Cecilia Sandell

Cecilia Sandell

Personal information
Full name	Ann Cecilia Sandell
Date of birth	June 10, 1968
Place of birth	Karlskrona, Sweden
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in)[1]
Playing position	Defender
Youth career
	Asarums
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1984–1992	Lindsdals
1993–2000	Älvsjö
National team
1992–2000	Sweden[2]	62	(3)
Teams managed
2001–2002	Älvsjö (assistant)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Ann Cecilia Sandell (born 10 June 1968) is a Swedish former association football midfielder who won 62 caps for the Sweden women's national football team, scoring three goals. She represented Sweden at the inaugural Olympic women's football tournament in 1996 and 2000.

Club career

In 1999 Sandell collected the Diamantbollen award for Sweden's best female footballer.^[3] She had signed for Älvsjö from Lindsdals in 1993 and been part of the team which won five consecutive Damallsvenskan titles from 1995 to 1999. Although signed as a midfielder, she was successfully converted to a central defender.^[4]

International career

Sandell made her senior Sweden debut in August 1992; a 3–3 draw with Norway.^[5] Her early national team career was marked by injury and she did not play at UEFA Women's Euro 1993 or the 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup, which Sweden hosted. Restored to the squad for the 1996 Olympics, Sandell also played at UEFA Women's Euro 1997, the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup and the 2000 Olympics.^[6]

She went to UEFA Women's Euro 2001 as Sweden's press officer, as she had retired from playing to take up a position as Älvsjö's assistant coach.^[7]

Personal life

Sandell has a twin, Camilla, who is married to former footballer Victoria Svensson.^[8]

References

1. "Cecilia Sandell". Sports Reference. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
2. "Damlandslagsspelare 1973–2012". Svenskfotboll.se. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
3. "Diamantbollen 1999" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 24 February 2004. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
4. "Diamantbollen 1999" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 24 February 2004. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
5. "Sweden's 2000 Olympic Roster". Women Soccer. Archived from the original on 20 February 2013. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
6. Lundqvist, Anders (4 June 2005). "Sveriges EM-trupp med spelarfakta" (in Swedish). Dagens Nyheter. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
7. "Cecilia Sandell gör comeback i seriefinalen" (in Swedish). Kristianstadsbladet. 13 October 2001. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
8. Björkman, Anna (31 August 2012). "Victoria Sandell Svensson: "Jag åkte från EM till IVF-kliniken"" (in Swedish). Mama (magazine). Retrieved 31 December 2014.

External links

Cecilia Sandell – FIFA competition record