Linnea Liljegärd
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Linnea Viktoria Liljegärd (born 8 December 1988) is a Swedish footballer. She currently plays as a forward for Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC
and the Sweden women's national football team
.
and began her career with Skogsbygdens IF. After three years with Falköpings KIK
she joined Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC
in 2008. In 2009 Liljegärd was the top scorer in the Damallsvenskan
with 22 goals. She turned down approaches from WPS
club Sky Blue FC
and Swedish champions Linköpings FC
in order to stay with Göteborg.
at all youth levels, then won her first senior cap in a 5–1 friendly win over Norway
in January 2009. She was subsequently named in the Sweden squad for Euro 2009.
Despite good form at domestic level, in June 2011 Liljegärd was left out of Sweden's squad for the World Cup in Germany.
Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC
Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC is a football club from Gothenburg, Sweden. The club was established in 1970 under the name Landvetters IF. In 2004 the team moved from Landvetter, a Gothenburg suburb, into Gothenburg city and changed its name accordingly...
and the Sweden women's national football team
Sweden women's national football team
Sweden women's national football team are a football team officially representing Sweden in women's football. They won the unofficial European Championships in 1984, a success the team has not managed to repeat, it has however won one World Cup-silver as well as three European Cup-silvers...
.
Club career
Liljegärd was raised in VårgårdaVårgårda
Vårgårda is a locality and the seat of Vårgårda Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 5,041 inhabitants in 2005.- References :...
and began her career with Skogsbygdens IF. After three years with Falköpings KIK
Falköpings KIK
Falköpings KIK, formed 1976, is a sports club in Falköping, Sweden. The women's soccer professional team has qualified for the 2007 season Damallsvenskan.-External links:* - Official website...
she joined Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC
Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC
Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC is a football club from Gothenburg, Sweden. The club was established in 1970 under the name Landvetters IF. In 2004 the team moved from Landvetter, a Gothenburg suburb, into Gothenburg city and changed its name accordingly...
in 2008. In 2009 Liljegärd was the top scorer in the Damallsvenskan
Damallsvenskan
The Damallsvenskan, Swedish for ladies' all-Swedish, is the highest division of women's football in Sweden. It is also referred as to the women's Allsvenskan, this term being used alone to refer to the men's division....
with 22 goals. She turned down approaches from WPS
Women's Professional Soccer
Women's Professional Soccer is the top level professional women's soccer league in the United States. It began play on March 29, 2009. The league was composed of seven teams for its first two seasons and fielded 6 teams for the 2011 season, with continued plans for future expansion...
club Sky Blue FC
Sky Blue FC
Sky Blue FC is an American professional soccer club based in Piscataway Township, New Jersey which participates in Women's Professional Soccer....
and Swedish champions Linköpings FC
Linköpings FC
Linköpings FC is an association football club from Linköping, Sweden. The club was established in 2003 when Kenty DFF women's football club decided to merge with the premier division ice hockey club Linköpings HC under the new name Linköpings FC...
in order to stay with Göteborg.
International career
Liljegärd represented SwedenSweden women's national football team
Sweden women's national football team are a football team officially representing Sweden in women's football. They won the unofficial European Championships in 1984, a success the team has not managed to repeat, it has however won one World Cup-silver as well as three European Cup-silvers...
at all youth levels, then won her first senior cap in a 5–1 friendly win over Norway
Norway women's national football team
The Norway women's national football team represents Norway in international women's football. The team, controlled by the Football Association of Norway, are former European, World and Olympic champions and thus one of the most successful national teams...
in January 2009. She was subsequently named in the Sweden squad for Euro 2009.
Despite good form at domestic level, in June 2011 Liljegärd was left out of Sweden's squad for the World Cup in Germany.