Caroline Seger
Encyclopedia
Sara Caroline Seger is a Swedish football player from Helsingborg
. She plays for the Swedish Women's National Team
. From 2005 to 2009, she played for Linköpings FC
. In 2011, she signed with LdB FC Malmö from 2011 onwards. She also signed a 2-year contract with Tyresö FF
for the 2012 season.
as a midfielder from 2005 to 2009. She was also the club's captain. Linköpings FC
finished in the top four of the Damallsvenskan
in all four of Seger's seasons with the team. Their highest finishes were 2nd place in 2008 and 1st place in 2009.
She was honored as the rookie of the year in the Damallsvenskan
2005 and midfielder of the year in 2006.
She signed a new one-year contract, for 2009 season, with Linköping in the autumnn of 2008. In September of 2009, the expansion Philadelphia Independence of Women's Professional Soccer
announced their intention to draft her with their first pick in the 2009 international draft. In December 2009, she signed a three-year contract with Philadelphia. Her first season with the Independence will begin in April 2010.
Seger was traded to Western New York Flash in December 2010 in exchange for draft picks. She joins the franchise in their first season in the Women's Professional Soccer
league and wears the captain's armband. On August 14th, 2011 the Seger-led Flash secured the best record in the league, a bye in the playoffs, and played at home for the league championship on August 27th. They won against Philadelphia Independence in the Championship game 1-1 (5-4) in PKs.
Helsingborg
Helsingborg is a city and the seat of Helsingborg Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 97,122 inhabitants in 2010. Helsingborg is the centre of an area in the Øresund region of about 320,000 inhabitants in north-west Scania, and is Sweden's closest point to Denmark, with the Danish city...
. She plays for the Swedish Women's National Team
Sweden women's national football team
Sweden women's national football team are a football team officially representing Sweden in women's football. They won the unofficial European Championships in 1984, a success the team has not managed to repeat, it has however won one World Cup-silver as well as three European Cup-silvers...
. From 2005 to 2009, she played for Linköpings FC
Linköpings FC
Linköpings FC is an association football club from Linköping, Sweden. The club was established in 2003 when Kenty DFF women's football club decided to merge with the premier division ice hockey club Linköpings HC under the new name Linköpings FC...
. In 2011, she signed with LdB FC Malmö from 2011 onwards. She also signed a 2-year contract with Tyresö FF
Tyresö FF
For the club's ladies team, see Tyresö FF .Tyresö FF is a Swedish football club located in Tyresö which is a municipality in Stockholm County in east central Sweden.-Background:...
for the 2012 season.
Career
Seger played for Linköpings FCLinköpings FC
Linköpings FC is an association football club from Linköping, Sweden. The club was established in 2003 when Kenty DFF women's football club decided to merge with the premier division ice hockey club Linköpings HC under the new name Linköpings FC...
as a midfielder from 2005 to 2009. She was also the club's captain. Linköpings FC
Linköpings FC
Linköpings FC is an association football club from Linköping, Sweden. The club was established in 2003 when Kenty DFF women's football club decided to merge with the premier division ice hockey club Linköpings HC under the new name Linköpings FC...
finished in the top four of the Damallsvenskan
Damallsvenskan
The Damallsvenskan, Swedish for ladies' all-Swedish, is the highest division of women's football in Sweden. It is also referred as to the women's Allsvenskan, this term being used alone to refer to the men's division....
in all four of Seger's seasons with the team. Their highest finishes were 2nd place in 2008 and 1st place in 2009.
She was honored as the rookie of the year in the Damallsvenskan
Damallsvenskan
The Damallsvenskan, Swedish for ladies' all-Swedish, is the highest division of women's football in Sweden. It is also referred as to the women's Allsvenskan, this term being used alone to refer to the men's division....
2005 and midfielder of the year in 2006.
She signed a new one-year contract, for 2009 season, with Linköping in the autumnn of 2008. In September of 2009, the expansion Philadelphia Independence of Women's Professional Soccer
Women's Professional Soccer
Women's Professional Soccer is the top level professional women's soccer league in the United States. It began play on March 29, 2009. The league was composed of seven teams for its first two seasons and fielded 6 teams for the 2011 season, with continued plans for future expansion...
announced their intention to draft her with their first pick in the 2009 international draft. In December 2009, she signed a three-year contract with Philadelphia. Her first season with the Independence will begin in April 2010.
Seger was traded to Western New York Flash in December 2010 in exchange for draft picks. She joins the franchise in their first season in the Women's Professional Soccer
Women's Professional Soccer
Women's Professional Soccer is the top level professional women's soccer league in the United States. It began play on March 29, 2009. The league was composed of seven teams for its first two seasons and fielded 6 teams for the 2011 season, with continued plans for future expansion...
league and wears the captain's armband. On August 14th, 2011 the Seger-led Flash secured the best record in the league, a bye in the playoffs, and played at home for the league championship on August 27th. They won against Philadelphia Independence in the Championship game 1-1 (5-4) in PKs.
External links
- Swedish National Team profile
- Philadelphia Independence profile
- World Cup 2007 US vs. Sweden Pictures
- Linköpings FC Club Profile
- Olympic Profile