Christina Ørntoft

Christina Ørntoft
Personal information
Full name	Christina Øyangen Ørntoft
Date of birth	2 July 1985 (age 39)
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
	Espergærde
	Lillerød
Senior career*
Years	Team
	Skovlunde IF
2008	Brøndby IF
2008–2012	LdB FC Malmö
2012–2013	Brøndby IF
International career‡
2005–2013	Denmark
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12:20, 5 September 2015 (UTC)

Christina Øyangen Ørntoft (born 2 July 1985) is a Danish former football defender. She most recently played for Elitedivisionen club Brøndby IF and the Danish national team.

In 2009 Ørntoft suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury, which ruled her out of UEFA Women's Euro 2009. She re-injured the same knee in 2011.^[1]

Swedish Damallsvenskan club LdB FC Malmö signed Ørntoft during their 2008 season, after an injury to regular centre back Malin Levenstad.^[2] After playing with Skovlunde and, briefly, Brøndby in her homeland, Ørntoft had already acquired the nickname "Carlos" after Brazilian footballer Roberto Carlos. She would commute to Malmö from Copenhagen, where she had an apartment, boyfriend and was studying at University of Copenhagen.^[3] After four years at LdB FC Malmö – disrupted by the injuries – she returned to Brøndby IF in December 2012. In December 2013 she announced a break from football and moved into a youth coaching role with Brøndby due to her pregnancy.^[4]

She was named in national coach Kenneth Heiner-Møller's squad for UEFA Women's Euro 2013.^[5]

References

^ "Christina Ørntoft korsbandsskadad igen!". Damfotboll.com (in Swedish). 11 August 2011. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
^ Swenell, Torsten (30 June 2008). "LDB Malmö värvar dansk landslagsspelare" (in Swedish). Skånska Dagbladet. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
^ "13. Christina Öyangen Örntoft". Itsawomensworld.se (in Swedish). FC Rosengård. Archived from the original on 13 July 2013. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
^ "Frivillig pause til Christina Ørntoft" (in Danish). Brøndby IF. 13 December 2013. Retrieved 5 September 2015.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ Bruun, Peter (21 June 2013). "Upbeat Heiner-Møller confirms Denmark squad". uefa.com. UEFA. Retrieved 13 July 2013.