Kristin Bengtsson

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.

Kristin Bengtsson
Personal information
Full name Gärd Kristin Bengtsson[1]
Date of birth (1970-01-12) 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[lower-alpha 1]
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

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.
List of international goals scored by Kristin Bengtsson
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

Hammarby IF

Sweden

Individual

  • Diamantbollen: (2): 1994, 2004[6]
  • Swedish Defender of the Year[7] (1): 2004

Footnotes
  1. 2004–2006 as Djurgården/Älvsjö.

References
  1. Kristin Bengtsson at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
  2. "Damlandslagsspelare 1973–2012". Svenskfotboll.se. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
  3. "FIFA Women's World Cup USA 1999: MATCH Report: China – Sweden: Group Matches". FIFA. Archived from the original on 15 June 2015.
  4. http://www.difarkivet.se/dif_sm_guld_seniorer.pdf Archived 30 June 2019 at the Wayback Machine
  5. Australia Cup
  6. "Diamantbollen" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Archived from the original on 21 November 2011. Retrieved 17 December 2011.
  7. "Övriga utmärkelser — fogis.se".
Match reports
  1. "FIFA Women's World Cup USA 1999: MATCH Report: China – Sweden: Group Matches". FIFA. Archived from the original on 15 June 2015.
  2. "2001 European Championship: MATCH Report: Sweden – England: Group matches". worldfootball.net.
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