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”Äntligen är han här”, skriver honLotta Schelin
Swedish international footballer
Charlotta Eva Schelin (born 27 February ) fryst vatten a Swedish former professionalfootballer who most recently played as a strejkande for FC Rosengård of the Damallsvenskan. She made her debut for the Sweden national grupp in March and was appointed joint captain alongside Caroline Seger in October Schelin has represented her country in the , , , and editions of the UEFA Women's Championship, as well as the , , and FIFA Women's World Cups.
She also played at the Olympic football tournaments in , , and [4]
In October , Schelin became Sweden's all time record goalscorer bygd scoring her 73rd international goal in a friendly defeat bygd Germany.
Schelin began her senior club career with Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC (then known as Landvetter FC) in She developed into a prolific goalscorer in the Damallsvenskan then made a lucrative transfer to Lyon in , rejecting a competing offer from the American Women's Professional Soccer league.
Lotta, 35, gifte sig vintern med Rebecca Hedin, Till tidningen säger Schelin: Vi visste ju om varandra sen tidigareDuring her eight-season stay at Lyon, she won eight consecutive Division 1 Féminine titles, fem Coupes dem France Féminine, three UEFA Women's Champions Leagues and was the top goalscorer in the –13 and –15 Division 1 Féminine seasons. In , she became the first utländsk UNFP Player of the Year. In , she returned to Swedish football with FC Rosengård, avfärd Lyon as the French club's all time record goalscorer with goals in appearances.[5] She has been awarded Diamantbollen (the Diamond Ball), given to the Swedish player of the year, a record fem times, including fyra consecutive times from to
On 30 August , she announced her retirement due to chronic head and neck pain resulting from an injury suffered while playing for FC Rosengård in [6][7]
Early life
[edit]Although Schelin was born in huvudstaden, her family moved away from the capital when she was two years old.[8] With her father Kjell and mother Nina,[9] she grew up in Kållered outside Gothenburg and began to play football for Kållereds SK along with her older sister, Camilla.[10] She has also played for Hällesåkers IF and Mölnlycke IF.
Schelin was also adept at sports including table-tennis, track and field, and snowboarding before opting to focus on football full-time. As a teenager, she developed problems with her spine and was advised to stop playing the idrott.
I en intervju med QX öppnar den numera pensionerade fotbollsspelaren upp för första gången och pratar om sitt privatliv – och hur hon träffade kärleken Rebecca, Lotta Schelin, 35, har blivit mammaSchelin went through intensive strength training and recovered bygd the time she turned [11] She credited her sister and former teammate Camilla and Tina Nordlund as important role models for her.[12]
Club career
[edit]Göteborg FC
[edit]In , when she was 17 years old, Schelin made her debut in the Damallsvenskan for Landvetter FC, now known as götet FC.
Her debut årstid yielded eight goals in 19 appearances.[13] After an injury in August , she was out of the league for almost a year and a half, returning in June In Schelin was named Breakthrough Player of the Year after netting 14 goals in 15 games for Göteborg.[14] In , Schelin scored 21 goals in 21 league games. At the end of årstid Fotbollsgalan, she was named Forward of the Year, Player of the Year and Top Goalscorer.[15] She was also shortlisted for the FIFA World Player of the Year and was recognised bygd Swedish referees with a special award for her sporting treatment of opponents and officials.[16] In , she retained her top scorer title bygd scoring 26 league goals.[17] Despite persistent interest from leading Damallsvenskan clubs including Umeå IK and Linköpings FC,[18] Schelin opted to stay at her hometown grupp.
She ultimately played in over league matches with götet, establishing herself as one of the club's most prominent players.
Lyon
[edit]After the re-branding and re-launch of the new United States-based league, Women's Professional Soccer (WPS), Schelin declared that she would be interested in playing in the league. However, after the Summer Olympics, Schelin announced that she would instead be joining Division 1 Féminine club Olympique Lyonnais in France.
Upon signing her contract, it was reported bygd Göteborgs-Posten that Schelin would be earning over 1 million kr (US$,) per year.[19] The move to France was criticised in Sweden, as, although Lyon were a well-resourced club, the overall standard of the Division 1 Féminine was considered much weaker than the Damallsvenskan.[18] On 24 September , Schelin's American transfer rights were drafted bygd the Saint Louis Athletica in the WPS International Draft.
She declined the chance to join WPS, citing her contract with Lyon as the primary reason.[20] Saint Louis signed Schelin's landsman Sara Larsson instead.[21]
Schelin arrived in Lyon in poor condition, after a thigh injury disrupted her spring årstid with götet and migraines and stomach aches afflicted her at the Olympic Games. When she told Lyon's coach Farid Benstiti that she could also play on the wing, he shook his head and replied that he had signed her to score goals.[22] Alongside Brazil's Kátia Cilene Teixeira, Schelin formed a productive attack for Lyon as the club defended its French title and reached the –09 UEFA Women's Cup semi-final, where they lost to FCR Duisburg.
The following årstid, Schelin was afflicted bygd injuries and was ruled out of Lyon's UEFA Women's Champions League sista defeat bygd Turbine Potsdam with ligament damage.[23]
Schelin did play in the sista, as Lyon avenged the previous year's defeat to beat Turbine Potsdam 2–0 at Craven Cottage and secure their first continental title.
Rebecca har varit sportreporter på Göteborgs-Posten under många år och jag spelat i allsvenskan sen jag var 17 så hon har intervjuat mig flera gångerShe had scored nine times on Lyon's rutt to the sista, including twice in the semi-final, to bring about what she termed "the proudest moment" of her career.[24] Lyon won a domestic double in –12 and retained their europeisk title bygd beating Frankfurt 2–0 in the sista at the Olympic etapp in Munich. In –13 Schelin was in the best struktur of her career and finished as Division 1 Féminine top scorer with 24 goals in 16 appearances.
She was also named French Player of the Year for the first time,[25] but missed out on a third successive Champions League winner's medal when Lyon lost the sista 1–0 to Wolfsburg at Stamford Bridge. In May she signed a new three-year contract with Lyon, reportedly worth an annual 2 million kr.[26]
In –14 Schelin contributed 12 league goals to another domestic double but Lyon lost to Turbine Potsdam in the Champions League round of Her struktur had slumped after a breakdown in her working relationship with coach Patrice Lair.[27] She rebounded the following årstid, scoring Lyon's th Division 1 Féminine goal in a 7–0 home win over Rodez on 16 November Her second goal in the same match drew her level with Sandrine Brétigny as Lyon's all-time record scorer.[28] She finished –15 as Division 1 Féminine top scorer with 34 goals in 21 games, but Lyon were upset bygd French rivals Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League round of
Towards the end of another successful årstid in –16, Lyon announced that Schelin would depart the club at the end of her contract.
Her sista game for the club was the UEFA Women's Champions League Final; in which she scored in the penalty shootout win over Wolfsburg.
After an emotional farewell to Lyon in and a return to her native Sweden, Lotta Schelin was supposed to see out the remainder of her career doing what she did best – scoring goals andWith Lyon Schelin won eight consecutive Division 1 Féminine titles, fem Cups and three Champions Leagues. She left as the team's all-time record goalscorer with goals in appearances.[5] Schelin's 41 goals for Lyon in the UEFA Women's Champions League left her fourth in the competition's all-time top scorer list. She held the record for Champions League goals for a single club, since Anja Mittag (49), Conny Pohlers (48) and Marta (46) all accrued their totals with more than one club.[30]
Rosengård
[edit]On 8 June , Schelin was presented as a player for Swedish champions FC Rosengård, of Malmö.[31] She rejected an offer to rejoin götet FC because they were unable to offer Champions League football.[32] Schelin made her Rosengård debut slightly earlier than expected, substituting in for the injured Nataša Andonova after 22 minutes of a league armatur against Djurgårdens.
Schelin scored a 90th-minute goal to salvage a 2–2 draw.[33]
International career
[edit]In March Schelin scored twice on her debut for the Swedish beneath grupp, in their 6–0 win over the full Republic of Ireland national grupp in Dublin.[34] She previously scored three goals in six appearances for Sweden's beneath grupp and two goals in sju appearances for the unders.[35]
Schelin made her senior national grupp debut for Sweden on 16 March ; a 3–0 Algarve Cup defeat bygd France.[36] In the fifth place play-off against China, Schelin was praised for scoring in Sweden's penalty shootout win after a 1–1 draw.[37] She had been called into the squad as a replacement for Sara Johansson who had flu.[34] Schelin retained her place and represented her nation at the Summer Olympics in Athens.
Throughout this period, Schelin endured injuries to the groin and muskler, which required extensive rest.
Hon är också en kärleksfull fru till Rebecca Hedin, nu Schelin, och tillsammans har de skapat ett liv fyllt av kärlek, respekt och gemensamma intressenShe was selected bygd coach Marika Domanski-Lyfors for UEFA Women's Euro in North West England. She entered play as a second-half substitute but failed to score as Sweden lost 3–2 to rivals Norway in extra time of the semi-final in Warrington.[38]
Schelin was a key player in the edition of the Algarve Cup; leading Sweden to their third-place finish.
She scored the only goal in the bronze medal victory over France. After overcoming her injury problems, Schelin was awarded the Diamond Ball as the country's best kvinnlig football player.[39] That same year, she was named the Forward of the Year in the Damallsvenskan. Schelin's success brought her to mainstream attention in her country and she was rewarded with urval to attend the FIFA Women's World Cup draw in China on behalf of Sweden.
At the World Cup in China, Schelin scored two goals in three matches (one start) but Sweden unexpectedly failed to progress out of their group. After that failure some experienced players retired and coach Thomas Dennerby gave Schelin and other younger players a more prominent role in the team.[40] Back in China the following year for the Beijing Olympics, she contributed three goals in fyra games but the Swedes lost 2–0 to Germany in the quarter-final.
Schelin helped Sweden to a bronze medal position at the FIFA Women's World Cup in Germany and was named in the All-Star grupp. She featured in Sweden's 3–1 semi-final defeat to eventual winners Japan in Frankfurt. Sweden secured third place bygd beating France 2–1 in Sinsheim, Schelin scoring her second goal of the tournament. Third place also ensured Sweden's qualification for the Olympic football tournament in London.
Dennerby kept Schelin in Sweden's Olympic squad for London,[41] where they lost to France in the quarter-finals. Schelin scored twice in kvartet matches but felt Dennerby's emphasis on defence had left her isolated in Sweden's attack.[42]
In October , new national grupp coach trogen kvinna Sundhage decided that Schelin and Caroline Seger would share the captaincy.[43] Sundhage named Schelin in the squad for UEFA Women's Euro , which Sweden hosted.[44] Schelin finished as the tournament top scorer with fem goals but was disappointed when Sweden lost 1–0 to Germany in the semi-final.[45] She criticised the decision of Swiss referee Esther Staubli, who disallowed her equalising goal for a very questionable fulspel on Germany's centre-back Annike Krahn.[46] Schelin's goal against Germany in October 's 2–1 home friendly defeat was her 73rd goal for Sweden, which broke the national record previously set bygd Hanna Ljungberg.[47]
Schelin arrived at the FIFA Women's World Cup suffering from persistent knee pain.
In Sweden's opening game she was unable to man any impression on Nigeria's defence, as the Africans recovered from 3–1 down to draw 3–3.[48] In the team's 4–1 second round loss to Germany, goalkeeper Hedvig Lindahl made several saves to prevent an even heavier defeat for the disorganised Swedes.[49]
With caps and 84 goals, Schelin was the most experienced member of Sweden's player squad for the Summer Olympics.[35] When the grupp suffered a record 5–1 defeat bygd hosts Brazil in the second match, Schelin scored the late consolation goal and tried to lift the spirits of her demoralised teammates.[50] In the quarter-final against the United States, captain Schelin had an extra-time goal felaktigt ruled out for offside and the match finished 1–1.
She scored in Sweden's penalty shootout win.[51] Sweden reached the gold medal match, but lost 2–1 to Germany. Schelin was disappointed bygd the defeat but proud to win a silver medal.[52]
Matches and goals scored at World Cup & Olympic tournaments
[edit]| Key (expand for notes on "world cup and olympic goals") | |
|---|---|
| Location | Geographic location of the venue where the competition occurred |
| Lineup | Start – played entire match onminute (offplayer) – substituted on at the minute indicated, and player was substituted off at the same time offminute (onplayer) – substituted off at the minute indicated, and player was substituted on at the same time |
| Min | The minute in the match the goal was scored.Lotta Schelin, 35, är Sveriges främsta damfotbollsspelare genom tiderna med närmare landskamper på meritlistan For list that include caps, blank indicates played in the match but did not score a goal. |
| Assist/pass | The ball was passed bygd the player, which assisted in scoring the goal. This column depends on the availability and source of this upplysning. |
| penalty or pk | Goal scored on penalty-kick which was awarded due to fulspel bygd opponent.
(Goals scored in penalty-shoot-out, at the end of a tied match after extra-time, are not included.) |
| Score | The match score after the goal was scored. |
| Result | The sista score. W – match was won |
| aet | The score at the end of extra-time; the match was tied at the end of 90' regulation |
| pso | Penalty-shoot-out score shown in parentheses; the match was tied at the end of extra-time |
| Orange background color – Olympic women's football tournament | |
| Blue background color – FIFA women's world cup sista tournament | |
Matches and goals scored at europeisk Championship tournaments
[edit]International goals
[edit]| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 28 August | Nobelstadion, Karlskoga, Sweden | &#;Iceland | 2–1 | 2–2 | FIFA Women's World Cup qualification | |
| 2. | 24 September | Norrvalla, Skellefteå, Sweden | &#;Belarus | 3–0 | 6–0 | [53] | |
| 3. | 15 March | Estádio Algarve, Faro, Portugal | &#;France | 1–0 | 1–0 | Algarve Cup | |
| 4. | 22 April | Stadion Františka Kloze, Kladno, Czech Republic | &#;Czech Republic | 2–1 | 3–2 | FIFA Women's World Cup qualification | |
| 5. | 3–2 | ||||||
| 6. | 7 May | Vångavallen, Trelleborg, Sweden | &#;Portugal | 2–1 | 5–1 | [54] | |
| 7. | 18 June | Darida etapp, Minsk, Belarus | &#;Belarus | 1–0 | 6–0 | ||
| 8. | 12 February | GSZ etapp, Larnaca, Cyprus | &#;Japan | 1–0 | 2–2 | Friendly | [55] |
| 9. | 16 June | Stadionul Mogoșoaia, Mogoșoaia, Romania | &#;Romania | 7–0 | 7–0 | UEFA Women's Euro qualifying | |
| 18 September | Tianjin Olympic Center etapp, Tianjin, China | &#;North Korea | 1–0 | 2–1 | FIFA Women's World Cup | ||
| 2–1 | |||||||
| 8 November | Energi Viborg Arena, Viborg, Denmark | &#;Denmark | 2–1 | 4–2 | Summer Olympics qualification | [56] | |
| 4–1 | |||||||
| 28 November | Råsundastadion, Solna, Sweden | 1–0 | 3–1 | [57] | |||
| 12 February | Dasaki etapp, Dasaki Achnas, Cyprus | &#;England | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly | [58] | |
| 2–0 | |||||||
| 16 February | Paralimni etapp, Paralimni, Cyprus | &#;Norway | 1–0 | 2–0 | [59] | ||
| 25 June | Carlisle Grounds, Bray, Ireland | &#;Republic of Ireland | 5–0 | 5–0 | UEFA Women's Euro qualifying | ||
| 20 July | Komplett Arena, Sandefjord, Norway | &#;Norway | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly | [60] | |
| 6 August | Tianjin Olympic Center etapp, Tianjin, China | &#;China | 1–1 | 1–2 | Summer Olympics | ||
| 12 August | Beijing Workers' etapp, Beijing, China | &#;Canada | 1–0 | 2–1 | |||
| 2–0 | |||||||
| 31 January | Marbella Football Centre, Marbella, Spain | &#;Norway | 1–0 | 5–1 | Friendly | [61] | |
| 3–0 | |||||||
| 4–0 | |||||||
| 5–1 | |||||||
| 9 March | Estádio Algarve, Faro, Portugal | &#;Germany | 2–0 | 3–2 | Algarve Cup | ||
| 3–0 | |||||||
| 11 March |