Annica Svensson
 Svensson in June 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Annica Birgitta Teres Svensson[1] | ||
| Date of birth | March 3, 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Björneborg, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Eskilstuna United DFF | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Björneborgs IF | |||
| 1989–1995 | Bäckhammars SK | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–2002 | Rävåsens IK | ||
| 2002 | Älvsjö AIK FF | ||
| 2003–2005 | Djurgårdens IF Dam | ||
| 2006–2010 | Hammarby IF DFF | 52 | (6) |
| 2010–2013 | Tyresö FF | 53 | (0) |
| 2014– | Eskilstuna United DFF | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| Sweden under-17 | 6 | (0) | |
| Sweden under-19 | 4 | (0) | |
| 2010– | Sweden[2] | 33 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:06, 18 January 2014 (UTC) | |||
Annica Birgitta Teres Svensson (born March 3, 1983) is a Swedish football defender who plays in Sweden for Eskilstuna United DFF. She previously played for Tyresö FF, and spent the second half of the 2013 season on loan at Vittsjö GIK. She represented Sweden at the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup and the 2012 London Olympics.
A late bloomer, Svensson made her Sweden debut at the age of 27, in a 1–1 draw with United States on 30 July 2010.
Svensson played ten times for Sweden's national youth teams, with the last appearance in 2001. She was called into the senior national team two years after suffering an anterior cruciate ligament injury while captaining Hammarby IF DFF in the Damallsvenskan. National coach Thomas Dennerby valued the versatility of Svensson, who can function in the centre back or full back positions.[3]
Tyresö won the Damallsvenskan title for the first time in the 2012 season and Svensson collected her first league winner's medal.[4]
As ambitious Tyresö continued to strengthen their squad, Svensson lost her place in the team and was not called up to Sweden's UEFA Women's Euro 2013 selection.[5] In August 2013 she went on loan to Damallsvenskan team Vittsjö GIK, in search of first team football.[6] She signed for newly promoted Eskilstuna United DFF in January 2014, where she joined former Tyresö teammate Sara Thunebro.[7]
References
- ^ "Annica Svensson". Sports Reference. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
- ^ "Damlandslagsspelare 1973–2012". Svenskfotboll.se. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
- ^ Stjernholm, Staffan (29 June 2010). "Dam: Annica Svensson skräll i Dennerbys trupp" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
- ^ Cleris, Johannes (3 November 2012). "Tyresö vann SM-guld efter dramatik" (in Swedish). Dagens Nyheter. Retrieved 29 August 2013.
- ^ Ardell, Mattias (7 August 2013). "Svensson lånas ut – Mallbacken visade inget intresse" (in Swedish). Värmlands Folkblad. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
- ^ "Jakten på speltid slutade i Vittsjö GIK" (in Swedish). Skånska Dagbladet. 6 August 2013. Retrieved 29 August 2013.
- ^ "Svensson klar för Eskilstuna" (in Swedish). Svenska Dagbladet. 15 January 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
External links
- Annica Svensson – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Sweden player profile
- Tyresö FF player profile
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- 1983 births
- Living people
- Swedish women's footballers
- Sweden women's international footballers
- 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup players
- Footballers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Olympic footballers of Sweden
- Tyresö FF players
- Damallsvenskan players
- Hammarby IF DFF players
- Djurgårdens IF Dam players
- Eskilstuna United DFF players