 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Elin Ekblom Bak | ||
| Date of birth | 5 June 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Älta IF | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Älta IF | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2002 | Espanyol | ||
| 2003–2004 | Hammarby IF | ||
| 2005–2007 | Djurgårdens IF[lower-alpha 1] | ||
| 2008–2009 | AIK | 20 | (3) |
| 2010–2011 | Tyresö FF | 44 | (7) |
| 2012– | Älta IF | ||
| International career | |||
| 2004–2011 | Sweden[1] | 5 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Elin Ekblom Bak (born 5 June 1981) is a Swedish football midfielder, currently playing for Elitettan club Älta IF. She previously played for teams including Tyresö FF in Sweden's Damallsvenskan.[2][3]
She also works as a scientist, publishing research in the British Journal of Sports Medicine which posited that sedentary behaviour such as sitting at a desk is harmful even for people who exercise regularly.[4]
Ekblom Bak made her senior Sweden debut on 1 February 2004, in a 3–1 win over Canada.[5]
She signed a professional contract with Espanyol in Spain, but rules prevented her from playing League matches, only in Cup and non competitive games. Ekblom Bak engaged sports lawyer Jean-Louis Dupont to make a legal challenge on her behalf and the rules eventually changed, but disgruntled Ekblom Bak had already decided to leave.[6]
Footnotes
- ↑ 2005–2006 as Djurgården/Älvsjö.
References
- ↑ "Damlandslagets spelare 2011" (in Swedish). Svensk Fotboll. Retrieved 2011-09-20.
- ↑ Profile in Tyresö's website
- ↑ Statistics in Soccerway.com
- ↑ "Swedish Researcher Makes Sports and Science Headlines". Science Career Blog. 6 July 2010. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
- ↑ Mellerborg, Stefan (29 November 2007). "Elin Ekblom Bak till AIK!" (in Swedish). AIK Fotboll. Archived from the original on 10 September 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
- ↑ Blues Johansson, Bertil (24 June 2004). "Ingen promenadseger i EM-kvalet tror Elin Ekblom" (in Swedish). Stockholms Fria Tidning. Archived from the original on 10 September 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2013.