Swedish footballer
Cecilia Sandell Full name
Ann Cecilia Sandell Date of birth
(1968-06-10 ) 10 June 1968 (age 56) Place of birth
Karlskrona , Sweden Height
1.74 m (5 ft 8+ 1 ⁄2 in)[ 1] Position(s)
Defender
Asarums Years
Team
Apps
(Gls ) 1984–1992
Lindsdals
1993–2000
Älvsjö
1992–2000
Sweden [ 2]
62
(3) 2001–2002
Älvsjö (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
Ann Cecilia Sandell (born 10 June 1968) is a Swedish former association football midfielder who won 62 caps for the Sweden women's national football team , scoring three goals. She represented Sweden at the inaugural Olympic women's football tournament in 1996 and 2000 .
Club career
In 1999 Sandell collected the Diamantbollen award for Sweden's best female footballer.[ 3] She had signed for Älvsjö from Lindsdals in 1993 and been part of the team which won five consecutive Damallsvenskan titles from 1995 to 1999. Although signed as a midfielder , she was successfully converted to a central defender.[ 4]
International career
Sandell made her senior Sweden debut in August 1992; a 3–3 draw with Norway .[ 5] Her early national team career was marked by injury and she did not play at UEFA Women's Euro 1993 or the 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup , which Sweden hosted. Restored to the squad for the 1996 Olympics , Sandell also played at UEFA Women's Euro 1997 , the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup and the 2000 Olympics .[ 6]
She went to UEFA Women's Euro 2001 as Sweden's press officer , as she had retired from playing to take up a position as Älvsjö's assistant coach.[ 7]
Personal life
Sandell has a twin , Camilla, who is married to former footballer Victoria Svensson .[ 8]
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