Jane Törnqvist (born 9 May 1975) is a former footballer who most recently played for Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC. A tough tackling central defender, she wore number 3 for her club. She played 109 games for the Sweden women's national team before retiring from international football in 2005. She also served as the Strength and Conditioning coach of India women's football team for the 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup.

Jane Törnqvist
Törnqvist playing for Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC in 2012
Personal information
Date of birth (1975-05-09) 9 May 1975 (age 48)
Place of birth Manila, Philippines
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Youth career
Hallsta IK
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989–1990 Häverödals SK
1991–1992 Rimbo IF
1993–1995 Tyresö FF
1996–1998 Hammarby IF
1999–2002 Älvsjö AIK FF
2003–2007 Djurgårdens IF[a]
2008–2012 Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC 100 (13)
International career
1995–2005 Sweden 109 (11)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 October 2007

Career edit

Club edit

Törnqvist started her career in Hallsta IK.[1] Törnqvist played for Häverödals SK, Rimbo IF, Tyresö FF, Hammarby IF and Älvsjö AIK.[2]

 
Jane Törnqvist (with ball) for Djurgården/Älvsjö against 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam in the 2005 UEFA Women's Cup Final.

When Älvsjö AIK and Djurgårdens IF merged to become Djurgården/Älvsjö, Törnqvist was on the new team.[3] Törnqvist played five seasons with the team.[2] She was part of the 2003 and 2004 Damallsvenskan winning teams.[4] She also played in the 2005 UEFA Women's Cup Final, when Djurgården/Älvsjö lost to 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam.[5] She retired after the 2007 season, however Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC manager Torbjörn Nilsson managed to bring her to his team.[5] In late 2007, Törnqvist joined Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC.[6] During her time with Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC, she made 100 league appearances and scored 13 goals.[7] She finished her career in 2012.[7]

International edit

After winning seven caps at Under 17 level and 33 Under 21 caps, Törnqvist made her senior Sweden debut in a 3–0 win over Finland on 30 August 1995.[8] She tore her ACL during UEFA Women's Euro 2001 and missed Sweden's extra time defeat to Germany in the final. Two years later she was back in the team as Sweden suffered another golden goal loss to Germany in the World Cup final.[9]

Jane Törnqvist appeared for Sweden in two World Cups (USA 1999, USA 2003), and two Olympic Games (Sydney 2000, Athens 2004). She played in three European Championship tournaments: Norway/Sweden 1997, Germany 2001, and England 2005.

Matches and goals scored at World Cup & Olympic tournaments edit

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 parentheses; 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
  USA 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup
1
1999-6-19[m 1] San Jose   China Start

1–2 L

Group match
1
2
1999-6-23[m 2] Washington, DC   Australia 75.

off 75' (on Sundh)

8 1-0

3–1 W

Group match
3
1999-6-26[m 3] Chicago   Ghana Start

2–0 W

Group match
4
1999-6-30[m 4] San Jose   Norway Start

1–3 L

Quarter Final
 Sydney 2000 Women's Olympic Football Tournament
5
2000-9-13[m 5] Melbourne   Brazil 85.

off 85' (on Fagerström)

0–2 L

Group match
6
2000-9-16[m 6] Sydney   Australia Start

1–1 D

Group match
7
2000-9-19[m 7] Melbourne   Germany Start

0–1 L

Group match
  USA 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup
8
2003-9-21[m 8] Washington, DC   United States Start

1–3 L

Group match
9
2003-9-25[m 9] Philadelphia   North Korea Start

1–0 W

Group match
10
2003-10-1[m 10] Foxborough   Brazil Start

2–1 W

Quarter Final
11
2003-10-5[m 11] Portland   Canada Start

2–1 W

Semi-Final
12
2003-10-12[m 12] Carson   Germany Start

1–2 L

Final
 Athens 2004 Women's Olympic Football Tournament
13
2004-8-11[m 13] Volos   Japan Start

0–1 L

Group match
14
2004-8-26[m 14] Piraeus   Germany Start

0–1 L

Bronze Medal Match

Matches and goals scored at European Championship tournaments edit

Goal Match Date Location Opponent Lineup Min Score Result Competition
  1997 European Championship
1
1997-6-29[m 15] Karlstad   Russia Start

2–1 W

Group match
2
1997-7-2[m 16] Karlskoga   Spain Start

1–0 W

Group match
3
1997-7-5[m 17] Karlstad   France Start

3–0 W

Group match
4
1997-7-9[m 18] Karlstad   Germany Start

0–1 L

Semi-Final
 2001 European Championship
5
2001-6-23[m 19] Erfurt   Germany Start

1–3 L

Group match
1
6
2001-6-27[m 20] Jena   England Start 2 1-0

4–0 W

Group match
7
2001-6-30[m 21] Erfurt   Russia Start

1–0 W

Group match
 2005 European Championship
8
2005-6-5[m 22] Blackpool   Denmark Start

1–1 D

Group match
9
2005-6-8[m 23] Blackpool   Finland Start

0–0 D

Group match
10
2005-6-11[m 24] Blackburn   England Start

1–0 W

Group match
11
2005-6-16[m 25] Warrington   Norway Start

2–3 L

Semi-Final

Honours edit

Club edit

Djurgårdens IF

Footnotes edit

  1. ^ 2003–2006 as Djurgården/Älvsjö.

References edit

  1. ^ "Törnqvist, Jane # 3". svenskfotboll.se. 31 May 2024.
  2. ^ a b "K/Göteborg FC – Spelarinformation för Jane Törnqvist". K/Göteborg FC. Archived from the original on 10 April 2015.
  3. ^ "Drömmen om ett starkt lag". DN.SE. February 2003.
  4. ^ "Andra raka guldet för Djurgården/Älvsjö". Aftonbladet. 16 October 2004.
  5. ^ a b "Plusintervju: Jane Törnqvists sista match". gp.se.
  6. ^ "Jane Törnqvist klar för Göteborg". Expressen. 26 November 2007.
  7. ^ a b "Jane Törnqvist". svenskfotboll.se.
  8. ^ "Olympic team rosters". Women's Soccer World. Archived from the original on 15 April 2012. Retrieved 13 November 2011.
  9. ^ "Soft-spoken Törnqvist speaks volumes with talent". FIFA. 10 October 2003. Archived from the original on 27 December 2011. Retrieved 13 November 2011.
  10. ^ http://www.difarkivet.se/dif_sm_guld_seniorer.pdf Archived 30 June 2019 at the Wayback Machine [bare URL PDF]
Match reports
  1. ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup USA 1999: MATCH Report: China - Sweden: Group Matches". FIFA. Archived from the original on 15 June 2015.
  2. ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup USA 1999: MATCH Report: Australia - Sweden: Group Matches". FIFA. Archived from the original on 2 July 2015.
  3. ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup USA 1999: MATCH Report: Ghana - Sweden: Group Matches". FIFA. Archived from the original on 16 June 2015.
  4. ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup USA 1999: MATCH Report: Norway - Sweden: Group Matches". FIFA. Archived from the original on 16 June 2015.
  5. ^ "2000 Olympic Games: MATCH Report: Sweden - Brazil: Group Matches". FIFA. Archived from the original on 18 March 2013.
  6. ^ "2000 Olympic Games: MATCH Report: Australia - Sweden: Group Matches". FIFA. Archived from the original on 18 March 2013.
  7. ^ "2000 Olympic Games: MATCH Report: Germany - Sweden: Group Matches". FIFA. Archived from the original on 18 March 2013.
  8. ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup USA 2003: MATCH Report: USA - Sweden: Group Matches". FIFA. Archived from the original on 2 July 2015.
  9. ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup USA 2003: MATCH Report: Sweden - Korea DPR: Group Matches". FIFA. Archived from the original on 2 July 2015.
  10. ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup USA 2003: MATCH Report: Brazil - Sweden: Quarter-Final". FIFA. Archived from the original on 2 July 2015.
  11. ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup USA 2003: MATCH Report: Sweden - Canada: Semi-Final". FIFA. Archived from the original on 2 July 2015.
  12. ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup USA 2003: MATCH Report: Germany - Sweden: Final". FIFA. Archived from the original on 29 June 2015.
  13. ^ "2004 Olympic Games: MATCH Report: Sweden - Japan: Group Matches". FIFA. Archived from the original on 18 March 2013.
  14. ^ "2004 Olympic Games: MATCH Report: Germany - Sweden: Bronze Medal Match". FIFA. Archived from the original on 18 March 2013.
  15. ^ "1997 European Championship: MATCH Report: Sweden - Russia: Group matches". worldfootball.net.
  16. ^ "1997 European Championship: MATCH Report: Spain - Sweden: Group matches". worldfootball.net.
  17. ^ "1997 European Championship: MATCH Report: Sweden - France: Group matches". worldfootball.net.
  18. ^ "1997 European Championship: MATCH Report: Sweden - Germany: Semi-Final". worldfootball.net.
  19. ^ "2001 European Championship: MATCH Report: Germany - Sweden: Group matches". worldfootball.net.
  20. ^ "2001 European Championship: MATCH Report: Sweden - England: Group matches". worldfootball.net.
  21. ^ "2001 European Championship: MATCH Report: Sweden - Russia: Group matches". worldfootball.net.
  22. ^ "2005 European Championship: MATCH Report: Sweden - Denmark: Group match". UEFA.
  23. ^ "2005 European Championship: MATCH Report: Sweden - Finland: Group match". UEFA.
  24. ^ "2005 European Championship: MATCH Report: England - Sweden: Group match". UEFA.
  25. ^ "2005 European Championship: MATCH Report: Norway - Sweden: Semi-Finals". UEFA.

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