Maria Nordbrandt

Swedish footballer

Maria Nordbrandt
Personal information

Date of birth	(1985-04-06) 6 April 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth	Gimonäs, Sweden
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Winger / Forward
Youth career
	Gimonäs CK
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2001–2005	Umeå IK
2006–2007	Sunnanå SK
2008–2010	KIF Örebro DFF	52	(14)
2011–2012	Umeå IK	41	(7)
International career
2008	Sweden	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Maria Nordbrandt (born 6 April 1985) is a Swedish former football striker, who played for Umeå IK in the Damallsvenskan between 2001 and 2005, then again from 2011 to 2012.^[1] She has also played for Sunnanå SK and KIF Örebro. In her first spell at Umeå she won two UEFA Women's Cups. She won two caps with the senior Sweden women's national football team.^[2]

As an Under-19 international Nordbrandt played in the 2003 U-19 European Championship.^[3] She was named in Thomas Dennerby's initial 30-player list for the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup, but did not make the final selection.^[4] On 12 February 2008 she made her senior debut in a 2–0 win over England.

After retiring at the age of 27 in 2012 Nordbrandt joined the coaching staff at Umeå IK.^[5]

Titles

2 European Cups (2003, 2004)
3 Swedish Leagues (2001, 2002, 2005)
4 Swedish Cups (2001, 2002, 2003, 2010)

References

^ Profile Archived 2011-08-14 at the Wayback Machine in Umeå IK's website
^ "Damlandslagsspelare 1973–2012" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
^ Comeback queens Norway reach final. UEFA
^ Skogh, Karin (30 August 2007). "Maria Nordbrandt jagas av Bälinge" (in Swedish). Expressen. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
^ Bergstedt, Mikael (26 October 2012). "UIK-anfallare slutar med fotboll" (in Swedish). Sportnu.se. Retrieved 13 June 2013.