Ulrika Kalte

Maria Ulrika Kalte, born 19 May 1970 in Skärholmen, Sweden is a Swedish former association football player. She played for Älvsjö AIK and the Swedish national team during the 1995 World Cup in Sweden, where Sweden was knocked out in the quarterfinal game.[3] and the 1996 Olympic Tournament in Atlanta, where Sweden ended up 6th.[4]

Ulrika Kalte
Personal information
Full name Maria Ulrika Kalte[1]
Date of birth (1970-05-19)19 May 1970
Place of birth Skärholmen, Sweden
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Norsborgs FF
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988–1990 Hammarby IF DFF
Älvsjö AIK
Shiroki F.C. Serena
Sundbybergs IK
International career
1989–1996 Sweden[2] 56 (20)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

She began playing for Norsborgs FF, before becoming a professional in Japan.[5] as she moved to Shiroki F.C. Serena after the 1995 World Cup.[6]

International career

In May 1989 Kalte made her national team debut at Wembley Stadium, as Sweden beat England 2–0 in a curtain raiser for the Rous Cup.[7]

Down 0-1 to China in the Quarter-Finals of the 1995 World Cup, Ulrika scored an equalizer in the 3rd minute of second half stoppage time to draw level and keep the hosts alive. Her team kept the match tied through extra time, but were eliminated from the tournament in a penalty kick shootout.[8]

References
  1. "Ulrika Kalte". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  2. "Damlandslagsspelare 1973–2012" (in Swedish). Svenskfotboll.se. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
  3. "Women's World Cup 1995 (Sweden)". RSSSF. 1995. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
  4. "Ulrika Kalte" (in Swedish). Sveriges olympiska kommitté. Archived from the original on 18 May 2012. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
  5. "Välkommen till Norsborgs Flickfotboll" (in Swedish). Norsborgs FF. Archived from the original on 6 December 2012. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
  6. Fotbollextra 25 1995, 19 October 1995
  7. Lindahl, Jan-Åke (1989). "Vilken raket-karriär, Ulrika" (in Swedish). Hammarbyiten. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
  8. "FIFA Women's World Cup Sweden 1995: MATCH Report: Sweden - China: Quarter-Final". FIFA. Archived from the original on July 2, 2015.
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