Marie_Hammarström

Marie Hammarström

Marie Hammarström

Swedish footballer

Ingegerd Marie Hammarström (born 29 March 1982), born in Glanshammar, Sweden, is a Swedish football midfielder. She has played for Damallsvenskan teams KIF Örebro DFF, Umeå IK and Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC. She represented the Sweden women's national football team at the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup, and scored the decisive goal against France to give her team third place in the tournament.[2] She is the twin sister of Kristin Hammarström.[3] Hammarström scored a goal in the quarterfinal against Iceland during the UEFA Women's Euro 2013.

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In November 2013 both sisters announced their immediate retirement from football.[4] A year later, after the birth of her first child, Hammarström was reportedly in talks with Sweden coach Pia Sundhage about a playing comeback.[5]

In the 2017 Damallsvenskan season, Hammarström registered as a player with KIF Örebro DFF and made herself available to cover for injuries to first team players.[6]

References

  1. [1]
    "Marie Hammarström". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
  2. [2]
    Match Report Sweden – France 2:1
  3. [3]
    "All smiles for Sweden's winning twins". FIFA. 2011-07-17. Archived from the original on August 2, 2012. Retrieved 2012-07-27.
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    "Tvillingarna Hammarström slutar" (in Swedish). Svenska Dagbladet. 15 November 2013. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
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    Brännmyr, Jonas (2 November 2014). "Sundhage: "Positivt samtal med Marie"" (in Swedish). Nerikes Allehanda. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
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    "Svenska VM-hjälten på väg mot comeback" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. 12 September 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2018.


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