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Rakel Karvelsson
Personal information
Full name	Rakel Bjork Karvelsson^[a] Rakel Björk Ögmundsdóttir^[b]
Date of birth	(1977-01-04) 4 January 1977 (age 47)
Place of birth	Panorama City, Los Angeles, U.S.^[3]
Height	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)^[3]
Position(s)	Forward
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1995–1998	North Carolina Tar Heels	102	(40)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1997–2000	Breiðablik	26	(33)
2001	Philadelphia Charge	17	(1)
Total		43	(34)
International career
2000	Iceland U21	3	(3)
1999–2000	Iceland	10	(7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Rakel Bjork Campbell^[4] née Karvelsson (Icelandic name: Rakel Björk Ögmundsdóttir)^[2]^[5] (born 4 January 1977) is a former professional soccer player. Born and raised in the United States, she represented Iceland internationally.

Early life

Karelsson was born in the United States to Icelanders Ögmundur Karvelsson and Sigurlína Björgvinsdóttir. Her brothers, Ómar and Róbert, both played soccer.^[2]

Career

Karvelsson played college soccer for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from 1995 to 1998, and gained a reputation as a super sub.^[6] She started just 8 of her 102 appearances for the Tar Heels, but contributed 40 goals and 33 assists.^[3]

She was named Icelandic Women's Footballer of the Year in 2000.^[7] She made 10 appearances for the Iceland women's national football team, scoring 7 goals. In the 2001 season, she played for the Philadelphia Charge of the Women's United Soccer Association,^[3] after a stint at Breiðablik in Iceland.^[8] She suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury while in training for the 2002 season.^[9]

Personal life

Karvelsson attended McIntosh High School in Peachtree City, Georgia.^[10] She and her husband Lance Campbell, a pharmaceutical executive who played soccer at Texas Lutheran University,^[11] have four children, a son and three daughters. Cole Campbell, the eldest, is a professional soccer player, while two of the three younger children also play soccer.^[12]

Notes

^ Full name in her American nationality.^[1]
^ Full name in her Icelandic nationality.^[2]

References

^ "May 1999, Candidates for Baccalaureate Degrees – The College of Arts and Sciences: Bachelor of Arts, Communication Studies". Commencement. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. 16 May 1999. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Lék með sigursælasta háskólaliði Bandaríkjanna" (in Icelandic). Morgunblaðið. 15 August 1999. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Rakel Karvelsson". Women's United Soccer Association. Archived from the original on 3 January 2004. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
^ Moba Soccer Academy (12 May 2017). "We are excited to announce Rakel Campbell as the Women's Coach for our new Youth Program!". Facebook. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
^ "Íslensk valkyrja vekur athygli vestanhafs". Morgunblaðið. 21 June 2002. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
^ "Icelandic adventure". Women's United Soccer Association. Archived from the original on 9 August 2002. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
^ Jónsson, Óskar Ó. (1 May 2003). "Iceland - Women's Players' Footballer of the Year". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
^ "Rakel Björk Ögmundsdóttir" (in Icelandic). Breiðablik (sports club). Retrieved 9 December 2020.
^ French, Scott (12 August 2002). "Epidemic: Torn ACLs". Soccer America. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
^ "Rakel Karvelsson". goheels.com.
^ Maines, Don (11 October 2011). "He was drawn to compounding pharmacy". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
^ Ortmann, Jonas (25 January 2024). "The Duranvilles and the Campbells – Siblings at BVB". bvb.de. Retrieved 15 March 2024.

External links

Rakel Karvelsson at the Football Association of Iceland (in Icelandic)
North Carolina Tar Heels – Rakel Karvelsson

Awards

Besta deild kvenna Player of the Year

Úrvalsdeild
kvenna

v t e Icelandic Footballer of the Year
Men & Women	1973: Kjartansson 1974: Eðvaldsson 1975: Stefánsson 1976: Pétursson 1977: Gí. Torfason 1978: K. Þórðarson 1979: Geirsson 1980: Hallgrímsson 1981: Baldursson 1982: Bjarnason 1983: Si. Jónsson 1984: B. Sigurðsson 1985: Þorbjörnsson 1986: Gu. Torfason 1987: Ormslev 1988: Sæ. Jónsson 1989: O. Þórðarson 1990: B. Sigurðsson 1991: Sverrisson 1992: Gunnlaugsson 1993: Si. Jónsson 1994: Gunnlaugsdóttir 1995: B. Kristinsson 1996: Adolfsson
Men	1997: Hreiðarsson 1998: Sverrisson 1999: Sverrisson 2000: Hreiðarsson 2001: Guðjohnsen 2002: R. Kristinsson 2003: Guðjohnsen 2004: Guðjohnsen 2005: Guðjohnsen 2006: Guðjohnsen 2007: Hreiðarsson 2008: Guðjohnsen 2009: Guðjohnsen 2010: G. Sigurðsson 2011: Helguson 2012: G. Sigurðsson 2013: G. Sigurðsson 2014: G. Sigurðsson 2015: G. Sigurðsson 2016: G. Sigurðsson 2017: G. Sigurðsson 2018: G. Sigurðsson 2019: G. Sigurðsson 2020: G. Sigurðsson 2021: Árnason 2022: Haraldsson 2023: Haraldsson
Women	1997: Kristjánsdóttir 1998: K. Jónsdóttir 1999: G. Jónsdóttir 2000: Ögmundsdóttir 2001: Færseth 2002: Á. Helgadóttir 2003: Á. Helgadóttir 2004: Viðarsdóttir 2005: Á. Helgadóttir 2006: Viðarsdóttir 2007: Viðarsdóttir 2008: Viðarsdóttir 2009: Þ. Helgadóttir 2010: Magnúsdóttir 2011: Viðarsdóttir 2012: Þ. Helgadóttir 2013: Gunnarsdóttir 2014: Þorsteinsdóttir 2015: Gunnarsdóttir 2016: Gunnarsdóttir 2017: Gunnarsdóttir 2018: Gunnarsdóttir 2019: Gunnarsdóttir 2020: Gunnarsdóttir 2021: S. Jónsdóttir 2022: Viggósdóttir 2023: Viggósdóttir

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