Marie Hammarström

Marie Hammarström

Hammarström playing for the Swedish Women's National team against Iceland at Myresjöhus Arena, 6 April 2013.
Personal information
Full name	Ingegerd Marie Hammarström[1]
Date of birth	29 March 1982
Place of birth	Glanshammar, Sweden
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Youth career
	Glanshammars IF
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1999–2003	Karlsunds IF
2004	Umeå IK
2004–2012	KIF Örebro DFF
2013	Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC	22	(6)
National team
2008–2013	Sweden	43	(5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Ingegerd Marie Hammarström (born 29 March 1982), born in Glanshammar, Sweden, is a former football midfielder who 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.

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]

References

1. "Marie Hammarström". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
2. Match Report Sweden – France 2:1
3. "All smiles for Sweden's winning twins". FIFA. 2011-07-17. Retrieved 2012-07-27.
4. "Tvillingarna Hammarström slutar" (in Swedish). Svenska Dagbladet. 15 November 2013. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
5. Brännmyr, Jonas (2 November 2014). "Sundhage: "Positivt samtal med Marie"" (in Swedish). Nerikes Allehanda. Retrieved 7 November 2014.

External links

• Marie Hammarström – FIFA competition record