Hanna Marklund
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Hanna Marklund, Hanna Gunilla Marklund, born November 26, 1977 in Skellefteå, is a Swedish football player. She plays as a defender, and her shirt number is 4.
Marklund started playing in Varuträsk IF near Skellefteå, where she grew up. She moved on to play in Damallsvenskan with Sunnanå SK. In 2000 she joined Umeå IK, with who she won Damallsvenskan with three years in a row (2000-2002). After the 2004 season she decided to move back to Skellefteå and rejoin Sunnanå SK, where her two sisters Carolina and Mirjam also play.
She made her first appearance in the Swedish national team on August 8, 1997 against Iceland. She has since been a regular member of the team.
In November 2005 she won Diamantbollen, an award given the best female player in Sweden each year.
[edit] International tournaments with the national team:
- FIFA Women's World Cup 1999 in USA
- World Cup 2003 in USA
- 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney
- 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens
[edit] External links
- The Hanna Marklund Club on Yahoo!
- Hanna Marklund on Susning (in Swedish)
- Profile of Swedish Womens National Team players on Expressen (in Swedish)
