Malin Allberg
Personal information
Full name Malin Eva Helena Allberg
Date of birth (1972-03-01) 1 March 1972
Place of birth Stockholm, Sweden
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988 IF Brommapojkarna 18 (14)
1989–1990 AIK
1991–1992 Djurgårdens IF 19 (5)
1993–1996 Hammarby IF 65 (37)
1997–2000 Älvsjö AIK
International career
1995–1998 Sweden 20 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Malin Eva Helena Allberg (born 1 March 1972) is a Swedish former footballer who played as a forward for the Sweden women's national football team.

Club career

Allberg started playing youth football with local club Vällingby AIK.[1] In 1988, she made her debut in senior football for IF Brommapojkarna in Division 2, Sweden's third tier at the time, scoring 14 goals in 18 games.[2] She missed the whole 1989 season due to an injury.[3] In 1990, Allberg represented AIK in Division 1 (Swedish women's football), the second division.[4]

In 1991, she signed with Djurgårdens IF in Damallsvenskan.[4] The following season, in 1992, she scored five goals in 19 games, although Djurgården finished 11th in the table and suffered a relegation from the top tier.[5]

In 1993, Allberg joined Hammarby IF, where she became a key player for four seasons scoring 37 goals in 65 league appearances. Led by player-coach Pia Sundhage in 1994, Hammarby finished as runner-up in Damallsvenskan, but won Svenska Cupen through a 2–1 win against Gideonsbergs IF in the final. In 1995, Hammarby defended its cup title through a 1–0 final win against Älvsjö AIK.[6]

In 1997, Allberg joined Älvsjö AIK in Damallsvenskan, where she played until 2000 when she was forced to retire due to a knee injury.[1][3] During her stint at the club, she won three consecutive Swedish championship titles in 1997, 1998 and 1998.[7] She also won Svenska Cupen with Älvsjö in 1999, through a 2–1 win in extra time against Djurgården in the final.[6]

International career

From her debut in 1995, Allberg won 20 caps for Sweden, scoring three goals.[8] She was part of the squad that reached the semifinal in the UEFA Women's Euro 1997, losing 0–1 to Germany.[9] In 1998, Allberg was given the honorary award Stora Tjejers Märke, the "Big Girls' Badge", by the Swedish Football Association.[10]

Honours

Hammarby IF
Älvsjö AIK

References

  1. 1 2 "Nya kvastar sopar bäst" (in Swedish). Dagens Nyheter. 10 December 1996. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
  2. ↑ "Damlagets spelare 1980–2021" (PDF) (in Swedish). IF Brommapojkarna. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
  3. 1 2 "Malin Allberg spelade elitfotboll – nu har hon molvärk och får inte springa längre" (in Swedish). Dagens Nyheter. 30 November 2005. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
  4. 1 2 ""1991 kan bli vårt år"" (PDF) (in Swedish). Djurgårdens IF. 1990. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
  5. ↑ "Djurgården damfotbolls historia: 1990–1999" (in Swedish). Djurgårdens IF Fotboll (women). Retrieved 8 November 2022.
  6. 1 2 "Svenska Cupen genom åren" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  7. ↑ "Svenska mästarinnor, publiksnitt och skyttedrottningar 1973–" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
  8. ↑ "EM-slutspel 1984-2022" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
  9. ↑ "EM-slutspel 1984-2022" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
  10. ↑ "Stora tjejers märke" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 8 November 2022.

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