Annica Birgitta Teres Svensson (born 3 March 1983) is a Swedish former

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defender who last played in Sweden for Eskilstuna United DFF. She previously played for

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, and spent the second half of the 2013 season on loan at

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. She represented

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at the

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and the

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Career

A late bloomer, Svensson made her Sweden debut at the age of 27, in a 1–1 draw with

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on 30 July 2010. Svensson played ten times for Sweden's national youth teams, with the last appearance in 2001. She was called into the senior national team two years after suffering an

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while captaining Hammarby IF DFF in the Damallsvenskan. National coach

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valued the versatility of Svensson, who can function in the

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or full back positions. Annica Svensson

Tyresö won the Damallsvenskan title for the first time in the 2012 season and Svensson collected her first league winner's medal. As ambitious Tyresö continued to strengthen their squad, Svensson lost her place in the team and was not called up to Sweden's

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selection. In August 2013 she went on

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to Damallsvenskan team

, in search of first team football. She signed for newly promoted Eskilstuna United DFF in January 2014, where she joined former Tyresö teammate Sara Thunebro. In October 2018 Svensson officially ended her career.

Personal life

In December 2018 she

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her former Eskilstuna team-mate Vaila Barsley.

Honours

Club

; Djurgården/Älvsjö: * Damallsvenskanhttp://www.difarkivet.se/dif_sm_guld_seniorer.pdf (2): 2003, 2004

References

External links

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Sweden player profile
at SvFF *
Tyresö FF player profile
* 1983 births Living people Swedish women's footballers Sweden women's international footballers 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup players Footballers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers of Sweden Tyresö FF players Damallsvenskan players Hammarby Fotboll (women) players Vittsjö GIK players Djurgårdens IF Fotboll (women) players Eskilstuna United DFF players Women's association football fullbacks Lesbian sportswomen LGBT association football players Swedish LGBT sportspeople {{Sweden-women-footy-bio-stub