Sara Larsson
Sara Larsson|
Sara Larsson in 2011 |
| Personal information |
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| Full name |
Sara Margareta Larsson[1] |
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| Date of birth |
(1979-05-13) 13 May 1979 |
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| Place of birth |
Kristinehamn, Sweden |
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| Height |
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
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| Playing position |
Defender |
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| Senior career* |
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| Years |
Team |
Apps |
(Gls) |
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| –1996 |
Villastadens IF |
|
|
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| 1996–1998 |
Rävåsens IK |
|
|
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| 1998–2004 |
Malmö FF Dam |
|
|
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| 2004–2008 |
Linköpings FC |
|
|
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| 2009 |
Saint Louis Athletica |
15 |
(0) |
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| 2009 |
→ Linköpings FC (loan) |
6 |
(0) |
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| 2010 |
Philadelphia Independence |
11 |
(0) |
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| 2011–2013 |
KIF Örebro DFF |
47 |
(2) |
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| 2014 |
LB07 |
|
|
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| National team‡ |
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|
Sweden U-19 |
7 |
|
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|
Sweden U-21 |
12 |
|
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| 2000–2012 |
Sweden[2] |
112 |
(8) |
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|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:21, 9 June 2013 (UTC).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15:21, 9 June 2013 (UTC) |
Sara Margareta Larsson (born 13 May 1979) is a Swedish former football defender who played for KIF Örebro DFF of the Damallsvenskan league. She won 112 caps as a member of the Sweden women's national football team.
Career
She formerly played for Malmö FF Dam. In November, 2008 her Woman's Professional Soccer playing rights were obtained by St. Louis who named her as a post-draft discovery player. She played fifteen games for the team in its inaugural season, then returned to Linköpings for the WPS off-season, during which she was drafted by the Philadelphia Independence in WPS's first expansion draft.
After the 2010 season Larsson returned to Sweden, with KIF Örebro DFF. She signed for Elitettan club LB07 ahead of the 2014 season, but retired in April 2014 due to pregnancy.[3]
International
She was also a member of the Sweden women's national football team. Larsson won the rookie of the year (Sweden) in 2000, after making her national team debut in September 2000 in a 2–1 win over rivals Norway.
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