Christina Ørntoft

Christina Ørntoft
Personal information
Full name Christina Øyangen Ørntoft
Date of birth (1985-07-02) 2 July 1985
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current team
 Brøndby IF
Number 19
Youth career
Espergærde
Lillerød
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
Skovlunde IF
2008 Brøndby IF
2008–2012 LdB FC Malmö 41 (3)
2012– Brøndby IF
National team‡
2005– Denmark 67 (1)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12:20, 5 September 2015 (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. In December 2013 she announced a break from football and moved into a youth coaching role with Brøndby due to her pregnancy.[4]

She was named in national coach Kenneth Heiner-Møller's squad for UEFA Women's Euro 2013.[5]

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. ↑ "Frivillig pause til Christina Ørntoft" (in Danish). Brøndby IF. 13 December 2013. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
  5. ↑ Bruun, Peter (21 June 2013). "Upbeat Heiner-Møller confirms Denmark squad". uefa.com. UEFA. Retrieved 13 July 2013.

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