Josefine Öqvist Explained

Josefine Öqvist
Fullname:Anna Lenita Josefine Öqvist[1]
Height:1.69 m
Birth Date:1983 7, df=yes
Birth Place:Uppsala, Sweden
Position:Winger
Youthclubs1:Storvreta IK
Years1:1998
Years2:1999–2004
Years3:2005–2010
Years4:2011
Years5:2013
Years6:2013–2014
Clubs1:Danmarks IF
Clubs2:Bälinge IF
Clubs3:Linköpings FC
Clubs4:Tyresö FF
Clubs5:Kristianstads DFF
Clubs6:Montpellier
Caps4:19
Caps5:10
Caps6:22
Goals4:7
Goals5:4
Goals6:18
Nationalyears1:2002–2013
Nationalteam1:Sweden
Nationalcaps1:80
Nationalgoals1:20
Pcupdate:15:11, 7 June 2014 (UTC)
Ntupdate:15:11, 7 June 2014 (UTC)

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.[2] 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.[3] Nicknamed Jossan, she was named the Swedish Rookie of the Year in 2003.[4]

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.[5] 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.[6]

Pin-up girl Öqvist attracted attention for a bikini photoshoot in the magazine, Slitz, in the Spring of 2004.[7] She was also filmed swapping jerseys with a male supporter at the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup in Germany.[8]

Club career

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.[9] 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.

In January 2012, it was revealed that Öqvist was pregnant and would miss the entire season, including the 2012 London Olympics.[10] After the birth of daughter Stella, Öqvist returned to play in 2013, but decided to join Kristianstads DFF instead of Tyresö. She lived in nearby Malmö with her partner Stefan Lassen, the Danish professional ice hockey player who was playing for Malmö Redhawks.[11]

After featuring for hosts Sweden at UEFA Women's Euro 2013, Öqvist signed a contract with French club Montpellier.[12] She performed well in France but soon became unsettled because Lassen had moved to Austria to play for Graz 99ers. He described living so far apart from Öqvist and Stella as "unsustainable".[13] In May 2014 Öqvist announced her retirement from football, stating that she wanted to stop while still playing at the top level.[14]

International career

On 18 August 2002, coach Marika Domanski-Lyfors gave Öqvist her senior Sweden women's national football team debut in a 1 - 0 win over North Korea.

Öqvist was a member of the Sweden team that won a bronze medal at the 2011 World Cup and played in all the matches. On 16 July 2011, she received a red card in the 3rd place game against France after clashing with Sonia Bompastor, but Sweden went on to win 2 - 1 despite being a player down.[15] Öqvist had scored in the semi-final against eventual winners Japan, but Sweden were beaten 3–1.[16]

In February 2014, Öqvist retired from international football after 12 years of playing for Sweden. She had scored 20 goals in her 80 caps.[17]

Matches and goals scored at World Cup & Olympic tournaments

Josefine Öqvist appeared Sweden in two World Cups (USA 2003, Germany 2011) and two Olympic Games (Athens 2004, Beijing 2008).

GoalMatchDateLocationOpponentLineupMinScoreResultCompetition
USA 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup
2003-9-21[18] Washington, DCGroup match
2003-9-25[19] PhiladelphiaGroup match
2003-9-28[20] ColumbusGroup match
align=center 12003-10-5[21] Portland862-1Semi-Final
Athens 2004 Women's Olympic Football Tournament
2004-8-11[22] VolosGroup match
2004-8-17[23] VolosGroup match
2004-8-20[24] VolosQuarter-Final
2004-8-23[25] PatrasSemi-final
Beijing 2008 Women's Olympic Football Tournament
2008-8-6[26] TianjinGroup match
Germany 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup
2011-7-2[27] AugsburgGroup match
2011-7-6[28] WolfsburgStartGroup match
2011-7-10[29] AugsburgQuarter-Final
align=center 22011-7-13[30] Frankfurt101-0Semi-Final
2011-7-16[31] SinsheimStart.[32] Third Place Match

Matches and goals scored at European Championship tournaments

Josefine Öqvist appeared at two European Championship tournaments: England 2005 and Sweden 2013.

GoalMatchDateLocationOpponentLineupMinScoreResultCompetition
2005 European Championship
2005-6-5[33] BlackpoolGroup match
2005-6-8[34] BlackpoolGroup match
2005-6-11[35] BlackburnGroup match
2005-6-16[36] WarringtonSemi-Final
2013 European Championship
2013-7-10[37] GothenburgGroup match
2013-7-13[38] GothenburgGroup match
align=center 12013-7-16[39] HalmstadStart573-0Group match
align=center 22013-7-21[40] Halmstad142-0Quarter-Final
2013-7-24[41] GothenburgSemi-Final

Honours

Linköpings FC

Country

Sweden

Runner-up

Third place

Fourth place

Quarter-final

Semi-finals

Semi-finals

Individual

References

Match reports
Notes

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Josefine Öqvist. https://web.archive.org/web/20200417204021/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/oq/josefine-oqvist-1.html. dead. 17 April 2020. Sports-Reference.com. 1 August 2013.
  2. News: Josefine Öqvist player profile. soccerway.com. December 2012.
  3. News: Budding Swedish star walks on the wild side. https://web.archive.org/web/20131202232323/http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/womensworldcup/usa2003/news/newsid=15905/. dead. 2 December 2013. FIFA. 8 October 2003. 22 May 2013.
  4. Web site: Övriga utmärkelser. . 24 May 2014. sv.
  5. News: Slut i förtid för Josefine Öqvist. Svenska Dagbladet. 12 August 2008. 19 October 2013. Jakob. Sillén. sv.
  6. News: Öqvist injury shocks Sweden. UEFA. 9 July 2007. 23 May 2013.
  7. News: Öqvist viker ut sig i Slitz. Aftonbladet. Robert. Laul. sv. 23 March 2004. 22 May 2013.
  8. News: Female Sweden pin-up Josefine Oqvist swaps shirts with Germany fan: Video. Metro. 15 July 2011. 7 June 2014.
  9. News: Jossan: "Jag gråter varje dag". Göteborgs-Posten. Johan. Rylander. sv. 30 March 2010. 18 August 2013.
  10. News: Öqvist gravid – missar London-OS i sommar. Expressen. Johan. Larsson. sv. 13 January 2012. 22 May 2013.
  11. News: Därför valde Öqvist bort mästarlaget. Expressen. Johan. Wall. sv. 7 January 2013. 23 May 2013.
  12. News: Bomben: Josefine Öqvist lämnar KDFF. Expressen. Elisabeth. Lindbäck . sv. 4 August 2013. 17 August 2013.
  13. News: Dilemmat för Lassen och Josefin Öqvist. Expressen. Jens. Dahlkvist. sv. 24 April 2014. 7 June 2014.
  14. News: Öqvist lägger av. Aftonbladet. Fredrik. Falk. sv. 24 May 2014. 7 June 2014.
  15. News: Sweden beats France for third place. https://web.archive.org/web/20110717230109/http://espn.go.com/espnw/news-opinion/6775906/women-world-cup-sweden-beats-france-third-place. dead. 17 July 2011. ESPN.com. 16 July 2011.
  16. News: Japan sink Sweden, reach first final. https://web.archive.org/web/20131203002856/http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/womensworldcup/germany2011/news/newsid=1474259/. dead. 3 December 2013. FIFA. 13 July 2011. 23 May 2013.
  17. Web site: Josefine Öqvist slutar i landslaget. Swedish Football Association. 12 February 2014 . 7 June 2014. sv.
  18. Web site: FIFA Women's World Cup USA 2003: MATCH Report: USA - Sweden: Group Matches. https://web.archive.org/web/20150702171412/http://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/matches/round=69290100/match=69290005/index.html#nosticky . dead . 2 July 2015 . FIFA.
  19. Web site: FIFA Women's World Cup USA 2003: MATCH Report: Sweden - Korea DPR: Group Matches. https://web.archive.org/web/20150702171419/http://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/matches/round=69290100/match=69290013/index.html#nosticky . dead . 2 July 2015 . FIFA.
  20. Web site: FIFA Women's World Cup USA 2003: MATCH Report: Sweden - Nigeria: Group Matches. https://web.archive.org/web/20150702171413/http://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/matches/round=69290100/match=69290021/index.html#nosticky . dead . 2 July 2015 . FIFA.
  21. Web site: FIFA Women's World Cup USA 2003: MATCH Report: Sweden - Canada: Semi-Final. https://web.archive.org/web/20150702171415/http://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/matches/round=69290400/match=69290030/index.html#nosticky . dead . 2 July 2015 . FIFA.
  22. Web site: 2004 Olympic Games: MATCH Report: Sweden - Japan: Group Matches . https://web.archive.org/web/20130318124109/http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/womensolympic/athens2004/matches/round=8681/match=37164/index.html . dead . 18 March 2013 . FIFA.
  23. Web site: 2004 Olympic Games: MATCH Report: Sweden - Nigeria: Group Matches . https://web.archive.org/web/20130318131157/http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/womensolympic/athens2004/matches/round=8681/match=37166/index.html . dead . 18 March 2013 . FIFA.
  24. Web site: 2004 Olympic Games: MATCH Report: Sweden - Australia: Quarter-finals . https://web.archive.org/web/20130318110258/http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/womensolympic/athens2004/matches/round=8686/match=37179/index.html . dead . 18 March 2013 . FIFA.
  25. Web site: 2004 Olympic Games: MATCH Report: Sweden - Brazil: Semi-final . https://web.archive.org/web/20130318104849/http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/womensolympic/athens2004/matches/round=8687/match=37183/index.html . dead . 18 March 2013 . FIFA.
  26. Web site: 2008 Olympic Games: MATCH Report: China - Sweden: Group Matches. https://web.archive.org/web/20130402040849/http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/womensolympic/beijing2008/matches/round=250027/match=300051820/index.html . dead . 2 April 2013 . FIFA.
  27. Web site: FIFA Women's World Cup Germany 2011: MATCH Report: Korea DPR - Sweden: Group matches . https://web.archive.org/web/20110705002508/http://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/matches/round=255997/match=300144444/index.html#nosticky . dead . 5 July 2011 . FIFA.
  28. Web site: FIFA Women's World Cup Germany 2011: MATCH Report: Sweden - USA: Group matches . https://web.archive.org/web/20110705002508/http://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/matches/round=255997/match=300144444/index.html#nosticky . dead . 5 July 2011 . FIFA.
  29. Web site: FIFA Women's World Cup Germany 2011: MATCH Report: Sweden - Australia: Quarter-finals . https://web.archive.org/web/20110712122749/http://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/matches/round=255995/match=300144448/index.html#nosticky . dead . 12 July 2011 . FIFA.
  30. Web site: FIFA Women's World Cup Germany 2011: MATCH Report: Japan - Sweden: Semi-finals . https://web.archive.org/web/20110712201435/http://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/matches/round=255993/match=300144455/index.html#nosticky . dead . 12 July 2011 . FIFA.
  31. Web site: FIFA Women's World Cup Germany 2011: MATCH Report: Sweden- France: Third Place Match . https://web.archive.org/web/20110720021522/http://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/matches/round=255991/match=300144446/index.html#nosticky . dead . 20 July 2011 . FIFA.
  32. Web site: FIFA Women's World Cup Germany 2011: MATCH Report: Sweden- France: Third Place Match . https://web.archive.org/web/20110720021522/http://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/matches/round=255991/match=300144446/index.html#nosticky . dead . 20 July 2011 . FIFA.
  33. Web site: 2005 European Championship: MATCH Report: Sweden - Denmark: Group match. UEFA.
  34. Web site: 2005 European Championship: MATCH Report: Sweden - Finland: Group match. UEFA.
  35. Web site: 2005 European Championship: MATCH Report: England - Sweden: Group match. UEFA.
  36. Web site: 2005 European Championship: MATCH Report: Norway - Sweden: Semi-Finals. UEFA.
  37. Web site: 2013 European Championship: MATCH Report: Sweden - Denmark: Group match. UEFA.
  38. Web site: 2013 European Championship: MATCH Report: Finland - Sweden: Group match. UEFA.
  39. Web site: 2013 European Championship: MATCH Report: Sweden - Italy: Group match. UEFA.
  40. Web site: 2013 European Championship: MATCH Report: Sweden - Iceland: Quarter-Finals. UEFA.
  41. Web site: 2013 European Championship: MATCH Report: Sweden - Germany: Semi-Finals. UEFA.

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