Sara Lindén
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sara Viktoria Lindén[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1 September 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Borås, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder, Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Dalsjöfors GoIF | |||
| 2005–2016 | Göteborg FC | 133 | (77) |
| International career | |||
| 2008–2010 | Sweden[2] | 15 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Sara Viktoria Lindén (born 1 September 1983) is a Swedish football striker, who played for Göteborg FC in the Damallsvenskan.[3]
In September 2008 Lindén was drafted into the senior Swedish national team for a pair of Euro 2009 qualifying matches against Romania and Ireland. She replaced Göteborg teammate Johanna Almgren who was injured.[4] The 2–0 win over Romania in Västerås was Lindén's first cap and she retained her place in the squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2009 final tournament.
Lindén suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury in September 2012. Outside of football she is employed by ICA Banken in her hometown of Borås.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Association player list" (PDF). UEFA.com. Retrieved 11 June 2013.
- ^ "Damlandslagsspelare 1973–2012" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 12 June 2013.
- ^ Statistics in Göteborg's website
- ^ "Dam: Sara Lindén ersätter Johanna Almgren" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 23 September 2008. Retrieved 12 June 2013.
- ^ Börjesson, Anette (25 January 2013). "Korsbandsrapport Sara Lindén" (in Swedish). Damfotboll.com. Retrieved 12 June 2013.
External links
[edit]- Sara Lindén – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Player profile at SvFF (in Swedish)
- Sara Lindén at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish) (archived) (archive)
- Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC player profile
- Sara Lindén at Soccerway
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