Elisabeth Leidinge

Elisabeth Leidinge
Personal information
Full nameElisabeth Leidinge
Date of birthMay 9, 1957
Place of birthSundsvall, Sweden
Playing positionGoalkeeper
Youth career
Kema Nord
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
1973–1978GIF Sundsvall
1979–1991Jitex BK
1992–1995Malmö FF Dam
National team‡
1974–1995Sweden[1]112(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of October 18, 2007
External images
Leidinge in Sweden kit (IFFHS)

Elisabeth Leidinge (born 6 March 1957) is a Swedish former association football goalkeeper who won 112 caps for the Sweden women's national football team. She is nicknamed Lappen. Leidinge can be seen in the Sveriges Television documentary television series The Other Sport from 2013.

International career

Leidinge made her senior Sweden debut in the team's third ever match; a 1–0 defeat by Denmark in Finland on 27 July 1974.[2] She won the first UEFA championships for national women's teams in 1984. Sweden beat England in the final, Leidinge saving twice in the penalty shootout at Kenilworth Road after a 1–1 aggregate draw.[3] In 1991 Leidinge helped Sweden to a third place finish at the inaugural FIFA Women's World Cup and also collected the Diamantbollen award for the best female footballer in the country. She retired after keeping goal for Sweden in the 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup, which they hosted.

References

  1. ↑ "Damlandslagsspelare 1973–2011". Svenskfotboll.se. Retrieved 2012-01-06.
  2. ↑ "Spelarporträtt". Svensk Damfotboll. Retrieved 2012-05-05.
  3. ↑ Tony Leighton (2009-05-19). "England's shoot-out jinx begins - England, 1984". The Guardian. Retrieved 2010-10-12.

External links

Elisabeth Leidinge – FIFA competition record