Ulla-Karin Rönnlund (née Thelin; born 19 February 1977) is a Swedish former football goalkeeper for Umeå IK in the Swedish Damallsvenskan. She represented Sweden at senior international level.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ulla-Karin Rönnlund | ||
Date of birth | (1977-02-19) 19 February 1977 (age 45) | ||
Place of birth | Härnösand, Sweden | ||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Youth career | |||
Älandsbro FF | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1996–1997 | Bollsta IK | ||
1998–2001 | Umeå IK | ||
2007–2009 | Umeå IK | ||
National team‡ | |||
1998–2009 | Sweden[1] | 7 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 26 May 2013 |
After suffering injuries during the 2001 season Rönnlund lost her motivation for football and decided to leave Umeå.[2]
She retired again after the 2009 season, to concentrate on her family. As Söberg also left, Umeå IK signed Caroline Jönsson as a replacement.[3]
Rönnlund started playing for Sweden's national youth teams in 1993. At the 1995 edition of the Albena Cup, Rönnlund was pressed into service as a makeshift forward after a sickness bug swept through the Sweden under-20 squad. She scored the winning goal in the 1–0 final win over Ukraine.[4]
Rönnlund played seven times for Sweden's national team. She made her senior international debut against Norway on 10 October 1998.
Sweden squad – 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup | ||
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Sweden women's football squad – 2000 Summer Olympics | ||
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Sweden squad – UEFA Women's Euro 2001 runners-up | ||
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Sweden squad – UEFA Women's Euro 2009 | ||
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