Tina Cecilia Elisabeth Nordlund (born 19 March 1977) is a

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football coach and former player, most recently an assistant coach at

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. She is one of the most well known Swedish female footballers. In November 2000, she was awarded the

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, an annual award made to the best female player in Sweden, during the Swedish Soccer Awards, and during her speech she expressed her thoughts that women's soccer received too little media publicity. She played for

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, Sundsvalls DFF and Umeå IK. She retired from playing football aged 25 after suffering from

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. In her youth years she, except for playing soccer, also practiced alpine skiing, bandy,

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and

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Club career

After the 1998 season, Nordlund approached English FA Women's Premier League club

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about playing for them in 1998–99. At the time she was visiting boyfriend Jesper Blomqvist, who was contracted to Manchester United. Making her debut in a 4–0 win over champions and local rivals Everton in December 1998, Nordlund remained until 1 February 1999. She then returned to Umeå IK in order to preserve her national team place ahead of the

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International career

After winning eight

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at Under 17 level and 19 Under 21 caps, Nordlund made her senior Sweden debut in a 3–1 defeat by the

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, on 30 October 1997. Her 9th-minute goal against

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in the Semi-Final of the 2001 UEFA Women's Euro proved to be the deciding goal of the match, propelling Sweden to the Final.

Personal life

Nordlund appeared in the 2006 Swedish comedy film '' Offside'', as a football player. She is a

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supporter. She has been married to Swedish television presenter Martin Björk.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Nordlund, Tina 1977 births Living people Sweden women's international footballers Swedish women's footballers Umeå IK players Damallsvenskan players Tranmere Rovers L.F.C. players FA Women's National League players Women's association football midfielders 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup players Sundsvalls DFF players Expatriate women's footballers in England Swedish expatriate sportspeople in England People from Sundsvall Sportspeople from Västernorrland County