Linnea Liljegärd
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Linnea Viktoria Liljegärd[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 8 December 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Arvika, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position(s) |
Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Skogsbygdens IF | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2007 | Falköpings KIK | ||
| 2008–2012 |
Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC | 101 | (65) |
| 2012–2013 | WFC Rossiyanka | 2 | (0) |
| 2013 | Avaldsnes IL | 10 | (3) |
| 2013–2014 | Kristianstads DFF | 25 | (5) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2009–2011 | Sweden | 18 | (6) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:29, 27 November 2014 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:29, 27 November 2014 (UTC) | |||
Linnea Viktoria Liljegärd (born 8 December 1988) is a Swedish former footballer who played for the Sweden women's national football team as well as professional clubs in Sweden, Norway and Russia.
Club career
Liljegärd was raised in
In September 2012 Göteborg accepted an offer for Liljegärd from WFC Rossiyanka and she transferred to the Russian club. In January 2013 she opted out of her contract and returned to Sweden for surgery on a foot injury. After recovering she signed for Norwegian Toppserien club Avaldsnes IL.[4]
She returned to Sweden with Damallsvenskan club
International career
Liljegärd represented Sweden at all youth levels, then won her first senior cap in a 5–1 friendly win over Norway in January 2009.[7] She was subsequently named in the Sweden squad for Euro 2009.
Despite good form at domestic level, in June 2011 Liljegärd was left out of Sweden's squad for the World Cup in Germany.[8]
References
- ^ "Association player list" (PDF). UEFA.com. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
- ^ "The making of Linnea Liljegärd". UEFA.com. Archived from the original on 2011-10-06. Retrieved 2011-09-30.
- ^ Ludwig Holmgren (2010-04-02). "Linnea Liljegärd nobbade mästarlaget - för spel i Svrige" (in Swedish). Expressen.se. Retrieved 2011-09-30.
- ^ "Liljegärd till norsk klubb" (in Swedish). Svenska Dagbladet. 15 March 2013. Retrieved 11 June 2013.
- ^ Nilsson, Robin (2 August 2013). "KDFF värvar Linnea Liljegärd" (in Swedish). Kristianstadsbladet. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
- ^ Landén, Petter (25 November 2014). "Linnea Liljegärd slutar spela – 25 år gammal" (in Swedish). Expressen. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
- ^ "Dam: Schelin fyramålsskytt mot Norge". svenskfotboll.se. 2009-01-31. Retrieved 2011-09-30.
- ^ "Liljegärd gav svar på tal" (in Swedish). DN.se. 2011-06-04. Retrieved 2011-09-30.
External links
- Linnea Liljegärd at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish) (archive)
- Linnea Liljegärd national team profile at SvFF (in Swedish) (archived)
- National team profile 2008 (in Swedish)
- Göteborg FC profile at the Wayback Machine (archived April 1, 2012) (in Swedish)
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