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Sara Larsson

Sara Larsson in 2011

Personal information

Full name

Sara Margareta Mattsson

Date of birth

13 May 1979 (age 44)

Place of birth

Kristinehamn, Sweden

Height

5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)

Playing position

Defender

Senior career*

Years

Team

Apps^†

(Gls)^†

–1996

Villastadens IF

1996–1998

Rävåsens IK

1998–2004

Malmö FF Dam

2004–2008

Linköpings FC

2009

Saint Louis Athletica

(0)

2009

→ Linköpings FC (loan)

(0)

2010

Philadelphia Independence

(0)

2011–2013

KIF Örebro DFF

(2)

2014

LB07

National team^‡

Sweden U-19

(1)

Sweden U-21

(5)

2000–2012

Sweden

112

(8)

Honours


Women's football
Representing Sweden
FIFA Women's World Cup
Bronze	2011 Germany	Team
UEFA Women's Championship
Silver	2001 Germany	Team

Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:21, 9 June 2013 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15:21, 9 June 2013 (UTC)

Sara Margareta Mattsson (née Larsson; born 13 May 1979) is a Swedish former football defender who played for KIF Örebro DFF of the Damallsvenskan league. She won 112 caps as a member of the Sweden women's national football team.

Career
International
- Matches and goals scored at World Cup & Olympic tournaments
- Matches and goals scored at European Championship tournaments
Personal life

Career

She formerly played for Malmö FF Dam. In November 2008, her Woman's Professional Soccer playing rights were obtained by St. Louis who named her as a post-draft discovery player. She played fifteen games for the team in its inaugural season, then returned to Linköpings for the WPS off-season, during which she was drafted by the Philadelphia Independence in WPS's first expansion draft.

After the 2010 season Larsson returned to Sweden, with KIF Örebro DFF. She signed for Elitettan club LB07 ahead of the 2014 season, but retired in April 2014 due to pregnancy.

International

Larsson earned over 100 caps for the Sweden women's national football team. She won the rookie of the year (Sweden) in 2000, after making her national team debut in September 2000 in a 2–1 win over rivals Norway.

Matches and goals scored at World Cup & Olympic tournaments

Sara Larsson featured for Sweden in two World Cups: USA 2003 and Germany 2011. She was also on the roster for the 2007 World Cup, but did not appear in any of Sweden's matches. Larsson played in three Olympic Games: Sydney 2000, Athens 2004, and Beijing 2008.

	Key (expand for notes on “world cup and olympic goals”)
Location	Geographic location of the venue where the competition occurred
Lineup	Start – played entire match on minute (off player) – substituted on at the minute indicated, and player was substituted off at the same time off minute (on player) – substituted off at the minute indicated, and player was substituted on at the same time (c) – captain
Min	The minute in the match the goal was scored. For list that include caps, blank indicates played in the match but did not score a goal.
Assist/pass	The ball was passed by the player, which assisted in scoring the goal. This column depends on the availability and source of this information.
penalty or pk	Goal scored on penalty-kick which was awarded due to foul by opponent. (Goals scored in penalty-shoot-out, at the end of a tied match after extra-time, are not included.)
Score	The match score after the goal was scored.
Result	The final score. W – match was won L – match was lost to opponent D – match was drawn (W) – penalty-shoot-out was won after a drawn match (L) – penalty-shoot-out was lost after a drawn match
aet	The score at the end of extra-time; the match was tied at the end of 90' regulation
pso	Penalty-shoot-out score shown in parenthesis; the match was tied at the end of extra-time
	Orange background color – Olympic women's football tournament
	Blue background color – FIFA women's world cup final tournament

Goal	Match	Date	Location	Opponent	Lineup	Min	Score	Result	Competition
Sydney 2000 Women's Olympic Football Tournament
	1	2000-9-13	Melbourne	Brazil	Start			0–2 L	Group match
	2	2000-9-16	Sydney	Australia	Start			1–1 D	Group match
	3	2000-9-19	Melbourne	Germany	Start			0–1 L	Group match
USA 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup
	4	2003-9-21	Washington, DC	United States	Start			1–3 L	Group match
	5	2003-9-25	Philadelphia	North Korea	Start			1–0 W	Group match
	6	2003-9-28	Columbus	Nigeria	Start			3–0 W	Group match
	7	2003-10-1	Foxborough	Brazil	90. off 90' (on Call)			2–1 W	Quarter Final
	8	2003-10-12	Carson	Germany	76. off 76' (on Bengtsson)			1–2 L	Final
Athens 2004 Women's Olympic Football Tournament
	9	2004-8-17	Volos	Nigeria	Start			2–1 W	Group match
1	10	2004-8-20	Volos	Australia	Start	30	2-0	2–1 W	Quarter-Final
	11	2004-8-23	Patras	Brazil	Start			0–1 L	Semi Final
	12	2004-8-26	Piraeus	Germany	Start			0–1 L	Bronze Medal Match
Beijing 2008 Women's Olympic Football Tournament
	13	2008-8-6	Tianjin	China	Start			1–2 L	Group match
	14	2008-8-9	Tianjin	Argentina	Start			1–0 W	Group match
	15	2008-8-12	Beijing	Canada	Start			2–1 W	Group match
	16	2008-8-15	Shenyang	Germany	off 110			0–2 L	Quarter-Final
Germany 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup
	17	2011-6-28	Leverkusen	Colombia	Start			1–0 W	Group match
	18	2011-7-2	Augsburg	North Korea	Start			1–0 W	Group match
	19	2011-7-6	Wolfsburg	United States	Start			2–1 W	Group match
	20	2011-7-10	Augsburg	Australia	Start			3–1 W	Quarter-Final
	21	2011-7-13	Frankfurt	Japan	Start			1–3 L	Semi-Final
	22	2011-7-16	Sinsheim	France	Start			2–1 W	Third Place Match

Matches and goals scored at European Championship tournaments

Sara Larsson appeared at three European Championship tournaments: Germany 2001, England 2005, and Finland 2009.

Goal	Match	Date	Location	Opponent	Lineup	Result	Competition
2001 European Championship
	1	2001-6-23	Erfurt	Germany	Start	1–3 L	Group match
	2	2001-6-30	Erfurt	Russia	75. on 75' (off Eriksson)	1–0 W	Group match
	3	2001-7-4	Ulm	Denmark	Start	1–0 W	Semi-Final
	4	2001-7-7	Ulm	Germany	Start	0–1 L	Final
2005 European Championship
	5	2005-6-5	Blackpool	Denmark	Start	1–1 D	Group match
	6	2005-6-8	Blackpool	Finland	Start	0–0 D	Group match
	7	2005-6-11	Blackburn	England	Start	1–0 W	Group match
	8	2005-6-16	Warrington	Norway	Start	2–3 L	Semi-Final
2009 European Championship
	9	2009-8-25	Turku	Russia	Start	3–0 W	Group match

Personal life

Larsson married Jens Mattsson on 15 August 2015, with whom she already had a son. She subsequently took his surname.

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Contents

Career

International

Matches and goals scored at World Cup & Olympic tournaments

Matches and goals scored at European Championship tournaments

Personal life