Kristin Bengtsson Explained

Kristin Bengtsson
Fullname:	Gärd Kristin Bengtsson
Birth Date:	1970 1, df=y
Birth Place:	Stockholm, Sweden
Height:	1.690NaN0
Position:	Defender
Youthclubs1:	Viksjö IK
Years1:	1977–1987
Clubs1:	IFK Viksjö
Years2:	1988–1996
Clubs2:	Hammarby IF
Caps2:	176
Goals2:	32
Years3:	1997
Clubs3:	Öxabäck IF
Years4:	1998
Clubs4:	Suzuyo Shimizu F.C. Lovely Ladies
Years5:	1999
Clubs5:	Athene Moss
Years6:	1999–2001
Clubs6:	Kopparbergs/Landvetter IF
Years7:	2001
Clubs7:	San Diego Spirit
Years8:	2001
Clubs8:	Carolina Courage
Years9:	2002
Clubs9:	Malmö FF
Years10:	2003
Clubs10:	Kopparbergs/Landvetter IF
Years11:	2004–2007
Clubs11:	Djurgårdens IF
Years12:	2008–2010
Clubs12:	Hammarby IF
Caps12:	46
Goals12:	5
Nationalyears1:	1991–2005
Nationalteam1:	Sweden
Nationalcaps1:	157^[1]
Nationalgoals1:	14
Manageryears1:	2013
Managerclubs1:	Hammarby IF

Gärd Kristin "Kicki" Bengtsson (born 12 January 1970) is a Swedish former footballer who played as a defender. She represented the Sweden national team from 1991 to 2005.

International career

She holds 157 caps for the Swedish women's national team. Bengtsson has appeared in three World Cups, 1995, 1999, and 2003 competitions. She netted one goal in the 1999 competition, scoring the opening goal on her team's first day of match play against China.^[2] She competed at three Olympic Games with Sweden: Atlanta 1996, Sydney 2000, and Athens 2004. Bengtsson also appeared in four UEFA Championships with Sweden, 1995, 1997, 2001, and 2005 competitions.

Career statistics

International

Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Bengtsson goal.

List of international goals scored by Kristin Bengtsson

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
		San Jose, California		1–0	1–2	1999 FIFA Women's World Cup	^[3]
		Jena		2–0	4–0	UEFA Women's Euro 2001	^[4]

Honours

Djurgårdens IF

• Damallsvenskan:^[5] winner 2004
• Svenska Cupen

Winner 2004, 2005

Hammarby IF

• Svenska Cupen

Winner 1994, 1995

Sweden

• FIFA Women's World Cup runner-up: 2003
• Summer Olympics fourth place: 2004
• UEFA Women's Championship runner-up: 1995, 2001; fourth place: 1997, 2005
• Algarve Cup

1995, 2001

• Four Nations Tournament third place: 2004; fourth place: 1998
• Australia Cup: 2003^[6]

Individual

• Diamantbollen: (2): 1994, 2004^[7]
• Swedish Defender of the Year^[8] (1): 2004

References

Match reports

External links

• Kristin Bengtsson. https://web.archive.org/web/20200417204115/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/be/kristin-bengtsson-1.html . dead . 2020-04-17 .

Notes and References

1. Web site: Damlandslagsspelare 1973–2012. Svenskfotboll.se. 10 May 2013.
2. Web site: FIFA Women's World Cup USA 1999: MATCH Report: China – Sweden: Group Matches. https://web.archive.org/web/20150615235512/http://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/matches/round=4645/match=22165/index.html#nosticky . dead . 15 June 2015 . FIFA.
3. Web site: FIFA Women's World Cup USA 1999: MATCH Report: China – Sweden: Group Matches. https://web.archive.org/web/20150615235512/http://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/matches/round=4645/match=22165/index.html#nosticky . dead . 15 June 2015 . FIFA.
4. Web site: 2001 European Championship: MATCH Report: Sweden – England: Group matches. worldfootball.net.
5. http://www.difarkivet.se/dif_sm_guld_seniorer.pdf
6. https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/australiacup-wom.html Australia Cup
7. Web site: Diamantbollen . sv . . https://web.archive.org/web/20111121082553/http://svenskfotboll.se/svensk-fotboll/historia/historik-damer/diamantbollen/ . 21 November 2011 . dead . 17 December 2011 .
8. Web site: Övriga utmärkelser — fogis.se.