Jane Törnqvist
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jane Törnqvist | ||
| Date of birth | 9 May 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | Manila, Philippines | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Hallsta IK | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1989–1990 | Häverödals SK | ||
| 1991–1992 | Rimbo IF | ||
| 1993–1995 | Tyresö FF | ||
| 1996–1998 | Hammarby IF | ||
| 1999–2002 | Älvsjö AIK FF | ||
| 2003–2007 | Djurgårdens IF[a] | ||
| 2008–2012 | Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC | 100 | (13) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 1995–2005 | Sweden | 109 | (11) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 October 2007 | |||
Jane Törnqvist (born 9 May 1975) is a Swedish former footballer who most recently played for Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC. A tough tackling central defender, she wore number 3 for her club. She won 109 caps for the Swedish national team before retiring from international football in 2005.
Career
Club
Törnqvist started her career in Hallsta IK.[1] Törnqvist played for Häverödals SK, Rimbo IF, Tyresö FF, Hammarby IF and Älvsjö AIK.[2]
When Älvsjö AIK and Djurgårdens IF merged to become Djurgården/Älvsjö, Törnqvist was on the new team.[3] Törnqvist played five seasons with the team.[2] She was part of the 2003 and 2004 Damallsvenskan winning teams.[4] She also played in the 2005 UEFA Women's Cup Final, when Djurgården/Älvsjö lost to 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam.[5] She retired after the 2007 season, however Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC manager Torbjörn Nilsson managed to bring her to his team.[5] In late 2007, Törnqvist joined Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC.[6] During her time with Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC, she made 100 league appearances and scored 13 goals.[7] She finished her career in 2012.[7]
International
After winning seven caps at Under 17 level and 33 Under 21 caps, Törnqvist made her senior Sweden debut in a 3–0 win over Finland on 30 August 1995.[8] She tore her ACL during UEFA Women's Euro 2001 and missed Sweden's extra time defeat to Germany in the final. Two years later she was back in the team as Sweden suffered another golden goal loss to Germany in the World Cup final.[9]
Honours
Club
- Damallsvenskan[10] (2): 2003, 2004
Footnotes
- ^ 2003–2006 as Djurgården/Älvsjö.
References
- ^ "Törnqvist, Jane # 3". svenskfotboll.se.
- ^ a b "K/Göteborg FC - Spelarinformation för Jane Törnqvist". K/Göteborg FC.
- ^ "Drömmen om ett starkt lag". DN.SE.
- ^ "Andra raka guldet för Djurgården/Älvsjö". Aftonbladet.
- ^ a b "Plusintervju: Jane Törnqvists sista match". gp.se.
- ^ "Jane Törnqvist klar för Göteborg". Expressen.
- ^ a b "Jane Törnqvist". svenskfotboll.se.
- ^ "Olympic team rosters". Women's Soccer World. Retrieved 13 November 2011.
- ^ "Soft-spoken Törnqvist speaks volumes with talent". FIFA.com. 10 October 2003. Retrieved 13 November 2011.
- ^ http://www.difarkivet.se/dif_sm_guld_seniorer.pdf
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- Living people
- 1975 births
- Sportspeople from Manila
- Swedish people of Filipino descent
- Swedish women's footballers
- Olympic footballers of Sweden
- Sweden women's international footballers
- 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup players
- 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup players
- FIFA Century Club
- Tyresö FF players
- Hammarby IF DFF players
- Älvsjö AIK players
- Djurgårdens IF Fotboll (women) players
- Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC players
- Association football central defenders
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