Annica Birgitta Teres Svensson (born 3 March 1983) is a Swedish former football defender who last played in Sweden for Eskilstuna United DFF. She previously played for Tyresö FF, and spent the second half of the 2013 season on loan at Vittsjö GIK. She represented Sweden at the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup and the 2012 London Olympics.

Career

A late bloomer, Svensson made her Sweden debut at the age of 27, in a 1–1 draw with United States on 30 July 2010.

Annica Svensson

Svensson played ten times for Sweden's national youth teams, with the last appearance in 2001. She was called into the senior national team two years after suffering an anterior cruciate ligament injury while captaining Hammarby IF DFF in the Damallsvenskan. National coach Thomas Dennerby valued the versatility of Svensson, who can function in the centre back or full back positions.

Annica Svensson

Tyresö won the Damallsvenskan title for the first time in the 2012 season and Svensson collected her first league winner's medal.

Annica Svensson

As ambitious Tyresö continued to strengthen their squad, Svensson lost her place in the team and was not called up to Sweden's UEFA Women's Euro 2013 selection. In August 2013 she went on loan to Damallsvenskan team Vittsjö GIK, in search of first team football. She signed for newly promoted Eskilstuna United DFF in January 2014, where she joined former Tyresö teammate Sara Thunebro.

In October 2018 Svensson officially ended her career.

Personal life

In December 2018 she married her former Eskilstuna team-mate Vaila Barsley.

Honours

Club

Djurgården/Älvsjö

Damallsvenskan (2): 2003, 2004

References

External links

Sweden player profile at SvFF

Tyresö FF player profile

1983 births

Living people

Swedish women's footballers

Sweden women's international footballers

2011 FIFA Women's World Cup players

Footballers at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Olympic footballers for Sweden

Tyresö FF players

Damallsvenskan players

Hammarby Fotboll (women) players

Vittsjö GIK players

Djurgårdens IF Fotboll (women) players

Eskilstuna United DFF players

Women's association football fullbacks

Swedish LGBT footballers

Swedish lesbians