Ulla-Karin Rönnlund

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Ulla-Karin Rönnlund
Personal information
Full name Ulla-Karin Rönnlund
Date of birth (1977-02-19) 19 February 1977 (age 47)
Place of birth Härnösand, Sweden
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
0000 Älandsbro FF
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–1997 Bollsta IK
1998–2001 Umeå IK
2007–2009 Umeå IK
International career
1998–2009 Sweden[1] 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 May 2013

Ulla-Karin Rönnlund (née Thelin; born 19 February 1977) is a Swedish former football goalkeeper for Umeå IK in the Swedish Damallsvenskan. She represented Sweden at senior international level.

Club career[edit]

After suffering injuries during the 2001 season Rönnlund lost her motivation for football and decided to leave Umeå.[2]

She retired again after the 2009 season, to concentrate on her family. As Söberg also left, Umeå IK signed Caroline Jönsson as a replacement.[3]

International career[edit]

Rönnlund started playing for Sweden's national youth teams in 1993. At the 1995 edition of the Albena Cup, Rönnlund was pressed into service as a makeshift forward after a sickness bug swept through the Sweden under-20 squad. She scored the winning goal in the 1–0 final win over Ukraine.[4]

Rönnlund played seven times for Sweden's national team. She made her senior international debut against Norway on 10 October 1998.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Damlandslagsspelare 1973–2012" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
  2. ^ "Umeå tappar målvakten" (in Swedish). Kristianstadsbladet. 13 December 2001. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
  3. ^ "Umeå utan målvakt - Rönnlund slutar" (in Swedish). Svenska Dagbladet. 26 November 2009. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
  4. ^ Fadeyev, Sergey (28 September 2003). "Women's Tournament "Grand Hotel Varna" (Bulgaria) 1995". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 18 October 2013.

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