Christina Ørntoft

Christina Ørntoft
Personal information
Full nameChristina Øyangen Ørntoft
Date of birth2 July 1985
Height1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)
Playing positionDefender
Club information
Current team
Brøndby IF
Number19
Youth career
Espergærde
Lillerød
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
Skovlunde IF
2008Brøndby IF
2008–2012LdB FC Malmö41(3)
2012–Brøndby IF
National team‡
2005–Denmark64(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12:39, 28 July 2013 (UTC)

Christina Øyangen Ørntoft (born 2 July 1985) is a Danish football defender. She currently plays for Elitedivisionen club Brøndby IF and the Danish national team.

In 2009 Ørntoft suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury, which ruled her out of UEFA Women's Euro 2009. She re-injured the same knee in 2011.[1]

Swedish Damallsvenskan club LdB FC Malmö signed Ørntoft during their 2008 season, after an injury to regular centre back Malin Levenstad.[2] After playing with Skovlunde and, briefly, Brøndby in her homeland, Ørntoft had already acquired the nickname "Carlos" after Brazilian footballer Roberto Carlos. She would commute to Malmö from Copenhagen, where she had an apartment, boyfriend and was studying at University of Copenhagen.[3] After four years at LdB FC Malmö – disrupted by the injuries – she returned to Brøndby IF in December 2012.

She was named in national coach Kenneth Heiner-Møller's squad for UEFA Women's Euro 2013.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Christina Ørntoft korsbandsskadad igen!". Damfotboll.com (in Swedish). 11 August 2011. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
  2. ↑ Swenell, Torsten (30 June 2008). "LDB Malmö värvar dansk landslagsspelare" (in Swedish). Skånska Dagbladet. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
  3. ↑ "13. Christina Öyangen Örntoft". Itsawomensworld.se (in Swedish). FC Rosengård. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
  4. ↑ Bruun, Peter (21 June 2013). "Upbeat Heiner-Møller confirms Denmark squad". uefa.com. UEFA. Retrieved 13 July 2013.

External links

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