Renée Josiena Anna Slegers (born 5 February 1989) is a Dutch

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and former international midfielder. As a player she represented Willem II, as well as Swedish

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clubs

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and

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. She won 55

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for the

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and appeared at

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. In November 2018 Slegers was appointed head coach of IF Limhamn Bunkeflo.

Club career

In 2011 Slegers left Willem II for Swedish club

. When Djurgårdens were relegated in 2012, she moved to

for the following season. A serious knee injury sustained in November 2016 eventually brought about the end of Slegers' playing career and she was forced to announce her retirement in February 2018. She coached IF Limhamn Bunkeflo's under-19 team in the 2018 season and was promoted to the head coach role in November 2018.

International career

On 5 March 2009 Slegers debuted for the senior

, against

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in the

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. She was not selected in the squad as the Netherlands reached the semi-final of

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. In June 2013 national team

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selected Slegers in the Netherlands squad for

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. In March 2016, national team coach

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selected Slegers for the Netherlands squad for the 2016 UEFA Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament, in which she appeared for the Netherlands in the games against Norway and Sweden. Slegers was disappointed when a knee injury ruled her out of

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, which the Netherlands hosted and subsequently won. She had previously missed a year and a half of football due to a pelvic injury. In March 2021 she was appointed Head coach for Sweden's U23 National team

International goals

:''Scores and results list the Netherlands goal tally first.''

Honours

;Linköpings FC *

(1): 2016 Damallsvenskan, 2016 *

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(2): 2013–14, 2014–15

References

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at vrouwenvoetbalnederland.nl * 1989 births Living people People from Someren Dutch women's footballers Netherlands women's international footballers Eredivisie (women) players Damallsvenskan players Arsenal W.F.C. players Willem II (women) players Djurgårdens IF Fotboll (women) players Linköpings FC players Footballers from North Brabant Dutch expatriate sportspeople in England Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Sweden Expatriate women's footballers in England Expatriate women's footballers in Sweden Women's association football midfielders Dutch football managers Dutch expatriate women's footballers {{Netherlands-women-footy-bio-stub