Josefine Öqvist
Öqvist in 2013
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Anna Lenita Josefine Öqvist | ||
| Date of birth | 23 July 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Uppsala, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Playing position | Winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Storvreta IK | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998 | Danmarks IF | ||
| 1999–2004 | Bälinge IF | ||
| 2005–2010 | Linköpings FC | ||
| 2011 | Tyresö FF | 19 | (7) |
| 2013 | Kristianstads DFF | 10 | (4) |
| 2013–2014 | Montpellier | 22 | (18) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2002–2013 | Sweden | 80 | (20) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:11, 7 June 2014 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15:11, 7 June 2014 (UTC) |
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Anna Lenita Josefine Öqvist (born 23 July 1983) is a Swedish former footballer who played for Montpellier of the French Division 1 Féminine and the Swedish national team. She scored a critical goal at the 86' minute in the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup semifinals against Canada to put Sweden through to the final. Nicknamed Jossan, she was named the Swedish Rookie of the Year in 2003.
While her primary position is a forward, she was named as a midfielder for the 2008 Summer Olympics. During the tournament she was injured and replaced with Maria Aronsson. Along with Caroline Jönsson, Öqvist tore her anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) before the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup and was consequently removed from the roster to recover.
Pin-up girl Öqvist attracted attention for a bikini photoshoot in the magazine, Slitz, in the Spring of 2004. She was also filmed swapping jerseys with a male supporter at the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup in Germany.
After the 2008 season, Swedish giants Umeå IK wanted Öqvist. Instead she signed a new two-year contract with Linköping. Öqvist suffered a tragedy in her personal life in November 2009 when her 29-year-old sister Caroline had a fatal epileptic seizure. In 2011 Öqvist signed with the top attendance team in Sweden, Tyresö FF. Tyresö boasted three members of the Swedish national team along with players from the Brazilian and Dutch national teams.
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