Marie Hammarström
Marie Hammarström at the game of the Swedish National team against Iceland (2013 )
Marie Hammarström ( born March 29, 1982 in Glanshammar ) is a Swedish football player. She debuted in 2010 in the Swedish national team and plays since 2005 for KIF Örebro. She has a twin sister who is also national team and plays for Kopparbergs / Göteborg FC in goal.
Career
Clubs
Marie and Kristin Hammarström began playing football at Glanshammars IF and Torshälla - Nyby IS, Marie then moved in 1999 to Karlslunds IF. During the 2004 season she played for Umeå IK and the following year she went back to Örebro to KIF Örebro, where she played along with Kristin and 2010 the Swedish Cup won. Her sister then moved to Kopparbergs / Göteborg FC. In 193 league games they scored 28 goals so far.
National
While Kristin in 2008, came to her first international cap, Marie had to wait until October 26, 2010 before the 3-1 against Norway made her first senior international match at age 28. She stood with her sister on the court. Until the World Cup, the sisters played together in three internationals. Both twin sisters are members of the Swedish squad for the World Cup 2011. During the last group match Marie came on in the 77th minute. The win against the United States met their team as group winners in the quarterfinals to Australia, which was won 3-1. In the semifinals, she stood for captain Caroline Seger, who had been injured while warming up in the starting eleven, lost with their team but with 1:3 against Japan. On July 16, 2011, she won with the team the 3rd place match, where she 's 2-1 victory over France not only scored the winning goal, but also her first international goal for Sweden. The gate was then nominated for election to the " Goal of the Tournament " and chosen by the users of FIFA.com the third most beautiful goal. Her sister Kristin was not used in the tournament.
In 2012 she came in 15 out of 16 internationals for use, only in the last game, the first game under Pia Sundhage they did not play. She took with Sweden at the Olympic Games in 2012, but retired in the quarterfinals of. In the 2-2 draw against Canada they scored the goal to make it 1-0.
In the Football Championship of Women 2013, it was a regular player and reached the semi-finals with their team against defending champions Germany in which they lost 0-1. They came in all games together with her twin sister used, which was the first time ordinary keeper at a major tournament. In the quarterfinals against Iceland, it achieved already in the third minute of the 1-0 hits ( Full 4-0).
Achievements
- Third of the World Cup 2011