Maria Nordbrandt Explained

Maria Nordbrandt
Birth Date:1985 4, df=yes
Birth Place:Gimonäs, Sweden
Position:Winger / Forward
Youthclubs1:Gimonäs CK
Years1:2001–2005
Years2:2006–2007
Years3:2008–2010
Years4:2011–2012
Clubs1:Umeå IK
Clubs2:Sunnanå SK
Clubs3:KIF Örebro DFF
Clubs4:Umeå IK
Caps3:52
Caps4:41
Goals3:14
Goals4:7
Nationalyears1:2008
Nationalteam1:Sweden
Nationalcaps1:2
Nationalgoals1:0

Maria Nordbrandt (born 6 April 1985) is a Swedish former football striker, who played for Umeå IK in the Damallsvenskan between 2001 and 2005, then again from 2011 to 2012.[1] She has also played for Sunnanå SK and KIF Örebro. In her first spell at Umeå she won two UEFA Women's Cups. She won two caps with the senior Sweden women's national football team.[2]

As an Under-19 international Nordbrandt played in the 2003 U-19 European Championship.[3] She was named in Thomas Dennerby's initial 30-player list for the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup, but did not make the final selection.[4] On 12 February 2008 she made her senior debut in a 2–0 win over England.

After retiring at the age of 27 in 2012 Nordbrandt joined the coaching staff at Umeå IK.[5]

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  1. http://umeaik.se/fotboll/truppen/8-maria-nordbrandt Profile
  2. Web site: Damlandslagsspelare 1973–2012. Swedish Football Association. 13 June 2013. Swedish.
  3. https://archive.today/20120717022911/http://en.archive.uefa.com/competitions/wunder19/history/season=2003/round=1685/match=72374/report=rp.html Comeback queens Norway reach final.
  4. Web site: Maria Nordbrandt jagas av Bälinge. Expressen. 13 June 2013. Swedish. 30 August 2007. Karin. Skogh .
  5. Web site: UIK-anfallare slutar med fotboll. Sportnu.se. 13 June 2013. Swedish. 26 October 2012. Mikael . Bergstedt .