Caroline Seger
Seger at the 2011 World Cup
Caroline Seger ( born March 19, 1985 in Helsingborg) is a Swedish football player. The midfielder, who was standing in Sweden and the United States under contract, won in her career to date three times the Swedish and once the U.S. title. In 2009 she was awarded the Diamond Bollen as Sweden's Player of the Year, since her debut in 2005 she ran in over a hundred countries on games for the Swedish national team and took part in various thereby FIFA and UEFA tournaments.
Career
Clubs
Seger played in youth at Rydebäcks IF and IF Stattena. In 2005 she moved to Linköpings FC in the Damallsvenskan. The attacking midfielder has been excellent in their debut year as a junior player of the year. With the club, she won in the 2006 Swedish Cup, the League, he finished in third place in the table. Two years later, she was even more successful with the team: When re- Cup victory, the team finished the season as runner-up behind series champion Umeå IK. The following season was even the changing of the guard. In the spring they triumphed with Linköpings FC against concurrent in Supercupen - be the first Cup Winners' Cup in the competition's history - with a goal by Jessica Landström with a 1-0 success. Subsequently, a four-way battle developed between the two clubs and LDB FC Malmö and Kopparbergs / Göteborg FC for the championship, the team ultimately Segers for themselves. With five Torerfolgen Assists and she was instrumental in it.
In September 2009, Philadelphia announced to want to Seger happy to oblige as a first draft .. She signed in December 2009 a three -year contract at Independence, where she played since April 2010. However, in December of that year, the club agreed a change to the Western New York Flash, in return, received the club from Philadelphia more draft rights.
After the end of the U.S. season in the late summer of 2011 Seger moved back to Sweden and joined LDB FC Malmö in order to support them in the fight for the Swedish Championship. In the fall they ran in seven games for the club Malmö, scoring three goals. After winning the title she changed for the 2012 season for Premier League rivals Tyresö FF. With their new club, they also won the league title, while they had been in 20 games eight times successfully as scorer.
National
Seger debuted in 2005 in the Swedish national team. She took part in the same year at the European Championships, where she was employed in three games. She was also at the 2007 World Championships in the Swedish squad selection. She participated with the Swedish selection for the Olympic Games in Beijing, where Sweden was eliminated in the quarterfinals. During UEFA EURO 2009, the blow came in the quarterfinals.
For the 2011 World Cup Seger was also nominated. In the first two games of the Swedes, she received one yellow card, so she was suspended for the final group game against the United States. In the match against North Korea but it was honored as player of the match. In the quarter- final against the Australians she was back as captain in the starting lineup. With the 3-1 victory, both the semi-final against Japan was reached when done well to qualify for the London Olympic Games perfectly. Before the semi-final, which they lost 1:3, she was injured while warming up and could not therefore be used. On July 16, 2011, she won with the team the 3rd place match in a 2-1 victory over France.
By 2012, she was captain of the Swedish national team, gave this office, however, after more than two years to Nilla Fischer and Charlotte Rohlin starting to focus more in the future back to the football. She stood in the Swedish squad for the 2012 Olympics. After a victory against South Africa and two draws against world champions Japan and Canada reached the quarter-finals, in which the Swedes were subject to France with 1:2. After the inauguration of Pia Sundhage as new head coach, she was re-appointed to the captain, the Office shall notify Lotta Schelin but with.
On March 6, 2013, it made the 1-1 draw against China under the Algarve Cup, as well as Sara Thunebro her 100th international game. At the end of the tournament she won with the national team to fourth place. In the summer she was in the squad at the European Championships at home and came in all five games until leaving in the semifinals to use.
Achievements
- Third of the World Cup 2011
- Swedish Champion 2009 Linköpings FC, 2011 LDB FC Malmö, 2012 Tyresö FF
- Swedish Cup winner in 2006, 2008, 2009
- WPS Champion 2011
Awards
- Sweden's Player of the Year 2009
- Midfielder of the Year in Sweden in 2006, 2009 and 2010
- Breakthrough of the Year in Sweden 2005
- Appointment to the Team of the Tournament at the World Cup 2011
- Choice in the All- Star team EURO 2013