Åsa Lönnqvist is a Swedish retired football player who played in the defender position who played for the Sweden women's national football team and Tyresö FF.

Åsa Lönnqvist
Personal information
Date of birth (1970-04-14) 14 April 1970 (age 54)
Place of birth Sweden
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–2000 Tyresö FF
International career
1993–2000 Sweden 76[1] (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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She represented Sweden at the 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup, 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup as well as the 1996 Summer Olympics and 2000 Summer Olympics.[2][3]

Other work

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Following her playing career, Lönnqvist was named to the board of Tyresö FF. In March 2011, she was also elected to the Board of Appeals at the Swedish Football Association.[4]

Lönnqvist has served on the boards of Tyresö FF and Swedish Football Association.

Honors and awards

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  • Swedish Championship: 1997, 1998, 1999
  • Swedish Cup: 1997, 1999

References

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  1. ^ "Damlandslagsspelare 1973–2017". svenskfotboll.se. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  2. ^ Gyllenberg, Björn (17 June 1997). "Lyfors nya lag ska upp till bevis i EM. Damfotboll. Sju spelare från Älvsjö i truppen" (in Swedish). Dagens Nyheter. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
  3. ^ "Sweden - China PR". FIFA. Archived from the original on 26 February 2014. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
  4. ^ "SvFF:s årsmöte: Lagrell går in på sista året". Swedish Football Association. 26 March 2011. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
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