Sif Atladóttir


Sif Atladóttir is an Icelandic footballer who plays for Damallsvenskan club Kristianstads DFF and the Iceland women's national team.

Career

Sif, who began her career as a forward but later developed into a pacey full back, left Icelandic club Valur for German side 1. FC Saarbrücken in the 2009–10 winter transfer window. In 2011, she moved to Kristianstads DFF following Saarbrücken's relegation.

International career

Sif is currently part of Iceland's national team and competed in the UEFA Women's Championships in 2009 and 2013.
She made her senior national team debut in a 2–1 defeat to Italy at the Algarve Cup in March 2007.
On January 23, 2018, Sif played her seventieth game for the national team, the same number of games her father played for the men's national team.

Personal life

Sif is the daughter of Atli Eðvaldsson, former captain and coach of the men's national team. She was born in Germany while her father was playing professionally for Fortuna Düsseldorf.
Her brother Emil Atlason is also a footballer who plays for KR and the Iceland national under-21 football team, while sister Sara Atladóttir played for FH and the women's under-17 and under-19 national teams. Uncle Jóhannes "Shuggy" Eðvaldsson played for Celtic.

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