Kristin Hammarström

Anna Kristin Hammarström (born 29 March 1982) is a Swedish former football goalkeeper who played for KIF Örebro DFF and Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC of the Swedish Damallsvenskan. She represented Sweden women's national football team at the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup. She is the twin sister of fellow national team footballer Marie Hammarström.[2]

Kristin Hammarström
Personal information
Full name Anna Kristin Hammarström[1]
Date of birth (1982-03-29) 29 March 1982
Place of birth Glanshammar, Sweden
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2010 KIF Örebro DFF 163 (0)
2011–2013 Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC 65 (0)
International career‡
2008–2013 Sweden 29 (0)
Medal record
Women's football
Representing  Sweden
FIFA Women's World Cup
Bronze medal – third place2011 GermanyTeam
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:30, 26 November 2013 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:30, 26 November 2013 (UTC)

In November 2013 both sisters announced their immediate retirement from football.[3] A year later, after the birth of her first child, Hammarström was reportedly in talks with Sweden coach Pia Sundhage about a playing comeback.[4]

References
  1. "Association player list" (PDF). UEFA.com. Retrieved 11 June 2013.
  2. "All smiles for Sweden's winning twins". FIFA. 2011-07-17. Archived from the original on August 2, 2012. Retrieved 2012-07-27.
  3. "Tvillingarna Hammarström slutar" (in Swedish). Svenska Dagbladet. 15 November 2013. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
  4. Brännmyr, Jonas (2 November 2014). "Sundhage: "Positivt samtal med Marie"" (in Swedish). Nerikes Allehanda. Retrieved 7 November 2014.


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