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Sara Larsson

Summary

Sara Margareta Mattsson (née 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.

Sara Larsson
Sara Larsson 2011
Sara Larsson in 2011
Personal information
Full name Sara Margareta Mattsson
Birth name Sara Margareta Larsson[1]
Date of birth (1979-05-13) 13 May 1979 (age 44)
Place of birth Kristinehamn, Sweden
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
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
International career‡
Sweden U-19 7 (1)
Sweden U-21 12 (5)
2000–2012 Sweden[2] 112 (8)
Medal record
Women's football
Representing  Sweden
FIFA Women's World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Germany Team
UEFA Women's Championship
Silver medal – second place 2001 Germany Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:21, 9 June 2013 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:21, 9 June 2013 (UTC)

Career edit

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 edit

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 edit

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")
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
(c) – captain

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
L – match was lost to opponent
D – match was drawn
(W) – penalty-shoot-out was won after a drawn match
(L) – penalty-shoot-out was lost after a drawn match

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 parentheses; 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
Goal Match Date Location Opponent Lineup Min Score Result Competition
 Sydney 2000 Women's Olympic Football Tournament
1
 2000-9-13[m 1] Melbourne   Brazil Start

0–2 L

Group match
2
 2000-9-16[m 2] Sydney   Australia Start

1–1 D

Group match
3
 2000-9-19[m 3] Melbourne   Germany Start

0–1 L

Group match
  USA 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup
4
 2003-9-21[m 4] Washington, DC   United States Start

1–3 L

Group match
5
 2003-9-25[m 5] Philadelphia   North Korea Start

1–0 W

Group match
6
 2003-9-28[m 6] Columbus   Nigeria Start

3–0 W

Group match
7
 2003-10-1[m 7] Foxborough   Brazil 90.

off 90' (on Call)

2–1 W

Quarter Final
8
 2003-10-12[m 8] Carson   Germany 76.

off 76' (on Bengtsson)

1–2 L

Final
 Athens 2004 Women's Olympic Football Tournament
9
 2004-8-17[m 9] Volos   Nigeria Start

2–1 W

Group match
1
10
 2004-8-20[m 10] Volos   Australia Start 30 2-0

2–1 W

Quarter-Final
11
 2004-8-23[m 11] Patras   Brazil Start

0–1 L

Semi Final
12
 2004-8-26[m 12] Piraeus   Germany Start

0–1 L

Bronze Medal Match
 Beijing 2008 Women's Olympic Football Tournament
13
 2008-8-6[m 13] Tianjin   China Start

1–2 L

Group match
14
 2008-8-9[m 14] Tianjin   Argentina Start

1–0 W

Group match
15
 2008-8-12[m 15] Beijing   Canada Start

2–1 W

Group match
16
 2008-8-15[m 16] Shenyang   Germany off 110

0–2 L

Quarter-Final
  Germany 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup
17
 2011-6-28[m 17] Leverkusen   Colombia Start

1–0 W

Group match
18
 2011-7-2[m 18] Augsburg   North Korea Start

1–0 W

Group match
19
 2011-7-6[m 19] Wolfsburg   United States Start

2–1 W

Group match
20
 2011-7-10[m 20] Augsburg   Australia Start

3–1 W

Quarter-Final
21
 2011-7-13[m 21] Frankfurt   Japan Start

1–3 L

Semi-Final
22
 2011-7-16[m 22] Sinsheim   France Start

2–1 W

Third Place Match

Matches and goals scored at European Championship tournaments edit

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
 2001 European Championship
1
 2001-6-23[m 23] Erfurt   Germany Start

1–3 L

Group match
2
 2001-6-30[m 24] Erfurt   Russia 75.

on 75' (off Eriksson)

1–0 W

Group match
3
 2001-7-4[m 25] Ulm   Denmark Start

1–0 W

Semi-Final
4
 2001-7-7[m 26] Ulm   Germany Start

0–1 L

Final
 2005 European Championship
5
 2005-6-5[m 27] Blackpool   Denmark Start

1–1 D

Group match
6
 2005-6-8[m 28] Blackpool   Finland Start

0–0 D

Group match
7
 2005-6-11[m 29] Blackburn   England Start

1–0 W

Group match
8
 2005-6-16[m 30] Warrington   Norway Start

2–3 L

Semi-Final
 2009 European Championship
9
 2009-8-25[m 31] Turku   Russia Start

3–0 W

Group match

Personal life edit

Larsson married Jens Mattsson on 15 August 2015, with whom she already had a son. She subsequently took his surname.[4]

References edit

  1. ^ "Sara Larsson". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
  2. ^ "Damlandslagsspelare 1973–2012". Svenskfotboll.se. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
  3. ^ Jönsson, Kent (10 April 2014). "Graviditet stoppar LB07:s Sara Larsson" (in Swedish). Sydsvenskan. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
  4. ^ "Sara Larsson har gift sig" [Sara Larsson has married]. Nya Wermlands-Tidningen (in Swedish). 18 August 2015. Archived from the original on 11 February 2017. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
Match reports
  1. ^ "2000 Olympic Games: MATCH Report: Sweden - Brazil: Group Matches". FIFA. Archived from the original on 18 March 2013.
  2. ^ "2000 Olympic Games: MATCH Report: Australia - Sweden: Group Matches". FIFA. Archived from the original on 18 March 2013.
  3. ^ "2000 Olympic Games: MATCH Report: Germany - Sweden: Group Matches". FIFA. Archived from the original on 18 March 2013.
  4. ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup USA 2003: MATCH Report: USA - Sweden: Group Matches". FIFA. Archived from the original on 2 July 2015.
  5. ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup USA 2003: MATCH Report: Sweden - Korea DPR: Group Matches". FIFA. Archived from the original on 2 July 2015.
  6. ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup USA 2003: MATCH Report: Sweden - Nigeria: Group Matches". FIFA. Archived from the original on 2 July 2015.
  7. ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup USA 2003: MATCH Report: Brazil - Sweden: Quarter-Final". FIFA. Archived from the original on 2 July 2015.
  8. ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup USA 2003: MATCH Report: Germany - Sweden: Final". FIFA. Archived from the original on 29 June 2015.
  9. ^ "2004 Olympic Games: MATCH Report: Sweden - Nigeria: Group Matches". FIFA. Archived from the original on 18 March 2013.
  10. ^ "2004 Olympic Games: MATCH Report: Sweden - Australia: Quarter-Finals". FIFA. Archived from the original on 18 March 2013.
  11. ^ "2004 Olympic Games: MATCH Report: Sweden - Brazil: Semi-Final". FIFA. Archived from the original on 18 March 2013.
  12. ^ "2004 Olympic Games: MATCH Report: Germany - Sweden: Bronze Medal Match". FIFA. Archived from the original on 18 March 2013.
  13. ^ "2008 Olympic Games: MATCH Report: China - Sweden: Group Matches". FIFA. Archived from the original on 2 April 2013.
  14. ^ "2008 Olympic Games: MATCH Report: Sweden - Argentina: Group Matches". FIFA. Archived from the original on 2 April 2013.
  15. ^ "2008 Olympic Games: MATCH Report: Sweden - Canada: Group Matches". FIFA. Archived from the original on 2 April 2013.
  16. ^ "2008 Olympic Games: MATCH Report: Sweden - Germany: Quarter-Finals". FIFA. Archived from the original on 2 April 2013.
  17. ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup Germany 2011: MATCH Report: Colombia - Sweden: Group matches". FIFA. Archived from the original on 30 June 2011.
  18. ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup Germany 2011: MATCH Report: Korea DPR - Sweden: Group matches". FIFA. Archived from the original on 5 July 2011.
  19. ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup Germany 2011: MATCH Report: Sweden - USA: Group matches". FIFA. Archived from the original on 5 July 2011.
  20. ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup Germany 2011: MATCH Report: Sweden - Australia: Quarter-Finals". FIFA. Archived from the original on 12 July 2011.
  21. ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup Germany 2011: MATCH Report: Japan - Sweden: Semi-Finals". FIFA. Archived from the original on 12 July 2011.
  22. ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup Germany 2011: MATCH Report: Sweden- France: Third Place Match". FIFA. Archived from the original on 20 July 2011.
  23. ^ "2001 European Championship: MATCH Report: Germany - Sweden: Group matches". worldfootball.net.
  24. ^ "2001 European Championship: MATCH Report: Sweden - Russia: Group matches". worldfootball.net.
  25. ^ "2001 European Championship: MATCH Report: Denmark - Sweden: Semi-Final". worldfootball.net.
  26. ^ "2017 European Championship: MATCH Report: Germany - Sweden: Final". worldfootball.net.
  27. ^ "2005 European Championship: MATCH Report: Sweden - Denmark: Group match". UEFA.
  28. ^ "2005 European Championship: MATCH Report: Sweden - Finland: Group match". UEFA.
  29. ^ "2005 European Championship: MATCH Report: England - Sweden: Group match". UEFA.
  30. ^ "2005 European Championship: MATCH Report: Norway - Sweden: Semi-Finals". UEFA.
  31. ^ "2009 European Championship: MATCH Report: Sweden - Russia: Group match". worldfootball.net.

External links edit

  • Sara Larsson – FIFA competition record (archived)
  • Sweden player profile
  • Linköpings FC player profile (in Swedish)
  • Atlanta Beat player profile

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