Elisabeth Leidinge

Elisabeth Leidinge

Personal information
Full name	Elisabeth Leidinge
Date of birth	May 9, 1957
Place of birth	Sundsvall, Sweden
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Youth career
	Kema Nord
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1973–1978	GIF Sundsvall
1979–1991	Jitex BK
1992–1995	Malmö FF Dam
National team^‡
1974–1995	Sweden[1]	112	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of October 18, 2007

External images

Leidinge in Sweden kit (IFFHS)

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.

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 and was also given the Diamantbollen award for the best Swedish female footballer of the year.^[4] She retired after keeping goal for Sweden in the 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup, which they hosted.

References

1. "Damlandslagsspelare 1973–2011". Svenskfotboll.se. Retrieved 2012-01-06.
2. "Spelarporträtt". Svensk Damfotboll. Retrieved 2012-05-05.
3. Tony Leighton (2009-05-19). "England's shoot-out jinx begins - England, 1984". The Guardian. Retrieved 2010-10-12.
4. "Diamantbollen" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 6 November 2015.

External links

Elisabeth Leidinge – FIFA competition record

• Club Profile
• National Team Profile