# Sara Larsson

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Swedish footballer (born 1979)

For the politician, see [Sara Larsson (politician)](/source/Sara_Larsson_(politician)).

Sara Larsson Sara Larsson in 2011 Personal information Full name Sara Margareta Mattsson Birth name Sara Margareta Larsson[1] Date of birth (1979-05-13) 13 May 1979 (age 47) Place of birth Kristinehamn, Sweden Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Position Defender Senior career* Years Team Apps (Gls) –1996 Villastadens IF 1996–1998 Rävåsens IK 1998–2004 Malmö FF Dam 2004–2008 Linköpings FC 2009 Saint Louis Athletica 15 (0) 2009 → Linköpings FC (loan) 6 (0) 2010 Philadelphia Independence 11 (0) 2011–2013 KIF Örebro DFF 47 (2) 2014 LB07 International career‡ Sweden U-19 7 (1) Sweden U-21 12 (5) 2000–2012 Sweden[2] 112 (8) Medal record Women's football Representing Sweden FIFA Women's World Cup 2011 Germany Team UEFA Women's Championship 2001 Germany Team * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15:21, 9 June 2013 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 15:21, 9 June 2013 (UTC)

**Sara Margareta Mattsson** ([née](/source/Birth_name#Maiden_and_married_names) **Larsson**; born 13 May 1979) is a [Swedish](/source/Swedes) former [football](/source/Association_football) [defender](/source/Defender_(association_football)) who played for [KIF Örebro DFF](/source/KIF_%C3%96rebro_DFF) of the [Damallsvenskan](/source/Damallsvenskan) league. She won 112 [caps](/source/Caps_(sports)) as a member of the [Sweden women's national football team](/source/Sweden_women's_national_football_team).

## Club career

She formerly played for [Malmö FF Dam](/source/FC_Roseng%C3%A5rd). In November 2008, her Woman's Professional Soccer playing rights were obtained by [St. Louis](/source/Saint_Louis_Athletica) who named her as a post-draft discovery player. She played fifteen games for the team in its inaugural season, then returned to Linköpings for the WPS off-season, during which she was drafted by the [Philadelphia Independence](/source/Philadelphia_Independence) in WPS's first [expansion draft](/source/2009_WPS_Expansion_Draft).

After the 2010 season Larsson returned to Sweden, with [KIF Örebro DFF](/source/KIF_%C3%96rebro_DFF). She signed for [Elitettan](/source/Elitettan) club LB07 ahead of the 2014 season, but retired in April 2014 due to [pregnancy](/source/Pregnancy).[3]

## International career

Larsson earned over 100 caps for the [Sweden women's national football team](/source/Sweden_women's_national_football_team). She won the rookie of the year (Sweden) in 2000, after making her national team debut in September 2000 in a 2–1 win over rivals [Norway](/source/Norway_women's_national_football_team).

Sara Larsson featured for Sweden in two [World Cups](/source/FIFA_Women's_World_Cup): [USA 2003](/source/2003_FIFA_Women's_World_Cup) and [Germany 2011](/source/2011_FIFA_Women's_World_Cup). She was also on the roster for the [2007 World Cup](/source/2007_FIFA_Women's_World_Cup), but did not appear in any of Sweden's matches. Larsson played in three [Olympic Games](/source/Football_at_the_Summer_Olympics): [Sydney 2000](/source/Football_at_the_2000_Summer_Olympics), [Athens 2004](/source/Football_at_the_2004_Summer_Olympics), and [Beijing 2008](/source/Football_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics).

Sara Larsson appeared at three [European Championship](/source/UEFA_Women's_Championship) tournaments: [Germany 2001](/source/UEFA_Women's_Euro_2001), [England 2005](/source/UEFA_Women's_Euro_2005), and [Finland 2009](/source/UEFA_Women's_Euro_2009).

## Personal life

Larsson married Jens Mattsson on 15 August 2015, with whom she already had a son. She subsequently took his surname.[4]

## Career statistics

### International

- *Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Larsson goal.*

List of international goals scored by Sara Larsson No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref. August 20, 2004 Volos, Greece Australia 2–0 2–1 2004 Summer Olympics [m 1]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Sara Larsson"](https://web.archive.org/web/20200417204019/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/la/sara-larsson-1.html). Sports-Reference.com. Archived from [the original](https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/la/sara-larsson-1.html) on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 9 June 2013.

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

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Jönsson, Kent (10 April 2014). ["Graviditet stoppar LB07:s Sara Larsson"](http://www.sydsvenskan.se/sport/graviditet-stoppar-lb07s-sara-larsson/) (in Swedish). [Sydsvenskan](/source/Sydsvenskan). Retrieved 25 January 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Sara Larsson har gift sig"](https://web.archive.org/web/20170211075649/http://nwt.se/kristinehamn/2015/08/18/sara-larsson-har-gift-sig) [Sara Larsson has married]. *[Nya Wermlands-Tidningen](/source/Nya_Wermlands-Tidningen)* (in Swedish). 18 August 2015. Archived from [the original](http://nwt.se/kristinehamn/2015/08/18/sara-larsson-har-gift-sig) on 11 February 2017. Retrieved 22 December 2021.

**Match reports**

1. **[^](#cite_ref-mat010_5-0)** ["2004 Olympic Games: MATCH Report: Sweden - Australia: Quarter-Finals"](https://web.archive.org/web/20130318110258/http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/womensolympic/athens2004/matches/round=8686/match=37179/index.html). FIFA. Archived from [the original](https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/womensolympic/athens2004/matches/round=8686/match=37179/index.html) on 18 March 2013.

## External links

- [Sara Larsson](https://web.archive.org/web/20150905/http://www.fifa.com/fifa-tournaments/players-coaches/people=201322/index.html) – [FIFA](/source/FIFA) competition record (archived)

- [Sweden player profile](https://svenskfotboll.se/in-english/national-teams/womens-a-team/players-portraits-2008/?profile=16882)

- [Linköpings FC player profile](http://www.linkopingfc.com/index.php?playerid=3) (in Swedish)

- [Atlanta Beat player profile](https://web.archive.org/web/20090925053732/http://www.womensprosoccer.com/atlanta/players/bios/larsson-sara)

Sweden squads 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 v t e Sweden squad – UEFA Women's Euro 2001 runners-up 1 Jönsson 2 Westberg 3 Törnqvist 4 Marklund 5 Bengtsson 6 Moström 7 Larsson 8 Nordlund 9 Andersson (c) 10 Ljungberg 11 Svensson 12 Thelin 13 Eriksson 14 Fagerström 15 Sjögran 16 Flyborg 17 Lundin 18 Östberg 19 Call 20 Johansson Coach: Domanski-Lyfors v t e Sweden squad – 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup runners-up 1 Jönsson 2 Westberg 3 Törnqvist 4 Marklund 5 Bengtsson 6 Moström (c) 7 Larsson 8 Nordin 9 Andersson 10 Ljungberg 11 Svensson 12 Lundgren 13 Johansson 14 Fagerström 15 Sjögran 16 Olsson 17 Sjöström 18 Östberg 19 Call 20 Öqvist Coach: Domanski-Lyfors v t e Sweden women's football squad – 2004 Summer Olympics – Fourth place 1 Jönsson 2 Westberg 3 Törnqvist 4 Marklund 5 Bengtsson 6 Moström (c) 7 Larsson 8 Östberg 9 Andersson 10 Ljungberg 11 Svensson 12 Öqvist 13 Schelin 14 Fagerström 15 Sjögran 16 Olsson 17 Sjöström 18 Lindahl Coach: Domanski-Lyfors v t e Sweden squad – UEFA Women's Euro 2005 semi-finalists 1 Jönsson 2 Westberg 3 Törnqvist 4 Marklund 5 Bengtsson 6 Moström 7 Larsson 8 Östberg 9 Andersson (c) 10 Ljungberg 11 Svensson 12 Lindahl 13 Schelin 14 Karlsson 15 Sjögran 16 Seger 17 Sjöström 18 Åström 19 Paulson 20 Öqvist Coach: Domanski-Lyfors v t e Sweden squad – 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup 1 Lindahl 2 Westberg 3 Segerström 4 Marklund 5 Seger 6 Thunebro 7 Larsson 8 Schelin 9 Lundin 10 Ljungberg 11 Svensson (c) 12 Lundgren 13 Östberg 14 Johansson 15 Sjögran 16 Paulson 17 Edlund 18 Fischer 19 Rohlin 20 Forsberg 21 Hammarström Coach: Dennerby v t e Sweden women's football squad – 2008 Summer Olympics 1 Lindahl 2 Westberg 3 Segerström 4 Paulson 5 Seger 6 Thunebro 7 Larsson 8 Schelin 9 Landström 10 Almgren 11 Svensson (c) 12 Jönsson 13 Östberg 14 Öqvist 15 Sjögran 16 Forsberg 17 Rohlin 18 Fischer 19 Aronsson Coach: Dennerby v t e Sweden squad – UEFA Women's Euro 2009 1 Lindahl 2 Rohlin 3 Segerström 4 Paulson 5 Seger 6 Thunebro 7 S. Larsson 8 Schelin 9 Landström 10 Asllani 11 Svensson (c) 12 Hammarström 13 Lissel 14 Fors 15 Sjögran 16 P. Larsson 17 Dahlkvist 18 Fischer 19 Lindén 20 Liljegärd 21 Rönnlund 22 Nilsson Coach: Dennerby v t e Sweden squad – 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup third place 1 Lindahl 2 Rohlin 3 Sembrant 4 Svensson 5 Seger (c) 6 Thunebro 7 Larsson 8 Schelin 9 Landström 10 Jakobsson 11 Göransson 12 K. Hammarström 13 Nilsson 14 Öqvist 15 Sjögran 16 Forsberg 17 Dahlkvist 18 Fischer 19 Edlund 20 M. Hammarström 21 Lundgren Coach: Dennerby

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