Jane Törnqvist

Jane Törnqvist
Personal information
Full nameJane Törnqvist
Date of birth9 May 1975
Place of birthManila, Philippines
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing positionDefender
Youth career
Hallsta IK
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
1989–1990Häverödals SK
1991–1992Rimbo IF
1993–1995Tyresö FF
1996–1998Hammarby IF
1999–2002Älvsjö AIK FF
2003–2007Djurgårdens IF[lower-alpha 1]
2008–2012Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC100(13)
National team‡
1995–2005Sweden109(11)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18 October 2007

Jane Törnqvist (born 9 May 1975) is a Swedish former footballer who most recently played for Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC. A tough tackling central defender, she wore number 3 for her club. She won 109 caps for the Swedish national team before retiring from international football in 2005.

Career

Club

Törnqvist started her career in Hallsta IK.[1] Törnqvist played for Häverödals SK, Rimbo IF, Tyresö FF, Hammarby IF and Älvsjö AIK.[2]

Jane Törnqvist (with ball) for Djurgården/Älvsjö against 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam in the 2005 UEFA Women's Cup Final.

When Älvsjö AIK and Djurgårdens IF merged to become Djurgården/Älvsjö, Törnqvist was on the new team.[3] Törnqvist played five seasons with the team.[2] She was part of the 2003 and 2004 Damallsvenskan winning teams.[4] She also played in the 2005 UEFA Women's Cup Final, when Djurgården/Älvsjö lost to 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam.[5] She retired after the 2007 season, however Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC manager Torbjörn Nilsson managed to bring her to his team.[5] In late 2007, Törnqvist joined Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC.[6] During her time with Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC, she made 100 league appearances and scored 13 goals.[7] She finished her career in 2012.[7]

International

After winning seven caps at Under 17 level and 33 Under 21 caps, Törnqvist made her senior Sweden debut in a 3–0 win over Finland on 30 August 1995.[8] She tore her ACL during UEFA Women's Euro 2001 and missed Sweden's extra time defeat to Germany in the final. Two years later she was back in the team as Sweden suffered another golden goal loss to Germany in the World Cup final.[9]

Honours

Club

Djurgårdens IF

Footnotes

  1. ↑ 2003–2006 as Djurgården/Älvsjö.

References

  1. ↑ "Törnqvist, Jane # 3". svenskfotboll.se.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "K/Göteborg FC - Spelarinformation för Jane Törnqvist". K/Göteborg FC.
  3. ↑ "Drömmen om ett starkt lag". DN.SE.
  4. ↑ "Andra raka guldet för Djurgården/Älvsjö". Aftonbladet.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Plusintervju: Jane Törnqvists sista match". gp.se.
  6. ↑ "Jane Törnqvist klar för Göteborg". Expressen.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Jane Törnqvist". svenskfotboll.se.
  8. ↑ "Olympic team rosters". Women's Soccer World. Retrieved 13 November 2011.
  9. ↑ "Soft-spoken Törnqvist speaks volumes with talent". FIFA.com. 10 October 2003. Retrieved 13 November 2011.
  10. ↑ http://www.difarkivet.se/dif_sm_guld_seniorer.pdf

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