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Linda Forsberg

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Linda Forsberg
Personal information
Full name Linda Forsberg[1]
Date of birth (1985-06-19) 19 June 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth Upplands Väsby, Sweden
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
Bollstanäs SK
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2006 Hammarby IF DFF
2006–2009 Djurgårdens IF[a] 83 (21)
2009–2011 LdB FC 55 (15)
International career
2007–2011 Sweden 33 (4)
Medal record
Women's football
Representing  Sweden
FIFA Women's World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Germany Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 November 2011
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 July 2011

Linda Maria "Foppa" Forsberg (born 19 June 1985) is a former[2] Swedish footballer.

Throughout her career she played for Hammarby IF, Djurgårdens IF and LdB Malmö in Sweden's Damallsvenskan. As a member of the Swedish national team, she played in the 2007 and 2011 World Cups and the 2008 Summer Olympics.

In 2007, Forsberg was voted as the Best Rookie of the Year in Sweden. She subsequently won two leagues with LdB Malmö.

She is not related to Emil Forsberg.

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References

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  1. ^ "Linda Forsberg". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 16 December 2012. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
  2. ^ Efter VM-bronset - nu tvingas Forsberg sluta Sveriges Radio
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