Jenny Curtsdotter

Jenny Curtsdotter (born 16 January 1976) is a retired Swedish footballer.[1] A three-time Swedish champion, Curtsdotter was part of Umeå IK team of 2001 and of the Djurgården/Älvsjö champions' team of 2003 and 2004.[2][3] She was considered a defender good in neutralising the opponents offensive players.[4]

Jenny Curtsdotter
Personal information
Date of birth (1976-01-16) 16 January 1976
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Mjölby Södra IF
BK Kenty
2001 Umeå IK
2002 Älvsjö AIK
2003–2005 Djurgården/Älvsjö 31 (0)
Linköpings FC
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Curtsdotter started her career in Mjölby Södra IF.[5] Playing for BK Kenty, she was Östergötland's Women's Player of the Year in 2000.[6] Curtsdotter then continued to Umeå IK before joining Älvsjö AIK in 2002.[5][7] With Umeå IK, she won the 2001 Damallsvenskan.[2]

When Djurgårdens IF Fotboll and Älvsjö AIK merged in 2002, Curtsdotter continued in the new team Djurgården/Älvsjö, and played 31 matches there and scored 0 goals over three seasons.[8] With Djurgården/Älvsjö, she won the Damallsvenskan on two occasions, in 2003 and 2004.[3] In the 2004 season, she was in the starting eleven in the beginning of the season, but was left out in the latter part due to injuries.[9] In the 2005 UEFA Women's Cup final, she came on as a sub at half-time.[10] After the 2005 Damallsvenskan season, Curtsdotter left Djurgården/Älvsjö to continue in Linköpings FC.[11]

Honours

Club
Umeå IK
Djurgården/Älvsjö

References
  1. Giordano, Thomas (ed.). "Official Programme Final 2nd leg 21 May 2005 13.00 hours Karl-Liebknecht-Stadion 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam (GER) vs Djurgården/Älvsjö (SWE)" (PDF). UEFA Media Services.
  2. "Umeå svenska mästarinnor". 18 October 2001.
  3. "Djurgårdens IF SM-guld på seniornivå" [Djurgårdens IF Swedish Championship Gold Medals on Senior Level] (PDF). difhistoria.se (in Swedish). 16 March 2023.
  4. "Här är lagen som gör upp om mästartiteln. DN:s Anders Lundqvist rankar klubbarna, analyserar taktiken och lyfter fram spelarna som får huvudroller under årets säsong". 6 April 2004.
  5. http://www.damfotboll.com/node/2932
  6. "Årets damspelare — Östergötlands FF". ostergotland.svenskfotboll.se. Archived from the original on 2020-11-07.
  7. "Svenska Dagbladets historiska arkiv". Svenska Dagbladet.
  8. "2000-2009". 18 March 2022.
  9. "Victorias mål - D/Ä guld värt". Dagens Nyheter. 16 October 2004.
  10. "Drömmen försvann i Potsdam". 22 May 2005.
  11. "Jenny Curtsdotter återvänder till länet". Sveriges Radio. 21 November 2005.


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