{{Short description|Swedish footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2022}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Tina Nordlund | image = Tina Lovesan 2012-06-30 001.jpg | caption = Tina Nordlund in June 2012 | fullname = Tina Cecilia Elisabeth Nordlund<ref>{{cite web|title=Tina Nordlund |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/no/tina-nordlund-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417204137/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/no/tina-nordlund-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |publisher=Sports-Reference.com|accessdate=14 June 2013}}</ref> | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1977|3|19|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Sundsvall]], Sweden | height = {{convert|1.67|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | currentclub = | clubnumber = | position = [[Midfielder]] | youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–1987 | youthclubs1 = Stöde IF | youthyears2 = 1987–1989 | youthclubs2 = Moffe BK | youthyears3 = 1990–1994 | youthclubs3 = [[Alnö IF]] | years1 = 1994–1996 | years2 = 1996–2002 | years3 = 1998–1999 | clubs1 = [[Sundsvalls DFF]] | clubs2 = [[Umeå IK]] | clubs3 = [[Tranmere Rovers L.F.C.|Tranmere Rovers]] | caps1 = | caps2 = | goals1 = | goals2 = | nationalyears1 = 1997–2002 | nationalteam1 = [[Sweden women's national football team|Sweden]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Damlandslagsspelare 1973–2012|url=https://svenskfotboll.se/ImageVault/Images/id_69553/ImageVaultHandler.aspx|publisher=[[Swedish Football Association]]|accessdate=12 June 2013|language=Swedish}}</ref> | nationalcaps1 = 43 | nationalgoals1 = 7 }}
'''Tina Cecilia Elisabeth Nordlund''' (born 19 March 1977) is a [[Swedes|Swedish]] [[Association football|football]] coach and former player, most recently an assistant coach at [[Umeå IK]].<ref name="svt">{{cite web |url=http://svt.se/2.33919/1.1838442/tina_nordlund_tillbaka_i_uik_som_tranare |title=Tina Nordlund tillbaka i UIK som tränare |date=8 January 2010 |work=svt.se |publisher=[[Sveriges Television]] |language=Swedish |accessdate=22 January 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121007160200/http://www.svt.se/2.33919/1.1838442/tina_nordlund_tillbaka_i_uik_som_tranare |archivedate=7 October 2012 }}</ref> She is one of the most well known Swedish female footballers. In November 2000, she was awarded the [[Diamantbollen]], an annual award made to the best female player in Sweden, during the [[Fotbollsgalan 2000|Swedish Soccer Awards]], and during her speech she expressed her thoughts that women's soccer received too little media publicity.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.svt.se/sport/fotboll/fem-snackisar-fran-fotbollsgalan|title=Fem snackisar från Fotbollsgalan|publisher=SVT Sport|language=Swedish|date=11 November 2019|accessdate=29 August 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://svenskfotboll.se/arkiv/tidigare/2004/02/diamantbollen-2000/ |title=Diamantbollen 2000 |work=svenskfotboll.se |publisher=[[Swedish Football Association]] |language=Swedish |accessdate=22 January 2010}}</ref> She played for [[Alnö IF]], [[Sundsvalls DFF]] and Umeå IK.<ref name="svt" /> She retired from playing football aged 25 after suffering from [[anorexia nervosa]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.svd.se/sport/drabbad-av-anorexia-nordlund-lagger-av_70892.svd |title=Drabbad av anorexia – Nordlund lägger av |work=svenskfotboll.se |publisher=SvD.se|language=Swedish |accessdate=30 September 2011 |date=30 November 2002|author=Björn Malmström}}</ref>
In her youth years she, except for playing soccer, also practiced [[alpine skiing]], [[bandy]], [[basketball]] and [[golf]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://fogis.se/arkiv/tidigare/2004/02/diamantbollen-2000/|title=Diamantbollen 2000|publisher=Swedish Football Association|language=Swedish|date=24 February 2004|accessdate=29 August 2021}}</ref>
==Club career==
After the 1998 season, Nordlund approached English [[FA Women's Premier League]] club [[Tranmere Rovers L.F.C.|Tranmere Rovers]] about playing for them in [[1998–99 FA Women's Premier League|1998–99]]. At the time she was visiting boyfriend [[Jesper Blomqvist]], who was contracted to [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Hon är Sveriges okända VM-hopp|url=http://wwwc.aftonbladet.se/sport/9906/01/tina.html|newspaper=[[Aftonbladet]]|accessdate=14 June 2013|language=Swedish|date=1 June 1999|first=Michael |last= Wagner }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Vi har respekt för England|url=http://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/fotboll/sverige/damallsvenskan/article10217833.ab?dxwIndex=4|newspaper=[[Aftonbladet]]|accessdate=14 June 2013|language=Swedish|date=25 June 2001|first=Simon |last= Bank }}</ref>
Making her debut in a 4–0 win over champions and local rivals [[Everton F.C. (women)|Everton]] in December 1998, Nordlund remained until 1 February 1999. She then returned to Umeå IK in order to preserve her national team place ahead of the [[1999 FIFA Women's World Cup]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Förälskade – och proffs i England |url=http://wwwc.aftonbladet.se/sport/9812/23/jesper.html|newspaper=[[Aftonbladet]]|accessdate=14 June 2013|language=Swedish|date=23 December 1998|first=Anders |last= Hvidfeldt}}</ref>
==International career== After winning eight [[Cap (sport)|caps]] at Under 17 level and 19 Under 21 caps, Nordlund made her senior [[Sweden women's national football team|Sweden]] debut in a 3–1 defeat by the [[United States women's national soccer team|United States]] at [[Baylor School]], [[Chattanooga, Tennessee]], on 30 October 1997.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.womensoccer.com/wswolympic/olyrefs/rosters.html |title=Olympic team rosters |publisher=Women's Soccer World |accessdate=14 June 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20000823120413/http://womensoccer.com/wswolympic/olyrefs/rosters.html |archivedate=23 August 2000 }}</ref> Her 9th-minute goal against [[Denmark women's national football team|Denmark]] in the Semi-Final of the [[UEFA Women's Euro 2001#Semi-finals|2001 UEFA Women's Euro]] proved to be the deciding goal of the match, propelling Sweden to the Final.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/match-report/ma1844084/lineup/ |title=2001 European Championship: MATCH Report: Denmark – Sweden: Semi-Final| publisher=worldfootball.net}}</ref>
==Personal life== Nordlund appeared in the 2006 Swedish comedy film ''[[Offside (2006 Swedish film)|Offside]]'', as a football player. She is a [[S.S. Lazio|Lazio]] supporter.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.kristianstadsbladet.se/sport/article783229/idolen.html|title=Idolen|newspaper=Kristianstadsbladet|date=3 September 2001|accessdate=14 June 2013|language=Swedish}}</ref>
She has been married to Swedish television presenter [[Martin Björk]].
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{FIFA player|273}}
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