# Cecilia Sandell

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Swedish footballer

Cecilia Sandell Personal information Full name Ann Cecilia Sandell Date of birth (1968-06-10) 10 June 1968 (age 58) Place of birth Karlskrona, Sweden Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)[1] Position Defender Youth career Asarum Senior career* Years Team Apps (Gls) 1984–1992 Lindsdal 1993–2000 Älvsjö International career 1992–2000 Sweden[2] 62 (3) Managerial career 2001–2002 Älvsjö (assistant) * Club domestic league appearances and goals

**Ann Cecilia Sandell** (born 10 June 1968) is a [Swedish](/source/Swedish_people) former [association football](/source/Association_football) [midfielder](/source/Midfielder) who won 62 [caps](/source/Cap_(sports)) for the [Sweden women's national football team](/source/Sweden_women's_national_football_team), scoring three goals. She represented Sweden at the inaugural Olympic women's football tournament in [1996](/source/Football_at_the_1996_Summer_Olympics#Women) and [2000](/source/Football_at_the_2000_Summer_Olympics#Women).

## Club career

In 1999 Sandell collected the [Diamantbollen](/source/Diamantbollen) award for Sweden's best female footballer.[3] She had signed for Älvsjö from Lindsdals in 1993 and been part of the team which won five consecutive [Damallsvenskan](/source/Damallsvenskan) titles from 1995 to 1999. Although signed as a [midfielder](/source/Midfielder), she was successfully converted to a central defender.[4]

## International career

Sandell made her senior [Sweden](/source/Sweden_women's_national_football_team) debut in August 1992; a 3–3 draw with [Norway](/source/Norway_women's_national_football_team).[5] Her early national team career was marked by injury and she did not play at [UEFA Women's Euro 1993](/source/UEFA_Women's_Euro_1993) or the [1995 FIFA Women's World Cup](/source/1995_FIFA_Women's_World_Cup), which Sweden hosted. Restored to the squad for the [1996 Olympics](/source/Football_at_the_1996_Summer_Olympics#Women), Sandell also played at [UEFA Women's Euro 1997](/source/UEFA_Women's_Euro_1997), the [1999 FIFA Women's World Cup](/source/1999_FIFA_Women's_World_Cup) and the [2000 Olympics](/source/Football_at_the_2000_Summer_Olympics#Women).[6]

She went to [UEFA Women's Euro 2001](/source/UEFA_Women's_Euro_2001) as Sweden's [press officer](/source/Press_secretary), as she had retired from playing to take up a position as Älvsjö's assistant coach.[7]

## Personal life

Sandell has a [twin](/source/Twin), Camilla, who is married to former footballer [Victoria Svensson](/source/Victoria_Sandell_Svensson).[8]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Cecilia Sandell"](https://web.archive.org/web/20200417204101/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sa/cecilia-sandell-1.html). [Sports Reference](/source/Sports_Reference). Archived from [the original](https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sa/cecilia-sandell-1.html) on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 31 December 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Damlandslagsspelare 1973–2012"](https://svenskfotboll.se/ImageVault/Images/id_69553/ImageVaultHandler.aspx). Svenskfotboll.se. Retrieved 9 May 2013.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Diamantbollen 1999"](https://svenskfotboll.se/arkiv/tidigare/2004/02/diamantbollen-1999/) (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 24 February 2004. Retrieved 8 November 2011.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Diamantbollen 1999"](https://svenskfotboll.se/arkiv/tidigare/2004/02/diamantbollen-1999/) (in Swedish). [Swedish Football Association](/source/Swedish_Football_Association). 24 February 2004. Retrieved 31 December 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Sweden's 2000 Olympic Roster"](https://web.archive.org/web/20000823120413/http://womensoccer.com/wswolympic/olyrefs/rosters.html). Women Soccer. Archived from [the original](http://www.womensoccer.com/wswolympic/olyrefs/rosters.html) on 23 August 2000. Retrieved 31 December 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Lundqvist, Anders (4 June 2005). ["Sveriges EM-trupp med spelarfakta"](https://www.dn.se/sport/fotboll/sveriges-em-trupp-med-spelarfakta/) (in Swedish). [Dagens Nyheter](/source/Dagens_Nyheter). Retrieved 31 December 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Cecilia Sandell gör comeback i seriefinalen"](http://www.kristianstadsbladet.se/sport/cecilia-sandell-gor-comeback-i-seriefinalen/) (in Swedish). Kristianstadsbladet. 13 October 2001. Retrieved 31 December 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** Björkman, Anna (31 August 2012). ["Victoria Sandell Svensson: "Jag åkte från EM till IVF-kliniken""](https://web.archive.org/web/20141231160333/http://www.mama.nu/Omslagsmama/Victoria-Sandell-Svensson-Jag-akte-fran-EM-till-IVF-kliniken) (in Swedish). [Mama](/source/Mama_(magazine)). Archived from [the original](http://www.mama.nu/Omslagsmama/Victoria-Sandell-Svensson-Jag-akte-fran-EM-till-IVF-kliniken) on 31 December 2014. Retrieved 31 December 2014.

## External links

- [Cecilia Sandell](https://web.archive.org/web/20150905/http://www.fifa.com/fifa-tournaments/players-coaches/people=275/index.html) – [FIFA](/source/FIFA) competition record (archived)

v t e Swedish Women's Footballer of the Year Årets fotbollstjej award 1980: Svenjeby 1981: Sundhage 1982: Börjesson 1983: Leidinge 1984: Videkull 1985: Andersson 1986: Axén 1987: Hultin 1988: Videkull 1989: Hultin Diamantbollen 1990: Zeikfalvy 1991: Leidinge 1992: Andelén 1993: Videkull 1994: Bengtsson 1995: Andersson 1996: Swedberg 1997: Karlsson 1998: Svensson 1999: Sandell 2000: Nordlund 2001: Moström 2002: Ljungberg 2003: Svensson 2004: Bengtsson 2005: Marklund 2006: Schelin 2007: Sjögran 2008: Östberg 2009: Seger 2010: Sjögran 2011: Schelin 2012: Schelin 2013: Schelin 2014: Schelin 2015: Lindahl 2016: Lindahl 2017: Asllani 2018: Fischer 2019: Seger 2020: Eriksson 2021: Rolfö 2022: Rolfö 2023: Rubensson 2024: Rytting Kaneryd 2025: Björn

Sweden squads v t e Sweden women's football squad – 1996 Summer Olympics 1 Nilsson 2 Sandell 3 Jakobsson 4 Nessvold 5 Bengtsson 6 Pohjanen 7 Sundhage (c) 8 Swedberg 9 Andersson 10 Kalte 11 Videkull 12 Karlsson 13 Svensson-Gustafsson 14 Kun 15 Carlsson 16 Ljungberg 17 Larsson 18 Lönnqvist 19 Bowall 20 Wahlgren Coach: Simonsson v t e Sweden squad – UEFA Women's Euro 1997 semi-finalists 1 Nilsson 2 Westberg 3 Törnqvist 4 Lönnqvist 5 Bengtsson 6 Pohjanen 7 Allberg 8 Swedberg (c) 9 M. Andersson 10 Ljungberg 11 Svensson 12 Karlsson 13 Wahlgren 14 Zeikfalvy 15 C. Andersson 16 Lilja 17 Larsson 18 Håkansson 19 Jonsson 20 Sandell Coach: Domanski-Lyfors v t e Sweden squad – 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup 1 Karlsson 2 Westberg 3 Törnqvist 4 Lönnqvist 5 Bengtsson 6 Moström 7 Sandell 8 Gustafsson 9 Andersson (c) 10 Ljungberg 11 Svensson 12 Thelin 13 Marklund 14 Sundh 15 Gren 16 Olsson 17 Fagerström 18 Lundin 19 Heponiemi 20 Nordlund Coach: Domanski-Lyfors v t e Sweden women's football squad – 2000 Summer Olympics 1 Jönsson 2 Westberg 3 Törnqvist 4 Larsson 5 Bengtsson 6 Moström 7 Sandell 8 Nordlund 9 Andersson (c) 10 Ljungberg 11 Svensson 12 Marklund 13 Call 14 Johansson 15 Fagerström 16 Swedberg 17 Sjögran 18 Karlsson 19 Lönnqvist 20 Flyborg 21 Sundh 22 Thelin Coach: Domanski-Lyfors

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