Sara Lindén | |
Fullname: | Sara Viktoria Lindén[1] |
Birth Date: | 1983 9, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Borås, Sweden |
Height: | 1.63 m |
Position: | Midfielder, Striker |
Years2: | 2005–2016 |
Clubs1: | Dalsjöfors GoIF |
Clubs2: | Göteborg FC |
Caps2: | 133 |
Goals2: | 77 |
Nationalyears1: | 2008–2010 |
Nationalteam1: | Sweden[2] |
Nationalcaps1: | 15 |
Nationalgoals1: | 3 |
Sara Viktoria Lindén (born 1 September 1983) is a Swedish football striker, who played for Göteborg FC in the Damallsvenskan.[3]
In September 2008 Lindén was drafted into the senior Swedish national team for a pair of Euro 2009 qualifying matches against Romania and Ireland. She replaced Göteborg teammate Johanna Almgren who was injured.[4] The 2–0 win over Romania in Västerås was Lindén's first cap and she retained her place in the squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2009 final tournament.
Lindén suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury in September 2012. Outside of football she is employed by ICA Banken in her hometown of Borås.[5]