Erna Lúðvíksdóttir

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Erna.
Erna Lúðvíksdóttir
Born1961 (age 62–63)
New York, United States
NationalityIcelandic
OccupationFormer multi-sport athlete
Known forFootball, Handball
Association football career
Position(s) Goalkeeper, outfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1977–1987 Valur
International career
1982–1987 Iceland 13 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
Handball career
Personal information
Playing position Defender
Senior clubs
Years Team
1977–1978
 Ármann
1978–1989
 Valur
1989–1995
 ZMC Amicitia Zürich
1996
 ZMC Amicitia Zürich
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
19??–1991
 Iceland 98 (148)

Erna Lúðvíksdóttir (born 1961) is an Icelandic former multi-sport athlete. She played 98 games for Icelandic national handball team and 13 games for the Icelandic national football team.[1] In 1988, she was named the Best Defender in the Icelandic top-tier handball league.[2][3]

Early life

Erna was born in New York, United States, in 1961[4] to Icelanders Lúðvík Jónsson, the CEO of Ísafoldsprentsmiðja, and Guðfinna Elentinusdóttir, a former gymnast. She was one of five siblings, including future footballer Gunnar Lúðvíksson.[5]

Football

Erna started her senior team career with Valur during the winter of 1976–77 when the team participated in the national indoor football tournament. The following summer, she played for Valur when it participated in the national tournament for the first time. She scored Valur's first goal of the season, in a 6–0 victory against Víðir Garður. In 1978, she helped Valur win the national championship.[6] She later transitioned from outfielder to goalkeeper and as such, helped Valur win the national championship[7] and the Icelandic Cup in 1986.[8] She retired from football in 1987 to focus on her handball career.[1]

National team career

She played 13 games for the Icelandic national football team from 1982 to 1987 and was the captain of the team in her last four games.[1]

Titles

  • 1978, 1986
  • 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987

Handball

Erna came up through the junior teams of Íþróttafélagið Grótta but transferred to Ármann in 1977 as Grótta did not field a senior team. She played one season with Ármann before transferring to Valur in 1978. She went on to play several seasons in the Icelandic top-tier Úrvalsdeild kvenna, winning the national championship in 1983.[9] In 1988, she led Valur to victory in the Icelandic Cup, scoring a game high 8 goals in Valur's 25–20 cup finals win against Stjarnan.[10] She played her last six seasons with ZMC Amicitia Zürich in Switzerland.[1][11] She retired from handball in 1995 but made a brief comeback with Amicitia during the 1996 playoffs before retiring for good.[4]

National team career

She played 98 games for the Icelandic national handball team, scoring 148 goals.[1][12]

Titles and awards

Titles

  • 1983
  • 1988

Individual awards

  • 1988

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Steinþór Guðbjartsson (9 August 2009). "Skaut sér inn í IKEA". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). pp. 12–13. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Þorgils og Kolbrún best". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 19 April 1988. p. B16. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Þorgils og Kolbrún best". Þjóðviljinn (in Icelandic). 19 April 1988. p. 9. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  4. ^ a b Anna Bjarnardóttir (6 March 1998). "Svissneskar konur aldar upp við það að þær hai ekkert að segja og best fyrir þær að þegja". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). p. 6B–7B. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  5. ^ "Búa við Valhúsahæð, - og keppa með Val". Valsblaðið (in Icelandic). 1 May 1979. pp. 42–44. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  6. ^ "Úr félagslífinu". Valsblaðið (in Icelandic). 1 May 1979. pp. 60–61. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  7. ^ "Öll pressan á okkur". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 30 August 1986. p. 47. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  8. ^ "Valsstúlkurnar ekki í neinum erfiðleikum með rokið og UBK". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 2 September 1986. p. B9. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  9. ^ Bergljót Davíðsdóttir (1 May 1986). "Ég er ekki heima nema yfir blánóttina". Valsblaðið (in Icelandic). pp. 28–30. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  10. ^ Skúli Unnar Sveinsson (14 April 1988). "Þetta var yndislegt". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). p. 60. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  11. ^ "Erna leikur með á Ítalíu". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 29 January 1991. p. B1. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  12. ^ "Ísland - A landslið kvenna" (in Icelandic). Icelandic Handball Association. Archived from the original on 8 December 2012. Retrieved 5 March 2022.