Hanna Gunilla Marklund (born November 26, 1977 in Skellefteå) is a

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former

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player. She played as a defender and wore shirt number 4.

Career

Marklund started playing in Varuträsk IF near Skellefteå, where she grew up. She moved on to play in

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with

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. In 2000, she joined Umeå IK, with whom she won Damallsvenskan three years in a row (2000–2002). After the 2004 season she decided to move back to Skellefteå and rejoin

, where her two sisters Carolina and Mirjam also played. She went on to

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. She made her first appearance in the Swedish national team on August 8, 1997 against

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. She became a regular member of the team, winning a total of 118 caps and scoring six international goals. In November 2005 she won Diamantbollen, an award given the best female player in Sweden each year. On January 7, 2008, Marklund announced her retirement from both the national team and

as a result of her pregnancy.

Matches and goals scored at World Cup & Olympic tournaments

Hanna Marklund appeared for Sweden in two

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( USA 2003, China 2007) and two

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( Sydney 2000,

Athens 2004 The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...

.) Marklund was on the roster for the 1999 World Cup as well, but did not see any playing time.

Matches and goals scored at European Championship tournaments

Hanna Marklund participated in two European Championship tournaments: Germany 2001, and England 2005.

International goals

Honours

Club

;Umeå IK *

: Winner (3) 2000, 2001, 2002 ** Runner-up (2) 2003, 2004 * Svenska Cupen: Winner (3) 2001, 2002, 2003 ** Runner-up 2004 *

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: Winner (2) 2002-2003, 2003-2004 ;Sunnanå SK * Svenska Cupen: Runner-up 1997 ;Individual * Fotbollsgalan 2005 ** Diamantbollen: Best female player in Sweden 2005 ** Best female defence in Sweden 2005 * Fotbollsgalan 2006 ** Best female defence in Sweden 2006 * Fotbollsgalan 2007 ** Best female defence in Sweden 2007

International tournaments with the national team

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: Runner-up

2001 The September 11 attacks against the United States by Al-Qaeda, which Casualties of the September 11 attacks, killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror, were a defining event of 2001. The United States led a Participants in ...

, Third

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* FIFA Women's World Cup 2003: Runner-up

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* 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney * 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens

References

;Match reports

External links

The Hanna Marklund Club
on

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Profile of Swedish Womens National Team players
on

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