Malin Sofi Moström (born 1 August 1975) is a Swedish former football

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, from 2001 to 2006 she was the captain of the

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d "Mosan", she retired in December 2006 in order to focus on her family and new career as a property agent.

Club career

Starting her career in Hägglunds IoFK in her native Örnsköldsvik, she joined Umeå IK in 1995, playing in Damallsvenskan, the highest division of women's football in Sweden. In 2000 she won her first Swedish Championship with the club, and in the following year received the '' Diamantbollen'', the Swedish Football Association's annual prize to the woman player of the year. She also won the Midfielder of the Year in 2003–2005. In 2002 she became the captain of Umeå IK, and in 2003 and 2004, she won the UEFA Women's Cup with the team. When Moström retired after the 2006 season, Umeå IK retired the number six shirt in her honour. The following season she made a brief comeback, to cover for injuries to Johanna Frisk and Hanna Ljungberg. In April 2019, she was recognised with the inaugural ' One Club Woman' award by Spanish club Athletic Bilbao for her achievements and loyalty to Umeå.

International career

On 26 July 1998 Moström made her senior debut for

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in a friendly against

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at Victoria Road, Dagenham. Entering the game as a substitute, she spoiled Hope Powell's first match as England manager by scoring the only goal on 84 minutes. As a national team player, she has played more than 110 national fixtures, and was one of the most important players when the national team won the silver medal at the FIFA Women's World Cup 2003. Moström's 79th-minute goal against

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in the Semi-Final of that tournament tied the match and kept Swedish hopes alive. In the 2004 Olympic football tournament she scored a match-winning goal against

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in the final round of the group stage, which took Sweden to the quarter final. Malin Moström appeared at two European Championship tournaments: Germany 2001, and England 2005.

Personal life

In April 2008 Moström and her

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, former professional

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player Jesper Jäger, moved to

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with their infant daughter Svea. Jäger had secured a coaching role with HC Lugano.

Career statistics

International

:''Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Moström goal.''

Honours

;Umeå IK * Damallsvenskan: 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007 * Svenska Cupen: 2001, 2002, 2003, 2007 * Svenska Supercupen: 2007 * UEFA Women's Champions League: 2003,

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; runner-up: 2002 Sweden * FIFA Women's World Cup runner-up: 2003 * Summer Olympics fourth place:

* UEFA Women's Championship runner-up: 2001; fourth place: 2005 * Algarve Cup: 2001 *Australia Cup: 2003 Individual *Best Swedish Midfielder: 2003,

, 2005 * Diamantbollen: 2001 * FIFA Women's World Cup All-Star Team: 2003 * One Club Woman Award: 2019

References

;Match reports

External links

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SvFF Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mostrom, Malin 1975 births Living people Sportspeople from Örnsköldsvik Swedish women's footballers Olympic footballers for Sweden Footballers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Footballers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Umeå University alumni Sweden women's international footballers FIFA Women's Century Club Umeå IK players Damallsvenskan players Women's association football midfielders 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup players 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup players Footballers from Västernorrland County UEFA Women's Champions League–winning players