Linda Maria "Foppa" Forsberg (born 19 June 1985) is a former[2] Swedish footballer.
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Full name | Linda Forsberg[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 19 June 1985 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Upplands Väsby, Sweden | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Winger | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
Bollstanäs SK | |||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2003–2006 | Hammarby IF DFF | ||||||||||||||||
2006–2009 | Djurgårdens IF[a] | 83 | (21) | ||||||||||||||
2009–2011 | LdB FC | 55 | (15) | ||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
2007–2011 | Sweden | 33 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 November 2011 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 July 2011 |
Throughout her career she played for Hammarby IF, Djurgårdens IF and LdB Malmö in Sweden's Damallsvenskan. As a member of the Swedish national team, she played in the 2007 and 2011 World Cups and the 2008 Summer Olympics.
In 2007, Forsberg was voted as the Best Rookie of the Year in Sweden. She subsequently won two leagues with LdB Malmö.
She is not related to Emil Forsberg.
Notes
edit- ^ 2006 as Djurgården/Älvsjö.
References
edit- ^ "Linda Forsberg". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 16 December 2012. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
- ^ Efter VM-bronset - nu tvingas Forsberg sluta Sveriges Radio
External links
edit- Club Statistics (in Swedish)
- Club Profile (in Swedish)
- National Team Profile (in Swedish)