Linnea Liljegärd

Liljegärd in the jersey of Kopparbergs / Göteborg FC in April 2009

Linnea Liljegärd (born 8 December 1988) is a Swedish football player. The striker made ​​his debut in 2009 in the Swedish national team.

Career

Liljegärd began playing football at Skogsbygdens IF, before they moved on to the youth of Falköpings KIK. There her talent fell to the charge of the Svenska Fotbollförbundet which they first convened in the U-16 selection in 2004. In 2007, she debuted for Falköpings KIK in the Damallsvenskan. In the course of the 2007 they came in 21 games for the club to use. Despite their five goals this season the newly promoted missed the league, after which they moved within the league.

New club Liljegärd was the first division Kopparbergs / Göteborg FC. Initially supplement player they fought for during the 2008 season a regular place in the storm. With its twelve goals this season she recommended for the national team and made ​​his debut January 31, 2009 in a 5-1 win over Norway with goals scorer Lotta Schelin four times and Sara Larsson with a goal by Ingvild Stensland in the National Jersey. Your regular place in the club they could claim in the subsequent season and scored before the summer break due to the 2009 European Championship in 16 games 16 goals. Although she had remained until the time of nomination without further international duty, they nominated coach Thomas Dennerby on the side of their club mates Hedvig Lindahl, Sara Lindén and Stina Segerstrom for the finals tournament.