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Elisabeth Leidinge

Elisabeth Leidinge

Swedish footballer

Elisabeth Leidinge (born 6 March 1957) is a Swedish former association football goalkeeper who won 112 caps for the Sweden women's national football team. She is nicknamed Lappen. Leidinge can be seen in the Sveriges Television documentary television series The Other Sport from 2013.

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International career

Leidinge made her senior Sweden debut in the team's third ever match; a 1–0 defeat by Denmark in Finland on 27 July 1974.[2] She won the first UEFA championships for national women's teams in 1984. Sweden beat England in the final, Leidinge saving twice in the penalty shootout at Kenilworth Road after a 1–1 aggregate draw.[3] In 1991 Leidinge helped Sweden to a third-place finish at the inaugural FIFA Women's World Cup, where she was called one of the tournament's top keepers.[4] The same year, she was given the Diamantbollen award for the best Swedish female footballer of the year.[5] She retired after keeping goal for Sweden in the 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup, which they hosted.

References

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    "Damlandslagsspelare 1973–2011". Svenskfotboll.se. Retrieved 2012-01-06.
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    "Spelarporträtt". Svensk Damfotboll. Retrieved 2012-05-05.
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    Tony Leighton (2009-05-19). "England's shoot-out jinx begins - England, 1984". The Guardian. Retrieved 2010-10-12.
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    "1991 Women's World Championship FIFA Technical Report" (PDF). FIFA. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 26, 2011. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
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    "Diamantbollen" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 6 November 2015.

Elisabeth Leidinge – FIFA competition record (archived)
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