Marika Domanski-Lyfors

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Marika Domanski-Lyfors
Personal information
Full nameMarika Susan Domanski-Lyfors
Date of birth (1960-05-17) May 17, 1960
Place of birthGothenburg, Sweden
Playing positionDefender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
1971–1974Nödinge SK
1975–1979Surte IS
1980–1985Jitex BK
1986–1988GAIS
Teams managed
1989–1993Tyresö FF
1991–1993Sweden women U20
1992–1996Sweden women (assistant)
1996–2005Sweden women
2005–2007Sweden women U21
2007China women
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Marika Susan Domanski-Lyfors (born 17 May 1960), née Marika Susan Domanski, is a Swedish football coach and former player. She was head coach of the Sweden women's national football team from September 1996 until June 2005 and also coached the China women's national football team during 2007. She is nicknamed Mackan.

As a Jitex BK player Domanski-Lyfors won two League Championships (1981 and 1984) and three Swedish Cups (1981, 1982 and 1984). All of Jitex's regular players except left-back Domanski-Lyfors were capped at international level, because national team coach Ulf Lyfors did not rate her as a player. Marika disputed Ulf's judgement, but forgave him to the extent that the two were later married and had son Joakim.[1]

Her own nine-year spell in charge of the senior Sweden women's national football team was considered a success. The team were runners-up in UEFA Women's Euro 2001 and the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup, beaten by Germany in the final of both competitions.[2]

After returning to a role with the Sweden women's national under-21 team, Domanski-Lyfors accepted an offer to become head coach of the China women's national football team in March 2007.[3] She oversaw an improvement in the team's results and guided the hosts to the quarter finals of the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup.[4]

At the tournament, the Chinese hosts engaged in surveillance and intimidation of first round opponents Denmark. Domanski-Lyfors and her assistant Pia Sundhage were unaware of the incidents and Danish coach Kenneth Heiner-Møller absolved them of any blame, although he refused to shake hands after the match.[5]

The Chinese wanted Domanski-Lyfors to stay on for the 2008 Olympics, but she decided against extending her contract. In November 2007 she was appointed a technical director of the Swedish Football Association (SvFF).[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Marika Domanski Lyfors fyller 45 år den 17 maj" (in Swedish). Helsingborgs Dagblad. 17 May 2005. Retrieved 27 May 2013. 
  2. ↑ Ashby, Kevin (17 June 2005). "Domanski-Lyfors leaves fine legacy". UEFA. Retrieved 27 May 2013. 
  3. ↑ "Domanski-Lyfors in final talks for China job". FIFA. 24 March 2007. Retrieved 27 May 2013. 
  4. ↑ "Soccer: Marika Domanski-Lyfors, China's Swedish coach might not be sticking around". The New York Times. 24 September 2007. Retrieved 27 May 2013. 
  5. ↑ Wahl, Grant (1 August 2008). "Danish coach accuses Chinese of spying at 2007 Women's World Cup". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 27 May 2013. 
  6. ↑ "Marika Domanski Lyfors åter till SvFF" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 29 October 2007. Retrieved 27 May 2013. 

External links

Sweden squad – 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup
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Sweden women's football squad – 2000 Summer Olympics
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Sweden squad – 2001 UEFA Women's European Championship
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Sweden squad – 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup
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Sweden women's football squad – 2004 Summer Olympics Fourth Place
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Sweden squad – 2005 UEFA Women's European Championship
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China squad – 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup
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