Victoria Sandell Svensson

Victoria Sandell Svensson

Personal information
Full name	Victoria Margareta Sandell Svensson
Date of birth	18 May 1977 (1977-05-18)
Place of birth	Borås, Sweden
Height	1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Playing position	Striker
Youth career
1981	Gällstad IF
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1991	Nittorps IK
1992–1997	Jitex BK
1998	Älvsjö
1999–2009	Djurgårdens IF	226	(226)
National team‡
1996–2009	Sweden	166	(68)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 October 2007

Victoria Margareta Sandell Svensson (born 18 May 1977) is a former Swedish female football player. She was team captain on the Swedish women's national team and Djurgårdens IF Dam; captaining the national team during the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup. She was known as Victoria Svensson until she married Camilla Sandell in April 2008 and added her surname to her own.

In 1998, and again in 2003, she won the Diamantbollen, an award given to the best female player in Sweden each year. Also in 1998, 2001, and 2003 Sandell Svensson scored the most goals in the Damallsvenskan.

Sandell Svensson retired after Sweden's Euro 2009 quarter-final defeat to Norway. She had 166 caps and 68 goals.