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Petra Larsson
Personal information
Full name	Anna Petra Sofia Larsson
Date of birth	30 September 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth	Borlänge, Sweden
Height	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Youth career
	Ornäs BK
Senior career*
Years	Team
2006–2013	Linköping FC
2012–2013	→ Melbourne Victory (loan)
2014	Kvarnsvedens IK
2015	Eskilstuna United DFF
International career‡
2009–2015	Sweden
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:05, 30 December 2015 (UTC); ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:05, 30 December 2015 (UTC)

Anna Petra Sofia Larsson (born 30 September 1988) is a Swedish former football midfielder who most recently played for Damallsvenskan club Eskilstuna United DFF.^[3] She previously played for Linköping FC and during the 2012–13 winter season she represented Australian W-League team Melbourne Victory.^[4]

International career

Larsson made her senior international debut on 19 August 2009, in Sweden's 1–0 friendly defeat to Norway in Enköping.^[5] She was named in national coach Thomas Dennerby's squad for UEFA Women's Euro 2009, as cover for Nilla Fischer who was carrying a heel injury.^[6]

After a five-year hiatus, Larsson returned to the national team for a 1–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying win over Denmark in October 2015. The following month she made a shock retirement from football aged 27 years to concentrate on her civilian career. The decision disappointed national coach Pia Sundhage, who was planning to select Larsson for the 2016 UEFA Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament.^[7]

^ "Association player list" (PDF). UEFA.com. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
^ "Damlandslagsspelare 1973–2012" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
^ "Petra Larsson lämnar United - slutar spela fotboll" (in Swedish). Eskilstuna United. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
^ "Player profile – Petra Larsson". Melbourne Victory FC. Retrieved 20 November 2011. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ Stjernholm, Staffan (18 August 2009). "Dam: Tam svensk insats i EM-genrepet" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
^ Stjernholm, Staffan (29 August 2009). "Dam: Petra är redo när chansen kommer" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
^ Bergström, Kristoffer; Tolén, Martin (17 November 2015). "Landslagsmittfältare slutar – 27 år gammal" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. Retrieved 30 December 2015.

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