Stina Segerström

Stina Segerström

Segerström during the 2013 Svenska Supercupen on 1 April 2013.
Personal information
Full nameStina Segerström
Date of birth17 June 1982
Place of birthVintrosa, Sweden
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing positionDefender
Club information
Current team
Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC
Number8
Youth career
1999Örebro SK
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2000–2008KIF Örebro DFF
2009–Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC80
National team‡
2006–Sweden[1]57(3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 September 2013.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 June 2013

Stina Segerström (born 17 June 1982) is a Swedish football defender for Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC and the Swedish national team. She was voted rookie of the year (Sweden) in 2006. She has captained KIF Örebro DFF and Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC.

Early life

Segerström spent her early years being raised in Vintrosa. As a youth, she spent two years in Pakistan when her family moved there as aid workers for Save the Children. Upon her family's return to Sweden, they moved to Örebro and Segerström began playing football with Örebro SK at age 11.[2]

Playing career

Club

Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC

Since 2009, Segerström has played for Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC in the Damallsvenskan, the highest division of football in Sweden.[3] During her first season with the team, she started in all 20 matches in which she appeared.[3] Göteborg finished fourth during regular season play with a 14–3–5 record.[4]

Segerström returned for the 2010 season and helped Göteborg finish second during regular season play with a 14–6–2 record as a starting defender for the squad. She played every minute of the season.[5]

Segerström made only three appearances for Göteborg during the 2011 season due to a torn Achilles tendon that she suffered during a match against Umeå IK.[6] Göteborg finished second during regular season play with a 15–3–4 record.[7]

In 2012, Segerström started in all 19 of her appearances for the club [3] She helped the team clinch the 2012 Svenska Cupen playing every minute of the tournament.[8] Göteborg defeated Tyresö FF 2–1 in overtime during the final.[9][10] She returned in April 2013 and helped Göteborg defeat 2012 Damallsvenskan champions Tyresö to clinch the Svenska Supercupen playing defense every minute of the match.[11][12][13]

International

Segerström made her debut for the Sweden women's national football team on 2 March 2006 during a friendly match against England.[2]

Segerström was named as an alternate for the Sweden squad at the 2012 London Olympics.[14] She had missed the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup with a torn achilles tendon.[6][15]

Honors and awards

Individual

Team

References

  1. ↑ "Damlandslagsspelare 1973–2012" (in Swedish). Svenskfotboll.se. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Swedish Football (5 May 2008). "Stina på hemmaplan med blågult". Swedish Football. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 "Stina Segerström". Soccer Way. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
  4. ↑ "2009 Damallsvenskan". Soccer Way. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
  5. ↑ "2010 Damallsvenskan". Soccer Way. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Stina Segerström Sweden And Kopparberg / Göteborg’s Defender Will Miss The German Women’s World Cup 2011". Women's Soccer United. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
  7. ↑ "2010 Damallsvenskan". Soccer Way. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
  8. ↑ "Svenska Cupen Women". Soccer Way. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
  9. ↑ "GÖTEBORG FC VS. TYRESÖ 2 - 1". SoccerWay. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
  10. ↑ Yael Averbuch (18 October 2012). "Small Team With Enormous Heart". New York Times. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
  11. ↑ "TYRESÖ VS. GÖTEBORG FC 2 - 2". Soccer Way. Retrieved 17 September 2013.
  12. ↑ "Marta straffsumpare - Göteborg vann damernas supercup" (in Swedish). Eurosport Sweden. 1 April 2013. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
  13. ↑ Fussgänger, Rainer (2 April 2013). "Damallsvenskan: Super Cup Goes to Göteborg". Our Game Magazine. Retrieved 18 September 2013.
  14. ↑ "Women's Olympic Football Tournament London 2012 – List of Players Sweden". FIFA. 24 July 2012. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
  15. ↑ "Dam: Comeback för Segerström i Algarve Cup". Swedish Football. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
  16. ↑ "Stina och Ola är årets nykomlingar". Sveriges Radio. Retrieved 22 September 2013.

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