Kristianstad/Wä DFF Sweden womens national football team
Which team did Therese Sjögran play for from 1997 to 2000?
Therese Sjögran Kerstin Ingrid Therese Sjögran ( born 8 April 1977 ) is a Swedish football manager and coach , and former player as a midfielder for Damallsvenskan club FC Rosengård and the Sweden womens national football team . A modern pioneer and source of inspiration in womens football , she is considered one of the greatest Swedish footballers of all time and imagined by some as a possible future head coach for the national team . Nicknamed Terre , Sjögran made her first Damallsvenskan appearances for Kristianstad/Wä DFF . She joined Malmö FF Dam in 2001 and remained with the club through its different guises as LdB FC and FC Rosengård . Sjögran spent the 2011 season with American Womens Professional Soccer ( WPS ) club Sky Blue FC . Swedens all-time record appearance holder , Sjögran is the first player to win 200 caps for Blågult and is tied with Birgit Prinz at 214 for the most capped European footballer in national teams . She made her national team debut in October 1997 and represented her country in the 2001 , 2005 , 2009 and 2013 editions of the UEFA Womens Championship , as well as at the 2003 , 2007 , 2011 and 2015 FIFA Womens World Cups . She also played at the 2000 , 2004 and 2008 Olympic Football Tournaments , but missed out in 2012 due to injury . Sjögran twice won the Diamantbollen , the award for Swedens female player of the year , in 2007 and 2010 . Today she is sporting director in FC Rosengård . Club career . Sjögran began playing football with boys at Harlösa IF and moved on to Veberöds AIF at the age of 12 . She has mentioned on several occasions as an adult that Jürgen Klinsmann was her greatest inspiration , whom she first saw in the 1990 World Cup . Aged 14 , she was already playing for Veberöds womens team in Division 3 . After signing for Division 1 club Wä IF in 1997 Sjögran was part of the team promoted into the Damallsvenskan for the first time that year . She came to the attention of bigger clubs and joined Wäs local rivals Malmö FF Dam in 2001 . Malmö showed good form but were prevented from winning trophies by the dominant Umeå IK team of the era . With Sjögran playing as a left winger , the 2003 Svenska Cupen final finished Umeå 1–0 Malmö , after an extra time goal by Umeås Hanna Ljungberg . In April 2005 , Sjögran rejected advances from several rival clubs to extend her Malmö contract . Consistent performances from Sjögran at Malmö saw her honoured as Swedens female Midfielder of the Year in 2007 and 2008 . In 2007 , she won the Diamantbollen award for the best female footballer in the country . In March 2009 , Sjögran indicated her interest in playing in the English FA WSL , which was supposed to start the following year but was delayed . Later in 2009 , she was picked in the American Womens Professional Soccer ( WPS ) International Draft by Atlanta Beat , but remained loyal to Malmö . Inspired by 33-year-old Sjögran , Malmö won their first Damallsvenskan championship since 1994 in the 2010 season . It was delighted Sjögrans first league winners medal after finishing in second place on five previous occasions . Sjögran won the Diamantbollen again in 2010 . Her acceptance speech paid tribute to the influence of her step-father . A surprised Sjögran had expected Charlotte Rohlin to win the award . In December 2010 Malmö let Sjögran move to America , with WPS club Sky Blue FC . Sky Blue coach Jim Gabarra had made Sjögran one of his top transfer targets , describing her as consistently exceptional . Sjögran played just 13 matches for Sky Blue , as the 2011 FIFA Womens World Cup was scheduled during the 2011 season . Starting 12 of the games , she posted six assists as Sky Blue finished fifth of six teams . The deal had a clause that Sjögran would return to Malmö after the short American season . She helped Malmö retain their Damallsvenskan title in 2011 and represented the club in the 2011–12 UEFA Womens Champions League . After a serious knee injury in May 2012 , veteran Sjögran eventually returned to full fitness but found it difficult to break back into the starting line-up as Malmö were battling rivals Tyresö FF for the league title . Strong performances for the Swedish national team saw her win back her club place . Malmö and Sjögran won their third title in four seasons in 2013 . She was happy to secure her third league winners medal in October 2013 , as Malmö beat Umeå IK 2–0 to take an unassailable six point lead over Tyresö at the top of the table . Sjögran signed a new contract with Malmö , now known as FC Rosengård , in May 2014 . She wanted to remain with the club for the rest of her playing career . In June 2014 she was linked with a coaching role at the club . Sjögran helped Rosengård defend their title in 2014 . On 28 April 2015 Rosengård announced that Sjögran had been appointed as the clubs next sporting director , starting 1 August , replacing Erling Nilsson ( who would remain in the club as a mentor ) and that she intended to retire from playing after the summers World Cup in Canada . On 21 May 2015 Sjögran played what seemed to be her final league game , but she didnt want to celebrate then . It was reported in July 2015 that Sjögran would play her 426th and final game for the club in their Svenska Cupen semi-final against Umeå . She was thanked and celebrated right before and after that match . On the 20 July Therese Sjögran hastily took over as head coach , meant temporarily , after Markus Tilly went on sick leave for family reasons . She didnt like it much . Shortly after , with Rosengård suffering a dip in form , having several players injured and star player Anja Mittag recently left the club , and locked in a title challenge with Eskilstuna United , Sjögran was pressed into another hastily endeavor , making a temporary playing comeback on 26 July despite having said just a few days earlier that she would not do so . On 1 August Rosengård announced they had signed with a new head coach , thus relieving Sjögran . Sjögran stepped in and played once more 5 August against Eskilstuna and on 9 August 2015 , in the Svenska Cupen final against Linköping , a game Rosengård lost , this time promising it would definitely be her last time . In the league Rosengård overcame the absence of coach Markus Tilly and the departure of star players Anja Mittag and Ramona Bachmann to secure their third successive title , with a final day 5–0 win over Linköpings FC . Sjögran disclosed in an interview about a childrens book based on her youth years , Rött kort , Therese! , that the only time she received a red card was in Veberöd after having practiced lately on sliding and tried to execute that in a match with bad result . Sjögran made another temporary playing comeback on 7 February 2016 in a friendly against Manchester City , as FC Rosengård suffered many sick and injured players , but she was only in the technical area as a substitute and never actually played . International career . Sjögran made her first appearance for the senior Swedish national team on 30 October 1997 ; a 3–1 friendly defeat by the United States in Chattanooga , Tennessee . She was fast-tracked into the national team by coach Marika Domanski-Lyfors although she had not yet played in Swedens top division . After some injury problems kept her out of club football , Sjögran was not selected for the 1999 FIFA Womens World Cup in the United States . She returned to the squad for the 2000 Sydney Olympics , but was mainly an understudy and was restricted to substitute appearances as Sweden crashed out in the first round . Sjögran was a more established first team player by the time of UEFA Womens Euro 2001 . She came on as a substitute in all Swedens games except the final , which she started . Sweden lost 1–0 to Claudia Müllers golden goal for hosts Germany . At the 2003 FIFA Womens World Cup , Sjögran was substituted at half-time in Swedens first match , a 3–1 loss to hosts the United States . She came on as a substitute in Swedens remaining matches and won praise for her performance in the final , which Sweden again lost to Germany on a golden goal . In its tournament review , the Expressen newspaper described Sjögran as a talented enigma who seemed incapable of translating her best performances to the international stage . Following the retirement of midfield star Malin Moström in late 2006 , Sjögran was given a more prominent role by coach Thomas Dennerby . As part of the Sweden team surprisingly eliminated in the first round of the 2007 FIFA Womens World Cup , Sjögran was one of few Swedish players to emerge with any credit from the tournament . She also played a leading role as Sweden beat rivals Denmark in a qualification play-off for the following years Olympics . In China 2008 she participated in the Swedes 2–0 quarter-final defeat by Germany . At the 2011 Algarve Cup Sjögran surpassed Victoria Sandell Svenssons national record of 166 caps , after playing in a 2–1 defeat to Japan . She marked the occasion by scoring her 17th international goal , direct from a free kick . Experienced elder stateswoman Sjögran helped Sweden achieve third place at the 2011 FIFA Womens World Cup in Germany . She assisted Lisa Dahlqvists winning goal against North Korea in the group stage , and started Swedens 3–1 semi-final defeat to eventual winners Japan in Frankfurt . Sjögran played the whole match as Sweden secured third place by beating France 2–1 in Sinsheim . Third place ensured Swedens qualification for the 2012 Olympic football tournament in London . In May 2012 , Sjögran tore her anterior cruciate ligament and was ruled out of the Olympics . Although she was aged 35 , Sjögran did not consider retirement . She aimed to recover in time for UEFA Womens Euro 2013 , which Sweden were hosting . Incoming coach Pia Sundhage selected Sjögran in the Sweden squad for Euro 2013 , admitting it was something of a gamble and demanding that Sjögran should expend the last drop of sweat to justify her place . Sjögran had not expected to be recalled and had even purchased tickets to attend the tournament as a supporter . At the final tournament Sjögran made substitute appearances in the 3–1 group win over Italy and the 1–0 defeat by Germany in the semi-final . Team-mate Lotta Schelin praised Sjögrans contribution , describing her as an old gem . In November 2013 , the Swedish Football Association ( SvFF ) sparked a sexism scandal at its annual awards Fotbollsgalan when it presented Anders Svensson with a Volvo XC60 car for winning 146 caps . SvFF was widely criticised for failing to honour Sjögran , who had 187 caps . Afterwards SvFF claimed that they had planned to reward and celebrate Sjögran at a later occasion , but failed to properly inform internally . Chairman Karl-Erik Nilsson later regretted the decision , saying it would have been better if they paid tribute to Sjögran as well . Car manufacturers Peugeot and Citroën voluntarily on their own initiative offered to lend one of their newest models to Sjögran . Coach Sundhage continued to select Sjögran for Swedens successful 2015 FIFA Womens World Cup qualification campaign . She played alongside Lotta Schelin as a forward against Northern Ireland in Växjö , deputising for the injured Kosovare Asllani , a move that surprised some , as older players tend to get moved backward a bit and have a more defensive role . She scored the first goal . That was her 193rd game in the national team . In October 2014 Sjögran reached her 200th appearance for Sweden , in a 2–1 home friendly defeat by Germany . She became the first Swedish player to achieve the milestone and only the third European after Birgit Prinz and Katrine Pedersen . In November 2014 , SvFF again sparked a sexism scandal involving Therese Sjögran at Fotbollsgalan , this time in conjunction with TV4 . There was a celebration planned and prepared for the ceremony for her achieving 200 caps , but it was cancelled in the middle of the show before it occurred because of time constraints . At the 2015 FIFA Womens World Cup , Sjögran made her 214th and final appearance in Swedens 4–1 round of 16 defeat by Germany , putting her in split first place with Birgit Prinz for most capped European footballer in national teams . She left the field with tears in her eyes and kept the match ball as a souvenir for her mother . Afterwards she felt empty and woeful having exited and quit that way with a heavy loss . Before Fotbollsgalan 2015 Sjögran said she didnt want to be honoured this time , as she thought it was too late . But SvFF kept their plan and this time actually followed it though , rewarding her with Fotbollskanalens hederspris , The Football Channels honorary award . Management career . Since 1 August 2015 Sjögran is sporting director in FC Rosengård . Personal life . In an interview made in 2005 before the European Championship Sjögran states that she would choose innebandy if she wouldnt play football . Her favourite food was shellfish , her favourite music was techno/house and her favourite movie was Saw . She thought Birgit Prinz was the best current player and that golfer Annika Sörenstam was the best Swedish athlete of all time . In a short interview made in 2013 she also mentioned table tennis as a secondary sports choice . Economics graduate Sjögran took legal action when she was refused unemployment benefit on the grounds that her football career stopped her being available for work . She later worked part-time for the insurance company , Trygg-Hansa . Sports journalist Anja Gatu wrote a fictional biographical childrens book , with illustrations by Maria Borgelöv , about Sjögrans early years in Harlösa IF titled Rött kort , Therese ! ( Red card , Therese! ) in 2015 . One and a half year later Gatu wrote a sequel titled Snygg fint , Therese ! ( Nice feint , Therese! ) . Sjögran participated in SVTs 2017 season of Mästarnas mästare which was recorded in Algarve , Portugal in September 2016 . She was once again miscredited for her deeds as SVT in a press release before a press gathering for the show had left out most of her merits and claimed that Anders Svensson was the most capped Swedish player . The car incident from Fotbollsgalan was supposedly brought up during recording of her recap in the show , but was ultimately cut from the broadcast . She still played football regularly in 2016 , but only in Swedish amateur league Korpen . Honours and merits . Club . - Veberöds AIF - Division 3 : Winner 1994 - Wä FF - Division 1 ( 1 ) : Winner 1997 - LdB FC Malmö/FC Rosengård - Damallsvenskan : Winner 2010 , 2011 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 - Svenska Supercupen : Winner 2011 , 2012 , 2015 International . - Sweden - 2003 FIFA Womens World Cup : Runner-up - 2007 FIFA Womens World Cup : Group stage - 2011 FIFA Womens World Cup : Third place - 2015 FIFA Womens World Cup : Round of 16 - 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney : Group stage - 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens : Fourth place - 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing : Quarter-final - UEFA Womens Euro 2001 : Runner-up - UEFA Womens Euro 2005 : Semi-finals - UEFA Womens Euro 2009 : Quarter-final - UEFA Womens Euro 2013 : Semi-finals - Algarve Cup ( Participated from 1998 to 2015 ) : Winner 2001 , 2009 - Four Nations Tournament : Fourth Place 1998 , Third Place 2004 , Third Place 2011 - Australia Cup : Winner 2003 Individual . - Diamantbollen : Best female player in Sweden 2007 - Best female midfielder in Sweden 2007 - Best female midfielder in Sweden 2008 - Diamantbollen : Best female player in Sweden 2010 - Soccer Channel special prize 2015 References . - Match reports External links . - Sjögran Interview - Video interview Swedish midfielders Therese Sjögran and Caroline Seger in 2015 Algarve Cup by SOCCER.COM on YouTube - Article with a dozen of historical images of Sjögran by Sportbladet/Aftonbladet . - Video of the press conference of Sjögrans plans to quit playing and become sporting director by Sydsvenskan on YouTube . - Sjögran receives Fotbollskanalens Hederspris by TV4 Sport on YouTube . - Interview in her role as sporting director . Unknown date , but from the content seems to be 2018 or 2019 . - Another interview in her role as sporting directo