Olga Færseth

Olga Færseth
Personal information
Full name Andrea Olga Færseth
Date of birth (1975-10-06) 6 October 1975
Place of birth Keflavík, Iceland
Height 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Playing position 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)
National team
1991–1992 Iceland U17 9 (6)
1993–1995 Iceland U21 9 (3)
1994–2006 Iceland 54 (14)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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

Individual

Basketball

Olga Færseth
Personal information
Born (1975-10-06) 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

Medals
Women's basketball
Representing  Iceland
Games of the Small States of Europe
1993 MaltaNational Team

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

Individual

References

  1. ↑ Ég stökk bara hærra
  2. ↑ Íslandsmót - 1. deild kvenna 1992
  3. ↑ Íslandsmót - 1. deild kvenna 1994
  4. ↑ Íslandsmót 1997
  5. ↑ KR konur bestar
  6. ↑ Blikar í öðru
  7. ↑ Magnússon, Elvar Geir (August 1, 2010). "Olga Færseth tekur fram skóna að nýju - Skiptir í Selfoss". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 22 August 2017.
  8. ↑ Olga Færseth hætt í fótboltanum?
  9. ↑ Félagsmaður - Olga Færseth
  10. ↑ "Bestu og efnilegustu leikmenn kvenna". ksi.is. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
  11. ↑ "Knattspyrnufólk ársins". ksi.is. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
  12. ↑ "Markahæstu leikmenn í efstu deild kvenna". ksi.is. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
  13. ↑ Besti leikmaður úrvalsdeildar kvenna
  14. ↑ Úrvalslið úrvalsdeildar kvenna
  15. ↑ Metið hennar Olgu Færseth lifði af áhlaup Unnar Töru
  16. ↑ Haiden Palmer setti nýtt stigamet í lokaúrslitum kvenna
  17. ↑ Olga valin leikmaður vikunnar
  18. ↑ Slitið liðband batt enda á körfuboltaferilinn
  19. ↑ "KKÍ | A landslið". kki.is. Retrieved 2016-11-20.
  20. ↑ Þau keppa á Möltu
  21. ↑ "Besti leikmaður úrvalsdeildar kvenna". kki.is. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
  22. ↑ "Úrvalslið úrvalsdeildar kvenna". kki.is. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
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