Victoria Sandell Svensson
Victoria Sandell Svensson|
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| Personal information |
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| Full name |
Victoria Margareta Sandell Svensson |
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| Date of birth |
(1977-05-18) 18 May 1977 |
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| Place of birth |
Borås, Sweden |
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| Height |
1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) |
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| Playing position |
Striker |
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| Youth career |
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| 1981 |
Gällstad IF |
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| Senior career* |
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| Years |
Team |
Apps |
(Gls) |
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| 1991 |
Nittorps IK |
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| 1992–1997 |
Jitex BK |
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| 1998–2002 |
Älvsjö AIK |
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| 2003–2009 |
Djurgårdens IF[lower-alpha 1] |
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| National team‡ |
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| 1996–2009 |
Sweden |
166 |
(68) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 October 2007 |
Victoria Margareta Sandell Svensson (born 18 May 1977) is a former Swedish female football player. She was team captain on the Swedish women's national team and Djurgårdens IF Dam; captaining the national team during the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup. She was known as Victoria Svensson until she married Camilla Sandell in April 2008 and added her surname to her own.[1]
In 1998, and again in 2003, she won the Diamantbollen, an award given to the best female player in Sweden each year.[2][3] Also in 1998, 2001, and 2003 Sandell Svensson scored the most goals in the Damallsvenskan.
Sandell Svensson retired after Sweden's Euro 2009 quarter-final defeat to Norway. She had 166 caps and 68 goals.[4]
Sandell Svensson can be seen in the Sveriges Television documentary television series The Other Sport from 2013.
Honours
Club
- Djurgårdens IF
Individual
References
