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After a break from international football which included the birth of her daughter, Österberg Kalmari was recalled to the national team in January 2009 having last played in September 2006.<ref>{{cite web|title=Österberg-Kalmari comes in from the cold|url=http://www.uefa.com/womenseuro/news/newsid=795471.html|publisher=[[UEFA]]|work=UEFA.com|accessdate=17 July 2013|date=27 January 2009}}</ref> She went on to represent hosts Finland in the [[UEFA Women's Euro 2009|2009 European Championships]], where they reached the quarter-finals. |
After a break from international football which included the birth of her daughter, Österberg Kalmari was recalled to the national team in January 2009 having last played in September 2006.<ref>{{cite web|title=Österberg-Kalmari comes in from the cold|url=http://www.uefa.com/womenseuro/news/newsid=795471.html|publisher=[[UEFA]]|work=UEFA.com|accessdate=17 July 2013|date=27 January 2009}}</ref> She went on to represent hosts Finland in the [[UEFA Women's Euro 2009|2009 European Championships]], where they reached the quarter-finals. |
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Österberg Kalmari is a five time winner of the Women's Finnish Footballer of the Year—more times than any other player. She collected the award in 1999, 2003, 2006, 2009 and 2010.<ref>{{cite web|title=Finland – Women Player of the Year Awards|url=http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/fin-wompoy.html|publisher=[[Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation]]|accessdate=17 July 2013|date=7 February 2013|first=Heikki|last=Pietarinen}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.palloliitto.fi/viestinta/?num=176535|title=Palloliitto ja Veikkausliiga palkitsivat vuoden parhaita|language=Finnish|trans_title=Finnish FA and Veikkausliiga gave awards to year's best|accessdate=17 November 2010|publisher=[[Football Association of Finland]]}}</ref> |
Österberg Kalmari is a five time winner of the Women's Finnish Footballer of the Year—more times than any other player. She collected the award in 1999, 2003, 2006, 2009 and 2010.<ref>{{cite web|title=Finland – Women Player of the Year Awards|url=http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/fin-wompoy.html|publisher=[[Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation]]|accessdate=17 July 2013|date=7 February 2013|first=Heikki|last=Pietarinen}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.palloliitto.fi/viestinta/?num=176535 |title=Palloliitto ja Veikkausliiga palkitsivat vuoden parhaita |language=Finnish |trans_title=Finnish FA and Veikkausliiga gave awards to year's best |accessdate=17 November 2010 |publisher=[[Football Association of Finland]] |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120306092455/http://www.palloliitto.fi/viestinta/?num=176535 |archivedate= 6 March 2012 |df= }}</ref> |
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[[Image:LauraKalma-b-2010ri.jpg|thumb|left|250px||Österberg Kalmari (R) playing for NJ Sky Blue against St.Louis Athletica, 2010]] |
[[Image:LauraKalma-b-2010ri.jpg|thumb|left|250px||Österberg Kalmari (R) playing for NJ Sky Blue against St.Louis Athletica, 2010]] |
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![]() Laura Österberg Kalmari | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Laura Elina Österberg Kalmari[1] | ||
Date of birth | 27 May 1979 | ||
Place of birth | Kirkkonummi, Finland | ||
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Youth career | |||
1984–1995 | KyIF | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1995–1996 | PuiU | ||
1997 | MPS | ||
1998–1999 | HJK | ||
2000 | Portland Pilots | ||
2000–2001 | HJK | ||
2002 | Boston Renegades | ||
2003–2004 | Umeå IK | ||
2005–2006 | Djurgården/Älvsjö | ||
2007–2009 | AIK | ||
2010–2011 | Sky Blue FC | 33 | (7) |
International career | |||
1996–2011 | Finland | 130 | (41) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Laura Elina Österberg Kalmari (née Kalmari; born 27 May 1979) is a Finnish former professional football (soccer) player. Immediately prior to her retirement in early 2012, she had been playing as a forward for American Women's Professional Soccer (WPS) team Sky Blue FC. She is the Finland women's national football team's most capped player and all-time record goalscorer.
Club career
Österberg Kalmari played in Finnish clubs Puistolan Urheilijat, Malmin Palloseura and HJK before moving to the University of Portland in 2000. Kalmari returned to HJK to play in the inaugural UEFA Women's Cup in 2001–2002. HJK reached the semi-finals, and then she moved back to the United States to play with Boston Renegades in the W-League. In 2002, she moved to Swedish Damallsvenskan club Umeå IK, where she won the UEFA Women's Cup two years in succession. Österberg Kalmari also played for Djurgården/Älvsjö in 2005 and 2006, before moving to AIK in 2007.
With Women's Professional Soccer (WPS) team Sky Blue FC Österberg Kalmari scored seven goals in 33 appearances across the 2010 and 2011 seasons.[2] After the failure of the professional league in America, Österberg Kalmari announced her retirement from playing in April 2012.[3]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/LauraKalmari.jpg/200px-LauraKalmari.jpg)
International career
Following her senior debut in March 1996, Österberg Kalmari represented the Finland women's national football team 130 times, scoring 41 goals.[4] She is the all-time leading goalscorer of the national team.[5] In 2005, Österberg Kalmari played in the finals of the 2005 European Championships in North West England. Finland reached the semi-finals, which remains her nation's best achievement in women's football.
After a break from international football which included the birth of her daughter, Österberg Kalmari was recalled to the national team in January 2009 having last played in September 2006.[6] She went on to represent hosts Finland in the 2009 European Championships, where they reached the quarter-finals.
Österberg Kalmari is a five time winner of the Women's Finnish Footballer of the Year—more times than any other player. She collected the award in 1999, 2003, 2006, 2009 and 2010.[7][8]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/LauraKalma-b-2010ri.jpg/250px-LauraKalma-b-2010ri.jpg)
Personal life
Österberg Kalmari married Niko Österberg in 2007. Their daughter Meja was born in March 2008.[9]
References
- ^ "Goalscorers" (PDF). UEFA.com. Retrieved 18 September 2011.
- ^ "#21 Laura Kalmari". STATS Hosted Solution. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
- ^ "90min: Laura Österberg Kalmari päättää uransa" (in Finnish). Kymppipaikka. 4 April 2012. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
- ^ "Österberg Kalmari Laura" (in Finnish). Football Association of Finland. Archived from the original on 22 February 2012. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
- ^ Pietarinen, Heikki (22 March 2013). "Finland – Women International Player Records". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
- ^ "Österberg-Kalmari comes in from the cold". UEFA.com. UEFA. 27 January 2009. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
- ^ Pietarinen, Heikki (7 February 2013). "Finland – Women Player of the Year Awards". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
- ^ "Palloliitto ja Veikkausliiga palkitsivat vuoden parhaita" (in Finnish). Football Association of Finland. Archived from the original on 6 March 2012. Retrieved 17 November 2010.
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- 1979 births
- Living people
- Finnish women's footballers
- Finland women's international footballers
- Finnish expatriate footballers
- Expatriate women's footballers in Sweden
- FIFA Century Club
- Sky Blue FC (WPS) players
- Umeå IK players
- AIK Fotboll (women) players
- Djurgårdens IF Fotboll (women) players
- Damallsvenskan players
- Women's Professional Soccer players
- HJK Helsinki (women) players
- Naisten Liiga players
- Expatriate women's soccer players in the United States
- United Soccer Leagues W-League players
- Portland Pilots women's soccer players