Linda Forsberg
Encyclopedia
Linda Forsberg, "Foppa", (born June 19, 1985) is a former Swedish
footballer.
Throughout her career she played for Hammarby IF
, Djurgårdens IF and LdB Malmö in Sweden's Damallsvenskan
. As a member of the Swedish national team
she played the 2007 and 2011 World Cups
and the 2008 Summer Olympics
.
In 2007, Forsberg was voted as the Best Rookie of the Year in Sweden. She subsequently won two leagues with LdB Malmö.
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....
footballer.
Throughout her career she played for Hammarby IF
Hammarby IF DFF
Hammarby IF DFF is a football club from Stockholm, capital of Sweden. The letters DFF, meaning damfotbollsförening or women's football association, separates the club from Hammarby IF FF which is the men's division of the same club...
, Djurgårdens IF and LdB Malmö in Sweden's 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....
. As a member of the Swedish 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...
she played the 2007 and 2011 World Cups
FIFA Women's World Cup
The FIFA Women's World Cup is an international association football competition contested by the senior women's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association , the sport's global governing body. The championship has been awarded every four years since the...
and the 2008 Summer Olympics
Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament
The women's association football tournament at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held in Beijing and four other cities in the People's Republic of China from 6 August to 21 August. Associations affiliated with FIFA were invited to send their full women's national teams.For these Games, the women...
.
In 2007, Forsberg was voted as the Best Rookie of the Year in Sweden. She subsequently won two leagues with LdB Malmö.