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Former Basketball Player Tore Achilles After Shoulder Dislocation

From Morgunblaðið · () Icelandic

Translated from Icelandic and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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Interview Named sources Outcome reported
  • Guðbjörg Sverrisdóttir recalled suffering a shoulder dislocation and Achilles tear while playing for Val against Keflavík in the 2013 cup final.
  • She said the injury came as Val was recovering and she felt the team could win the game.
  • Guðbjörg recently retired after 20 years in the top senior ranks and holds the top division record with 487 appearances.

Guðbjörg Sverrisdóttir remembers the pain of seeing a promising cup-final comeback collapse after she dislocated her shoulder and tore her Achilles.

The former basketball player was speaking on the Dagmál program about Val’s 2013 cup final against Keflavík. During the game, her shoulder came out of its socket and then returned, leaving her unable to use that arm. She also suffered an Achilles tear.

She moved out of the joint and then moved back into place, so I was completely stuck and just used my right hand, which was fine.

· Guðbjörg SverrisdóttirShe described what happened after dislocating her shoulder during the 2013 cup final.

“She moved out of the joint and then moved back into place, so I was completely stuck and just used my right hand, which was fine,” Guðbjörg said. She recalled angrily scolding referee Davíð Tómas, believing that he had allowed a player behind her to kick her in the foot.

It was very painful, and not only because of the injuries. We started very badly, then we were coming back, and the momentum was shifting our way.

· Guðbjörg SverrisdóttirShe recalled the injury’s impact as Val mounted a comeback against Keflavík.

“It was very painful, and not only because of the injuries. We started very badly, then we were coming back, and the momentum was shifting our way. I felt that we could win the game, and then all of this happened. I watched it from the sideline, and it was not good for the heart,” she said.

Guðbjörg, 33, recently retired after 20 years in the senior ranks, most of them with Val. She is the most-capped player in the history of Iceland’s top division, with 487 appearances.

I felt that we could win the game, and then all of this happened. I watched it from the sideline, and it was not good for the heart.

· Guðbjörg SverrisdóttirShe described watching the rest of the final after her injury.
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Originally published by Morgunblaðið in Icelandic. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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