Sara Larsson
Encyclopedia
Sara Larsson is a Swedish
football defender
currently playing for Philadelphia Independence of the Women's Professional Soccer
league. She is also a member of the Sweden women's national football team
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. In November, 2008 her Woman's Professional Soccer playing rights were obtained by St. Louis who named her as a post-draft discovery player. She played fifteen games for the team in its inaugural season, then returned to Linköpings for the WPS off-season, during which she was drafted by the Philadelphia Independence is WPS's first expansion draft
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. Larsson won the rookie of the year (Sweden) in 2000.http://www.svenskfotboll.se/t2svff.aspx?p=173802
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....
football defender
Defender (association football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....
currently playing for Philadelphia Independence of 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. She is also a member of the Sweden women's national football 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...
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Career
She formerly played for Malmö FF DamMalmö FF Dam
LdB FC Malmö is a professional football club based in Malmö, Scania, Sweden. The team was established as Malmö FF Dam in 1970 and has played 22 seasons in the Women's premier division, Damallsvenskan. The team has seven championship gold medals, the latest from 2011. As of 2010 the club ranks...
. In November, 2008 her Woman's Professional Soccer playing rights were obtained by St. Louis who named her as a post-draft discovery player. She played fifteen games for the team in its inaugural season, then returned to Linköpings for the WPS off-season, during which she was drafted by the Philadelphia Independence is WPS's first expansion draft
2009 WPS Expansion Draft
The 2009 WPS Expansion Draft was a special draft for the Women's Professional Soccer teams Atlanta Beat and Philadelphia Independence taking place on September 15, 2009. Each expansion team made 9 selections from the existing seven WPS teams.-Format:...
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International
She is also a member of the Sweden women's national football teamSweden 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...
. Larsson won the rookie of the year (Sweden) in 2000.http://www.svenskfotboll.se/t2svff.aspx?p=173802