Swedish former football defender (born 1979)
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
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.[3]
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.
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| Location
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Geographic location of the venue where the competition occurred
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| Lineup
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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
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| Min
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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.
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| Assist/pass
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The ball was passed by the player, which assisted in scoring the goal. This column depends on the availability and source of this information.
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| penalty or pk
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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.)
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| Score
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The match score after the goal was scored.
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| Result
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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
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| aet
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The score at the end of extra-time; the match was tied at the end of 90' regulation
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| pso
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Penalty-shoot-out score shown in parentheses; the match was tied at the end of extra-time
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Orange background color – Olympic women's football tournament
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Blue background color – FIFA women's world cup final tournament
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Matches and goals scored at European Championship tournaments
Sara Larsson appeared at three European Championship tournaments: Germany 2001, England 2005, and Finland 2009.
Personal life
Larsson married Jens Mattsson on 15 August 2015, with whom she already had a son. She subsequently took his surname.[4]
