Josefine Öqvist
Öqvist in 2013 |
| Personal information |
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| Full name |
Josefine Öqvist |
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| Date of birth |
(1983-07-23) July 23, 1983 (age 29) |
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| Place of birth |
Uppsala, Sweden |
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| Height |
1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) |
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| Playing position |
Forward |
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| Club information |
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| Current club |
Kristianstads DFF |
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| Number |
14 |
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| Youth career |
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|
Storvreta IK |
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| Senior career* |
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| Years |
Team |
Apps† |
(Gls)† |
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| 1998 |
Danmarks IF |
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| 1999–2004 |
Bälinge IF |
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| 2005–2010 |
Linköpings FC |
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| 2011 |
Tyresö FF |
19 |
(7) |
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| 2013– |
Kristianstads DFF |
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| National team‡ |
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| 2002– |
Sweden |
70 |
(18) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 31 December 2012 |
Josefine Öqvist (born July 23, 1983) is a Swedish footballer for Damallsvenskan club Kristianstads DFF and the Swedish national team.[1] She scored a critical goal at the 86' minute in the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup semifinals against Canada to put Sweden through to the final.[2]Nicknamed Jossan, she was named the Swedish Rookie of the Year in 2003.
While her primary position is a forward, she was named as a midfielder for the 2008 Summer Olympics. Along with Caroline Jönsson, Öqvist tore her anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) before the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup and was consequently removed from the roster to recover.[3]
Öqvist attracted attention for a bikini photoshoot in the magazine, Slitz, in the Spring of 2004.[4]
Öqvist playing for Sweden in the 2011 World Cup
After the 2008 season, Swedish giants Umeå IK wanted Öqvist. Instead she signed a new two-year contract with Linköping. In 2011 she signed with the top attendance team in Sweden, Tyresö FF. Tyresö boasted three members of the Swedish National Team along with players from the Brazilian and Dutch National Teams.
Öqvist was a member of the Sweden team that won a bronze medal at the 2011 World Cup and played in all the matches. On 16 July 2011, she received a red card in the 3rd place game against France after clashing with Sonia Bompastor, but Sweden went on to win 2:1 despite the numerical inferiority.[5] Öqvist had scored in the semi final against eventual winners Japan, but Sweden were beaten 3–1.[6]
In January 2012 it was revealed that Öqvist was pregnant and would miss the entire season, including the 2012 London Olympics.[7] After the birth of daughter Stella, Öqvist returned to play in 2013, but decided to join Kristianstads DFF instead of Tyresö. She lived in nearby Malmö with her partner Stefan Lassen, the Danish professional ice hockey player who was playing for Malmö Redhawks.[8]
