tekur fram skóna að nýju - Skiptir í Selfoss". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 22 August 2017.
- ^ Olga Færseth hætt í fótboltanum?
- ^ Félagsmaður - Olga Færseth
- ^ "Bestu og efnilegustu leikmenn kvenna". ksi.is. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
- ^ "Knattspyrnufólk ársins". ksi.is. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
- ^ "Markahæstu leikmenn í efstu deild kvenna". ksi.is. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
- ^ Besti leikmaður úrvalsdeildar kvenna
- ^ Úrvalslið úrvalsdeildar kvenna
- ^ Metið hennar Olgu Færseth lifði af áhlaup Unnar Töru
- ^ Haiden Palmer setti nýtt stigamet í lokaúrslitum kvenna
- ^ Olga valin leikmaður vikunnar
- ^ Slitið liðband batt enda á körfuboltaferilinn
- ^ "KKÍ | A landslið". kki.is. Retrieved 2016-11-20.
- ^ Þau keppa á Möltu
- ^ "Besti leikmaður úrvalsdeildar kvenna". kki.is. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
- ^ "Úrvalslið úrvalsdeildar kvenna". kki.is. Retrieved 17 April 2017.