Sara Thunebro

Sara Thunebro

With FFC Frankfurt in 2011
Personal information
Full name	Sara Kristina Thunebro
Date of birth	(1979-04-26) 26 April 1979 (age 37)
Place of birth	Strängnäs, Sweden
Height	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Playing position	Defender
Youth career
	IK Viljan
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1997–1998	Gideonsbergs IF
1999–2001	Djurgårdens IF
2002	Älvsjö AIK
2003–2009	Djurgårdens IF	230	(19)
2009–2013	FFC Frankfurt	56	(6)
2013	Tyresö FF	21	(0)
2014–2015	Eskilstuna United DFF	42	(3)
National team‡
1995	Sweden U17	10	(0)
1997–1998	Sweden U19	8	(0)
2004–2015	Sweden	132	(5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 05:15, 25 June 2015 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17:22, 23 June 2015 (UTC)

Sara Kristina Thunebro (born 26 April 1979) is a Swedish former footballer who was a defender for the Sweden women's national team. At club level Thunebro played for Eskilstuna United DFF, Tyresö FF and Djurgårdens IF of the Damallsvenskan, as well as FFC Frankfurt of the Frauen-Bundesliga. Making her international debut in 2004, Thunebro won 132 caps and represented her country at the 2009 and 2013 editions of the UEFA Women's Championship. She also played at the 2007, 2011 and 2015 FIFA Women's World Cups, as well as the 2008 and 2012 Olympic football tournaments. An attacking left-back, her trademark on the field was her white headband.

Thunebro began playing at the age of six, eventually rising to the youth club Viljan IK. She advanced through the Damallsvenskan to one of the top tier teams Djurgårdens IF. With Thunebro on the team, Djurgården won the Swedish Championship in 2003 and 2004. Djurgården also won the Swedish Cup in both 2004 and 2005, securing qualification for the UEFA Women's Cup. In 2005 Djurgården reached the final but were beaten by Turbine Potsdam.