| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gärd Kristin Bengtsson[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 12 January 1970 | ||
| Place of birth | Stockholm, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Viksjö IK | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1977–1987 | IFK Viksjö | ||
| 1988–1996 | Hammarby IF | 176 | (32) |
| 1997 | Öxabäck IF | ||
| 1998 | Suzuyo Shimizu F.C. Lovely Ladies | ||
| 1999 | Athene Moss | ||
| 1999–2001 | Kopparbergs/Landvetter IF | ||
| 2001 | San Diego Spirit | ||
| 2001 | Carolina Courage | ||
| 2002 | Malmö FF | ||
| 2003 | Kopparbergs/Landvetter IF | ||
| 2004–2007 | Djurgårdens IF[a] | ||
| 2008–2010 | Hammarby IF | 46 | (5) |
| International career | |||
| 1991–2005 | Sweden | 157[2] | (14) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2013 | Hammarby IF | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Gärd Kristin "Kicki" Bengtsson (born 12 January 1970) is a Swedish former footballer who played as a defender. She represented the Sweden national team from 1991 to 2005.
International career
She holds 157 caps for the Swedish women's national team. Bengtsson has appeared in three World Cups, 1995, 1999, and 2003 competitions. She netted one goal in the 1999 competition, scoring the opening goal on her team's first day of match play against China.[3] She competed at three Olympic Games with Sweden: Atlanta 1996, Sydney 2000, and Athens 2004. Bengtsson also appeared in four UEFA Championships with Sweden, 1995, 1997, 2001, and 2005 competitions.
Career statistics
International
- Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Bengtsson goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 19, 1999 | San Jose, California |  China
|
1–0 | 1–2 | 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup | [m 1] | |
| June 27, 2001 | Jena |  England
|
2–0 | 4–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2001 | [m 2] |
Honours
Djurgårdens IF
- Damallsvenskan:[4] winner 2004
- Svenska Cupen: Winner 2004, 2005
Hammarby IF
- Svenska Cupen: Winner 1994, 1995
Sweden
- FIFA Women's World Cup runner-up: 2003
- Summer Olympics fourth place: 2004
- UEFA Women's Championship runner-up: 1995, 2001; fourth place: 1997, 2005
- Algarve Cup: 1995, 2001
- Four Nations Tournament third place: 2004; fourth place: 1998
- Australia Cup: 2003[5]
Individual
- Diamantbollen: (2): 1994, 2004[6]
- Swedish Defender of the Year[7] (1): 2004
Footnotes
- ^ 2004–2006 as Djurgården/Älvsjö.
References
- ^ Kristin Bengtsson at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
- ^ "Damlandslagsspelare 1973–2012". Svenskfotboll.se. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
- ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup USA 1999: MATCH Report: China – Sweden: Group Matches". FIFA. Archived from the original on 15 June 2015.
- ^ http://www.difarkivet.se/dif_sm_guld_seniorer.pdf Archived 30 June 2019 at the Wayback Machine [bare URL PDF]
- ^ Australia Cup
- ^ "Diamantbollen" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Archived from the original on 21 November 2011. Retrieved 17 December 2011.
- ^ "Övriga utmärkelser — fogis.se".
- Match reports
- ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup USA 1999: MATCH Report: China – Sweden: Group Matches". FIFA. Archived from the original on 15 June 2015.
- ^ "2001 European Championship: MATCH Report: Sweden – England: Group matches". worldfootball.net.
External links
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kristin Bengtsson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
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