Sara Larsson
Sara Margareta Larsson (born 13 May 1979) is a Swedish former football defender who played for KIF Örebro DFF of the Damallsvenskan league. She won 112 caps as a member of the Sweden women's national football team.
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Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Sara Margareta Larsson[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 13 May 1979 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Kristinehamn, Sweden | |||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Playing position(s) | Defender | |||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||
–1996 | Villastadens IF | |||||||||||||||||||||
1996–1998 | Rävåsens IK | |||||||||||||||||||||
1998–2004 | Malmö FF Dam | |||||||||||||||||||||
2004–2008 | Linköpings FC | |||||||||||||||||||||
2009 | Saint Louis Athletica | 15 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||
2009 | → Linköpings FC (loan) | 6 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||
2010 | Philadelphia Independence | 11 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||
2011–2013 | KIF Örebro DFF | 47 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||
2014 | LB07 | |||||||||||||||||||||
National team‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sweden U-19 | 7 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sweden U-21 | 12 | (5) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2000–2012 | Sweden[2] | 112 | (8) | |||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:21, 9 June 2013 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15:21, 9 June 2013 (UTC) |
Career
She formerly played for Malmö FF Dam. In November, 2008 her Woman's Professional Soccer playing rights were obtained by St. Louis who named her as a post-draft discovery player. She played fifteen games for the team in its inaugural season, then returned to Linköpings for the WPS off-season, during which she was drafted by the Philadelphia Independence in WPS's first expansion draft.
After the 2010 season Larsson returned to Sweden, with KIF Örebro DFF. She signed for Elitettan club LB07 ahead of the 2014 season, but retired in April 2014 due to pregnancy.[3]
International
Larsson earned over 100 caps for the Sweden women's national football team. She won the rookie of the year (Sweden) in 2000, after making her national team debut in September 2000 in a 2–1 win over rivals Norway.
Matches and goals scored at World Cup & Olympic tournaments
Sara Larsson featured for Sweden in two World Cups: USA 2003 and Germany 2011. She was also on the roster for the 2007 World Cup, but did not appear in any of Sweden's matches. Larsson played in three Olympic Games: Sydney 2000, Athens 2004, and Beijing 2008.
Key (expand for notes on “world cup and olympic goals”) | |
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Location | Geographic location of the venue where the competition occurred |
Lineup | Start – played entire match on minute (off player) – substituted on at the minute indicated, and player was substituted off at the same time off minute (on player) – substituted off at the minute indicated, and player was substituted on at the same time |
Min | The minute in the match the goal was scored. For list that include caps, blank indicates played in the match but did not score a goal. |
Assist/pass | The ball was passed by the player, which assisted in scoring the goal. This column depends on the availability and source of this information. |
penalty or pk | Goal scored on penalty-kick which was awarded due to foul by opponent. (Goals scored in penalty-shoot-out, at the end of a tied match after extra-time, are not included.) |
Score | The match score after the goal was scored. |
Result | The final score. W – match was won |
aet | The score at the end of extra-time; the match was tied at the end of 90' regulation |
pso | Penalty-shoot-out score shown in parenthesis; the match was tied at the end of extra-time |
Orange background color – Olympic women's football tournament | |
Blue background color – FIFA women's world cup final tournament |
Matches and goals scored at European Championship tournaments
Sara Larsson appeared at three European Championship tournaments: Germany 2001, England 2005, and Finland 2009.
Goal | Match | Date | Location | Opponent | Lineup | Min | Score | Result | Competition |
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2001-6-23[m 23] | Erfurt | ![]() |
Start |
1–3 L |
Group match | ||||
2001-6-30[m 24] | Erfurt | ![]() |
1–0 W |
Group match | |||||
2001-7-4[m 25] | Ulm | ![]() |
Start |
1–0 W |
Semi-Final | ||||
2001-7-7[m 26] | Ulm | ![]() |
Start |
0–1 L |
Final | ||||
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2005-6-5[m 27] | Blackpool | ![]() |
Start |
1–1 D |
Group match | ||||
2005-6-8[m 28] | Blackpool | ![]() |
Start |
0–0 D |
Group match | ||||
2005-6-11[m 29] | Blackburn | ![]() |
Start |
1–0 W |
Group match | ||||
2005-6-16[m 30] | Warrington | ![]() |
Start |
2–3 L |
Semi-Final | ||||
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2009-8-25[m 31] | Turku | ![]() |
Start |
3–0 W |
Group match | ||||
References
- "Sara Larsson". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
- "Damlandslagsspelare 1973–2012". Svenskfotboll.se. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
- Jönsson, Kent (10 April 2014). "Graviditet stoppar LB07:s Sara Larsson" (in Swedish). Sydsvenskan. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
- Match reports
- "2000 Olympic Games: MATCH Report: Sweden - Brazil: Group Matches". FIFA.
- "2000 Olympic Games: MATCH Report: Australia - Sweden: Group Matches". FIFA.
- "2000 Olympic Games: MATCH Report: Germany - Sweden: Group Matches". FIFA.
- "FIFA Women's World Cup USA 2003: MATCH Report: USA - Sweden: Group Matches". FIFA.
- "FIFA Women's World Cup USA 2003: MATCH Report: Sweden - Korea DPR: Group Matches". FIFA.
- "FIFA Women's World Cup USA 2003: MATCH Report: Sweden - Nigeria: Group Matches". FIFA.
- "FIFA Women's World Cup USA 2003: MATCH Report: Brazil - Sweden: Quarter-Final". FIFA.
- "FIFA Women's World Cup USA 2003: MATCH Report: Germany - Sweden: Final". FIFA.
- "2004 Olympic Games: MATCH Report: Sweden - Nigeria: Group Matches". FIFA.
- "2004 Olympic Games: MATCH Report: Sweden - Australia: Quarter-Finals". FIFA.
- "2004 Olympic Games: MATCH Report: Sweden - Brazil: Semi-Final". FIFA.
- "2004 Olympic Games: MATCH Report: Germany - Sweden: Bronze Medal Match". FIFA.
- "2008 Olympic Games: MATCH Report: China - Sweden: Group Matches". FIFA.
- "2008 Olympic Games: MATCH Report: Sweden - Argentina: Group Matches". FIFA.
- "2008 Olympic Games: MATCH Report: Sweden - Canada: Group Matches". FIFA.
- "2008 Olympic Games: MATCH Report: Sweden - Germany: Quarter-Finals". FIFA.
- "FIFA Women's World Cup Germany 2011: MATCH Report: Colombia - Sweden: Group matches". FIFA.
- "FIFA Women's World Cup Germany 2011: MATCH Report: Korea DPR - Sweden: Group matches". FIFA.
- "FIFA Women's World Cup Germany 2011: MATCH Report: Sweden - USA: Group matches". FIFA.
- "FIFA Women's World Cup Germany 2011: MATCH Report: Sweden - Australia: Quarter-Finals". FIFA.
- "FIFA Women's World Cup Germany 2011: MATCH Report: Japan - Sweden: Semi-Finals". FIFA.
- "FIFA Women's World Cup Germany 2011: MATCH Report: Sweden- France: Third Place Match". FIFA.
- "2001 European Championship: MATCH Report: Germany - Sweden: Group matches". worldfootball.net.
- "2001 European Championship: MATCH Report: Sweden - Russia: Group matches". worldfootball.net.
- "2001 European Championship: MATCH Report: Denmark - Sweden: Semi-Final". worldfootball.net.
- "2017 European Championship: MATCH Report: Germany - Sweden: Final". worldfootball.net.
- "2005 European Championship: MATCH Report: Sweden - Denmark: Group match". UEFA.
- "2005 European Championship: MATCH Report: Sweden - Finland: Group match". UEFA.
- "2005 European Championship: MATCH Report: England - Sweden: Group match". UEFA.
- "2005 European Championship: MATCH Report: Norway - Sweden: Semi-Finals". UEFA.
- "2009 European Championship: MATCH Report: Sweden - Russia: Group match". worldfootball.net.
External links
- Sara Larsson – FIFA competition record
- Sweden player profile
- Linköpings FC player profile (in Swedish)
- Atlanta Beat player profile