Anette Börjesson | |
Fullname: | Lilian Anette Börjesson |
Birth Date: | 11 November 1954 |
Birth Place: | Sweden |
Position: | Sweeper |
Youthclubs1: | Tuve IF |
Clubs1: | Jitex BK |
Years1: | 1978–91 |
Caps1: | 181 |
Goals1: | 52 |
Clubs2: | GAIS |
Years2: | 1985–87 |
Caps2: | 52 |
Goals2: | 13 |
Totalcaps: | 233 |
Totalgoals: | 65 |
Nationalteam1: | Sweden |
Nationalyears1: | 1975–87 |
Nationalcaps1: | 70 |
Nationalgoals1: | 12 |
Club-Update: | 17:50, 18 November 2009 (UTC) |
Nationalteam-Update: | 17:50, 18 November 2009 (UTC) |
Lilian Anette Börjesson (born 11 November 1954) is a retired female badminton player and footballer from Sweden.[1]
Börjesson is a five time women's singles champion at the Swedish National Badminton Championships and was a silver medalist at the 1980 European Badminton Championships, also in singles, as well as in mixed doubles.
Women's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1978 | Preston, England | Lene Køppen | 0–11, 2–11 | Bronze | |
1980 | Groningen, Netherlands | Liselotte Blumer | 4–11, 6–11 | Silver |
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1980 | Groningen, Netherlands | Lars Wengberg | Mike Tredgett Nora Perry | 0–15, 6–15 | Silver | |
1982 | Böblingen, West Germany | Lars Wengberg | Mike Tredgett Nora Perry | 8–15, 5–15 | Bronze |
She captained Sweden to their win in the 1984 European Competition for Women's Football. In the final against England, Börjesson struck the first penalty in Sweden's shootout victory.[2] She won a total of 70 caps between 1975 and 1987, scoring 12 goals.[3] In 1985 she scored a hat-trick of penalty kicks against France.[4]
Börjesson won the Årets Fotbollstjej Award, the forerunner of the Diamantbollen, in 1982.[4]
After her retirement from playing, Börjesson founded a magazine dedicated to women's football, called nya mål.[5]
Börjesson can be seen in the Sveriges Television documentary television series The Other Sport from 2013.