Anna Sjöström

Anna Sjöström

Personal information
Full name	Anna Maria Kristina Sjöström Amcoff
Birth name	Anna Maria Kristina Sjöström[1]
Date of birth	(1977-04-23) 23 April 1977 (age 47)
Place of birth	Skellefteå, Sweden
Height	1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1997–2006	Umeå
International career
2001–2006	Sweden	67	(7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Anna Maria Kristina Sjöström Amcoff (née Sjöström; born 23 April 1977) is a Swedish former football striker. She played for Umeå IK in the Damallsvenskan,^[2] winning two European Cups and five national championships before retiring in 2006.^[3]

She was a member of the Sweden women's national football team, taking part in the 2003 World Cup^[4] where Sweden won the silver medal, the 2004 Summer Olympics^[5] and the 2005 European Championship where she scored a winner against host England to qualify Sweden for the semifinals.^[6]

Personal life

Sjöström was born in Skellefteå, and now uses the surname Sjöström Amcoff.^[7]

Honours

• 2 UEFA Women's Cups (2003, 2004)
• 5 Swedish Leagues (2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006)
• 3 Swedish Cups (2001, 2002, 2003)

References

1. Anna Sjöström at Olympedia (archive)
2. Umeå IK win the UEFA Women's Cup.^{[dead link‍]} FIFA
3. Sweden start new era. UEFA
4. Sjoström earns start against Canada.^{[dead link‍]} FIFA
5. Spirited Sweden swoop to win group. Archived 17 August 2012 at the Wayback Machine FIFA
6. Sjöström sparks Sweden joy. UEFA
7. "Klart för finalerna Umeå–Falcao" [Ready for the Umeå–Falcao final] (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 5 March 2019. Archived from the original on 23 October 2020. Retrieved 20 February 2023.

External links

• Profile at Swedish Football Association (in Swedish)