Caroline Jönsson
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Caroline Jönsson on 24 July 2011
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Elin Hanna Caroline Jönsson | ||
| Date of birth | 22 November 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Lund, Sweden | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Umeå IK | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1983–1992 | Sövestads IF | ||
| 1993–1995 | Veberöds AIF | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–2008 | Malmö FF Dam/LdB FC Malmö | 222 | (0) |
| 2009 | Chicago Red Stars | 20 | (0) |
| 2010–2013 | Umeå IK | 66 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 1999–2009 | Sweden | 80 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:48, 21 May 2014 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:48, 21 May 2014 (UTC) |
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Elin Hanna Caroline Jönsson (born 22 November 1977) is a Swedish former football goalkeeper who played for Malmö and Umeå IK of Damallsvenskan and Chicago Red Stars of Women's Professional Soccer (WPS). She played 80 times for the Sweden women's national football team between 1999 and 2009.
Jönsson, a farmer's daughter, grew up and began playing in her locality of Sövestad. She played for Sövestads IF, which was her first club, until she left to join Veberöds AIF before the 1993 season. Jönsson remained with Veberöds until signing for Malmö FF Dam prior to the 1996 season.
Jönsson began her Malmö FF Dam career in 1996. She continuously played there, even through the renaming of the squad to LdB FC Malmö in April 2007. She won an award for Sweden's Best Goalkeeper in 2003 and 2006 and was given the Football Figure award in 2003. Injuries slowed down Jönsson in 2007 and parts of 2008 when she tore her anterior cruciate ligament.
Jönsson left the team in 2008, when she seemingly announced her retirement from both club and international football.
Chicago Red Stars of Women's Professional Soccer in the United States selected Jönsson in the 4th round of the 2008 WPS International Draft on 24 September 2008, despite Jönsson's claims of retirement earlier upon her departure from LdB FC Malmö. It was announced on 3 February 2009 that she had signed with the American club, where she would be joined with fellow Sweden National Team member Frida Östberg from Umeå IK.
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