Hedvig Lindahl
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Rut Hedvig Lindahl, born 29 April 1983 in Katrineholm
, Sweden
, and raised in Marmorbyn
is a professional football (soccer) goalkeeper who currently plays for Kristianstads DFF
in Damallsvenskan
.
At the age of thirteen Lindahl decided to focus on becoming a professional football player. This was after she had been selected to Katrineholm - Flen - Vingåkers "zonlag". Previously Lindahl had played both as a forward and a goalkeeper, but decided to focus on the latter position. Lindahl was selected to play on the Sörmland team (a temporary team where the best football players in Södermanland in the same age group were allowed to play).
Lindahl's national team career began in 1998 when as a part of the Sörmland team she participated at the Elite Girls Camp in Halmstad. There she was selected for the Allstar Team, where the best football players born -83 participated. Each fifteen-year-old footballer was measured on a five-point scale. Lindahl received the highest score (5 out of 5), which is rarely awarded.
Lindahl was on the U21 national team as of 1998 and has since also progressed to the full Swedish women's national team.
Lindahl's started her career at Gropptorps IF, outside Katrineholm in Södermanland, a boys' team Since then, Lindahl played in both Torp IF, DFK Värmbol, Tunafors SK, and the following damallsvenskan clubs:
In 2001, Lindahl was drafted for Malmo FF, where Lindahl played for three seasons (2001-2003). There was strong competition from the national team goalkeeper at the time Caroline Jonsson
. Despite her position as second goalkeeper, Lindahl gained the confidence of the then national team coach Marika Domanski Lyfors, which led to Lindahl's debut in the women's national team (2002) and World Championship silver in the U.S. (2003).
Katrineholm
Katrineholm is a locality and the seat of Katrineholm Municipality, Södermanland County, Sweden with 21,386 inhabitants in 2005.-Early history:The name Katrineholm comes from a ducal residence with this name, after Catherina Gyllenhorn who lived there...
, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
, and raised in Marmorbyn
Marmorbyn
Marmorbyn is a locality situated in Vingåker Municipality, Södermanland County, Sweden with 389 inhabitants in 2005....
is a professional football (soccer) goalkeeper who currently plays for Kristianstads DFF
Kristianstads DFF
Kristianstads DFF is a football club from Kristianstad, Sweden. The club was established in 1998 when Kristianstads FF merged with Wä IF. The club is affiliated to the Skånes Fotbollförbund.- History :...
in 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....
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At the age of thirteen Lindahl decided to focus on becoming a professional football player. This was after she had been selected to Katrineholm - Flen - Vingåkers "zonlag". Previously Lindahl had played both as a forward and a goalkeeper, but decided to focus on the latter position. Lindahl was selected to play on the Sörmland team (a temporary team where the best football players in Södermanland in the same age group were allowed to play).
Lindahl's national team career began in 1998 when as a part of the Sörmland team she participated at the Elite Girls Camp in Halmstad. There she was selected for the Allstar Team, where the best football players born -83 participated. Each fifteen-year-old footballer was measured on a five-point scale. Lindahl received the highest score (5 out of 5), which is rarely awarded.
Lindahl was on the U21 national team as of 1998 and has since also progressed to the full Swedish women's national team.
Lindahl's started her career at Gropptorps IF, outside Katrineholm in Södermanland, a boys' team Since then, Lindahl played in both Torp IF, DFK Värmbol, Tunafors SK, and the following damallsvenskan clubs:
In 2001, Lindahl was drafted for Malmo FF, where Lindahl played for three seasons (2001-2003). There was strong competition from the national team goalkeeper at the time Caroline Jonsson
Caroline Jönsson
Caroline Jönsson is a Swedish football goalkeeper currently playing for Umeå IK of Damallsvenskan and is a former member of the Swedish Women's National Team.-Youth career:...
. Despite her position as second goalkeeper, Lindahl gained the confidence of the then national team coach Marika Domanski Lyfors, which led to Lindahl's debut in the women's national team (2002) and World Championship silver in the U.S. (2003).