Anna Karolina Walfridsson Westberg (née Westberg; born 16 May 1978) is a former Swedish footballer who played as a defender for Malmö FF Dam, Umeå IK and the Swedish national team.

Karolina Westberg
Personal information
Full name Anna Karolina Walfridsson Westberg
Birth name Anna Karolina Westberg[1]
Date of birth (1978-05-16) 16 May 1978 (age 45)
Place of birth Kristianstad, Sweden
Height 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Skillinge IF
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2004 Malmö FF Dam
2005–2009 Umeå IK 253 (6)
International career
1997–2008 Sweden 126[2] (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 December 2019

International career edit

Karolina Westberg featured for Sweden in three World Cups (USA 1999, USA 2003, China 2007) and two Olympic Games (Sydney 2000 Olympics, Athens 2004.) She was on the roster for the 2008 Beijing Olympics but did not appear in a match. Westberg played in three European Championship tournaments: Norway/Sweden 1997, Germany 2001, and England 2005.

Personal life edit

Westberg was born in Kristianstad, and now uses the surname Walfridsson Westberg.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ Karolina Westberg at Olympedia  
  2. ^ "Damlandslagsspelare 1973–2017". svenskfotboll.se. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  3. ^ "Blågul back bjöd på frukostföredrag" [Blue back offered breakfast lecture]. Mera Österlen (in Swedish). 6 July 2022. Archived from the original on 20 February 2023. Retrieved 20 February 2023.

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