Linda Maria "Foppa" Forsberg (born 19 June 1985) is a former[2] Swedish footballer.
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Full name | Linda Forsberg[1] | |||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1985-06-19) 19 June 1985 (age 36) | |||||||||||||||
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[lower-alpha 1] | 83 | (21) | |||||||||||||
2009–2011 | LdB FC | 55 | (15) | |||||||||||||
National team‡ | ||||||||||||||||
2007–2011 | Sweden | 33 | (4) | |||||||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 November 2011 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 2 July 2011 |
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.
Sweden squad – 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup | ||
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Sweden women's football squad – 2008 Summer Olympics | ||
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Sweden squad – 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup third place | ||
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