Victoria Sandell Svensson
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Victoria Sandell Svensson at the Swedish Sports Awards inside the Stockholm Globe Arena in Stockholm, Sweden in January 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Victoria Margareta Sandell Svensson | ||
| Date of birth | 18 May 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Borås, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1981 | Gällstad IF | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1991 | Nittorps IK | ||
| 1992–1997 | Jitex BK | ||
| 1998–2002 | Älvsjö AIK | ||
| 2003–2009 | Djurgårdens IF | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 1993 | Sweden U17 | 8 | (9) |
| 1993–1996 | Sweden U20 | 31 | (18) |
| 1996–2009 | Sweden | 166 | (68) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 September 2009 | |||
Victoria Margareta Sandell Svensson (born 18 May 1977) is a Swedish football manager and former player. Nicknamed Vickan, she was team captain on the Swedish women's national team and Djurgårdens IF Dam, captaining the national team during the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup, and is one of the most merited Swedish footballers of all time. She was originally known as Victoria Svensson, and then Victoria Sandell Svensson after marrying Camilla Sandell in April 2008 and adding her surname to her own.