Anneli Andelén

Anneli Andelén (born 21 June 1968) is a Swedish former association football forward who won 88 caps for the Sweden women's national football team, scoring 37 goals. She represented Sweden at the FIFA Women's World Cup in 1991 and 1995. Andelén also played professional club football in Japan with Suzuyo Shimizu F.C. Lovely Ladies.

Anneli Andelén
Personal information
Full nameAnneli Andelén
Date of birth (1968-06-21) 21 June 1968 (age 55)
Place of birthÄlvsered, Sweden
Position(s)Forward
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1983–1996Öxabäcks IF
1997–1998Suzuyo Shimizu Lovely Ladies
1999–2000Landvetter
IF Böljan
International career
1985–1995Sweden[1]88(37)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 October 2007

Club career

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Andelén joined Öxabäcks IF as a 15-year-old in 1983 and won the league title in her first season. She was Damallsvenskan top goalscorer on three consecutive occasions (1992, 1993 and 1994).[2] Andelén played in seven consecutive Svenska Cupen finals with the club, who became known as Öxabäck/Marks IF in 1991.[3] In August 1994 she scored all six goals in Öxabäck/Marks IF's 6–1 destruction of Gideonsberg.[4]

In 1997, while playing for Suzuyo Shimizu F.C. Lovely Ladies, Andelén was L. League top goalscorer with 19 goals and was named in the league all-star team.[5]

International career

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Andelén made her senior Sweden debut on 22 August 1985, a 5–0 win over Norway in Sundsvall.[6] In 1991 Andelén's three goals helped Sweden to a third-place finish at the inaugural FIFA Women's World Cup and in 1992 she collected the Diamantbollen award for the best female footballer in the country. Her brace against Denmark in the second leg of the quarter finals of the UEFA Women's Euro 1995 qualifying campaign was the difference in overcoming a 0–2 deficit to beat Denmark 3–2 on aggregate and qualify for UEFA Women's Euro 1995. In the final of that tournament in March 1995 at Fritz-Walter-Stadion in Kaiserslautern, Andelén's late goal was not enough to stop Germany from beating Sweden 3–2. She quit the national team after featuring at the 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup, which Sweden hosted. There had been a dispute over the team's tactics at the tournament.[7]

Anneli Andelén competed in two FIFA Women's World Cups:China 1991,and Sweden 1995. In the 1991 edition, Andelén played every minute of the tournament and scored the opening goal in a 4–0 victory over Germany in the Third Place Match.[8]

Anneli Andelén appeared in three European Championship tournaments. Her side finished in second place at the 1987 and 1995 editions of the competition, and took home a third-place finish in 1989.

Personal life

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During her playing career, Andelén was in a relationship with club teammate Nathalie Geeris.[9] Andelén married Lisa in June 2008.[10] She became chief executive of the family sawmill business after her football career.[11]

Career statistics

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International goals

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No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetitionRef.
1.7 July 1987National Sports Center, Blaine, United States  China5–06–0North America Cup[m 1]
2.3 June 1988Henry Fok Stadium, Panyu, China  United States1–11–11988 FIFA Women's Invitation Tournament[m 2]
3.18 September 1988Lekevi IP, Mariestad, Sweden  Republic of Ireland2–04–01989 European Competition for Women's Football qualifying[m 3]
4.3–0
5.15 October 1988Odense Stadium, Odense, Denmark  Denmark5–15–1[m 4]
6.21 August 1991Nösnäsvallen, Stenungsund, Sweden  Soviet Union1–02–0Friendly[m 5]
7.23 October 1991Nou Estadi de Palamós, Palamós, Spain  Spain4–0UEFA Women's Euro 1993 qualifying[m 6]
8.7 November 1991Zürich, Switzerland  Switzerland4–1Friendly[m 7]
9.2–0
10.19 November 1991New Plaza Stadium, Foshan, China  Japan3–08–01991 FIFA Women's World Cup[m 8]
11.7–0
12.29 November 1991Guangdong Provincial People's Stadium, Guangzhou, China  Germany1–04–0[m 9]
13.7 June 1992Dalymount Park, Dublin, Republic of Ireland  Republic of Ireland1–0UEFA Women's Euro 1993 qualifying[m 10]
14.25 August 1992Kragerø Stadion, Kragerø, Norway  Norway2–33–3Friendly[m 11]
15.3–3
16.20 September 1992Ryavallen, Borås, Sweden  Republic of Ireland3–010–0UEFA Women's Euro 1993 qualifying[m 12]
17.5–0
18.8–0
19.9–0
20.13 October 1992  Denmark1–01–2[m 13]
21.11 March 1993Ayia Napa Municipal Stadium, Ayia Napa, Cyprus  Germany3–03–1Friendly tournament[m 14]
22.1 June 1993Ryavallen, Borås, Sweden  Norway2–14–2Friendly[m 15]
23.22 September 1993  Germany3–23–2[m 16]
24.13 October 1993Štadión Pasienky, Bratislava, Slovakia  Slovakia1–02–0UEFA Women's Euro 1995 qualifying[m 17]
25.4 May 1994Arosvallen, Västerås, Sweden  Italy1–0Friendly[m 18]
26.22 May 1994Ozolnieki Stadium, Ozolnieki, Latvia  Latvia2–05–0UEFA Women's Euro 1995 qualifying[m 19]
27.15 June 1994Strömvallen, Gävle, Sweden  Slovakia6–0[m 20]
28.4–0
29.5 August 1994Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard, Montreal, Canada  Canada1–12–1Friendly[m 21]
30.29 October 1994Malmö Stadion, Malmö, Sweden  Denmark2–03–0UEFA Women's Euro 1995 qualifying[m 22]
31.3–0
32.26 February 1995Sørlandshallen, Kristiansand, Norway  Norway2–13–4UEFA Women's Euro 1995[m 23]
33.16 March 1995Estádio José Arcanjo, Olhão, Portugal  Netherlands2–11995 Algarve Cup[m 24]
34.19 March 1995Estádio Municipal de Loulé, Loulé, Portugal  Denmark3–2[m 25]
35.26 March 1995Fritz-Walter-Stadion, Kaiserslautern, Germany  Germany2–32–3UEFA Women's Euro 1995[m 26]
36.13 May 1995Örjans Vall, Halmstad, Sweden  England2–04–0Friendly[m 27]
37.9 June 1995Arosvallen, Västerås, Sweden  Japan2–01995 FIFA Women's World Cup[m 28]

Honours

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Individual

References

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  1. ^ "Damlandslagsspelare 1973–2012" (in Swedish). Svenskfotboll.se. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
  2. ^ Thomasson, Marie (5 October 2008). "Andelén minns de ljuva åren" (in Swedish). Borås Tidning. Archived from the original on 6 December 2008. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
  3. ^ Rydén, Johan (4 October 2008). "Öxabäcks IF:s damlags historia" (in Swedish). Borås Tidning. Archived from the original on 29 October 2012. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
  4. ^ "Flest mål i en damallsvensk match" (in Swedish). Damfotboll.com. Archived from the original on 13 May 2012. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
  5. ^ "L.League & Women's Football 1997/98". Football of Japan – Nifty. Archived from the original on 4 October 2012. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
  6. ^ "Spelarporträtt" (in Swedish). Svensk Damfotboll. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
  7. ^ Thomsen, Ian (14 December 1996). "Women's Soccer : For Swedish Star, the Joy Might Soon Be Gone". The New York Times. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
  8. ^ FIFA.com China 1991 Archive at FIFA.com
  9. ^ ""Damelvan" till kanonpris" (in Swedish). Damfotboll.com. 6 May 2005. Archived from the original on 16 November 2018. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  10. ^ Söderkvist, Pernilla (11 January 2009). "Paret Andelén valde "Sveriges riviera"" (in Swedish). Helsingborgs Dagblad. Archived from the original on 1 August 2012. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
  11. ^ Goth, Micael (7 September 2012). "Bygdens såg satsar på snabb omställning" (in Swedish). Skogs Aktuellt. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
Match reports
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