Anna Svenjeby (born 26 April 1962) is a Swedish retired football player who played as a midfielder for Kronängs IF and Jitex BK in the Swedish Championship in the late 1970s and 1980s. She won the first edition of the Årets Fotbollstjej Award, the forerunner of the Diamantbollen, in 1980,[2] and she was a member of the Swedish national team that won the 1984 European Championship.[3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Anna Svenjeby | ||
| Date of birth | 9 December 1962[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Kronängs IF | |||
| Jitex BK | |||
| International career‡ | |||
| 1979–1987 | Sweden | 58 | (6) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:36, 7 April 2018 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:36, 7 April 2018 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editWhile playing for Kronängs IF in 1980, aged 18, Svenjeby won the Årets Fotbollstjej award for the best female footballer in Sweden. In 1984 she helped Jitex BK win a league and cup double.[4]
International career
editSvenjeby made her senior international debut as a 17-year-old on 5 July 1979, a 4–1 win over Denmark played in Fredrikstad, Norway.[5] Her national team career comprised the next 57 consecutive[6] international matches, during which she scored six goals.[7]
Personal life
editAnna's daughter Malin is also a footballer. Malin played once for the Sweden Under–16 team and overcame serious injury to play for Dalsjöfors GoIF in the Damallsvenskan.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Landslagsdatabasen" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
- ^ Sjögran wins the Diamantbollen. Sveriges Television
- ^ To know how gold feels. Göteborgs-Posten
- ^ "Wall of Fame" (PDF) (in Swedish). Borås Idrottshistoriska Sällskap. Retrieved 15 May 2012.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Spelarporträtt" (in Swedish). Svensk Damfotboll. Archived from the original on 18 April 2013. Retrieved 15 May 2012.
- ^ a b Frennstedt, Thorsten (16 August 2011). "Malin Svenjebys tunga väg till Damallsvenskan" (in Swedish). Damfotboll.com. Archived from the original on 3 December 2011. Retrieved 15 May 2012.
- ^ "Damlandslagsspelare 1973–2011" (in Swedish). Svenskfotboll.se. Retrieved 6 January 2012.