Kristin Bengtsson
Swedish association football player
Gärd Kristin "Kicki" Bengtsson (born 12 January 1970) is a Swedish former footballer who played as a defender. She represented the Sweden national team from 1991 to 2005.
International career
She holds 157 caps for the Swedish women's national team. Bengtsson has appeared in three World Cups, 1995, 1999, and 2003 competitions. She netted one goal in the 1999 competition, scoring the opening goal on her team's first day of match play against China. She competed at three Olympic Games with Sweden: Atlanta 1996, Sydney 2000, and Athens 2004. Bengtsson also appeared in four UEFA Championships with Sweden, 1995, 1997, 2001, and 2005 competitions.
Career statistics
International
Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Bengtsson goal.
Honours
Djurgårdens IF
Damallsvenskan: winner 2004
Svenska Cupen: Winner 2004, 2005
Hammarby IF
Svenska Cupen: Winner 1994, 1995
Sweden
FIFA Women's World Cup runner-up: 2003
Summer Olympics fourth place: 2004
UEFA Women's Championship runner-up: 1995, 2001; fourth place: 1997, 2005
Algarve Cup: 1995, 2001
Four Nations Tournament third place: 2004; fourth place: 1998
Australia Cup: 2003
Individual
Diamantbollen: (2): 1994, 2004
Swedish Defender of the Year (1): 2004
Footnotes
References
Match reports
External links
Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kristin Bengtsson".
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