Anneli Andelén

Anneli Andelén (born 21 June 1968) is a Swedish former association football forward who won 88 caps for the Sweden women's national football team, scoring 37 goals. She represented Sweden at the FIFA Women's World Cup in 1991 and 1995. Andelén also played professional club football in Japan with Suzuyo Shimizu Lovely Ladies.

Club career Andelén joined Öxabäcks IF as a 15-year-old in 1983 and won the league title in her first season. She was Damallsvenskan top goalscorer on three consecutive occasions (1992, 1993 and 1994). Andelén played in seven consecutive Svenska Cupen finals with the club, who became known as Öxabäck/Marks IF in 1991. In August 1994 she scored all six goals in Öxabäck/Marks IF's 6–1 destruction of Gideonsberg.

In 1997, while playing for Suzuyo Shimizu Lovely Ladies, Andelén was L. League top goalscorer with 19 goals and was named in the league all-star team.

International career Andelén made her senior Sweden debut on 22 August 1985, a 5–0 win over Norway in Sundsvall. In 1991 Andelén's three goals helped Sweden to a third-place finish at the inaugural FIFA Women's World Cup and in 1992 she collected the Diamantbollen award for the best female footballer in the country. Her brace against Denmark in the second leg of the quarter finals of the UEFA Women's Euro 1995 qualifying campaign was the difference in overcoming a 0–2 deficit to beat Denmark 3–2 on aggregate and qualify for UEFA Women's Euro 1995. In the final of that tournament in March 1995 at Fritz-Walter-Stadion in Kaiserslautern, Andelén's late goal was not enough to stop Germany from beating Sweden 3–2. She quit the national team after featuring at the 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup, which Sweden hosted. There had been a dispute over the team's tactics at the tournament.

Anneli Andelén competed in two FIFA Women's World Cups: China 1991, and Sweden 1995. In the 1991 edition, Andelén played every minute of the tournament and scored the opening goal in a 4–0 victory over Germany in the Third Place Match.

Anneli Andelén appeared in three European Championship tournaments. Her side finished in second place at the 1987 and 1995 editions of the competition, and took home a third-place finish in 1989.

Personal life During her playing career, Andelén was in a relationship with club teammate Nathalie Geeris. Andelén married Lisa in June 2008. She became chief executive of the family sawmill business after her football career.

Career statistics International goals No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 7 July 1987 National Sports Center, Blaine, United States 5–0 6–0 North America Cup 2. 3 June 1988 Henry Fok Stadium, Panyu, China 1–1 1–1 1988 FIFA Women's Invitation Tournament 3. 18 September 1988 Lekevi IP, Mariestad, Sweden 2–0 4–0 1989 European Competition for Women's Football qualifying 4. 3–0 5. 15 October 1988 Odense Stadium, Odense, Denmark 5–1 5–1 6. 21 August 1991 Nösnäsvallen, Stenungsund, Sweden 1–0 2–0 Friendly 7. 23 October 1991 Nou Estadi de Palamós, Palamós, Spain 4–0 UEFA Women's Euro 1993 qualifying 8. 7 November 1991 Zürich, Switzerland 4–1 Friendly 9. 2–0 10. 19 November 1991 New Plaza Stadium, Foshan, China 3–0 8–0 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup 11. 7–0 12. 29 November 1991 Guangdong Provincial People's Stadium, Guangzhou, China 1–0 4–0 13. 7 June 1992 Dalymount Park, Dublin, Republic of Ireland 1–0 UEFA Women's Euro 1993 qualifying 14. 25 August 1992 Kragerø Stadion, Kragerø, Norway 2–3 3–3 Friendly 15. 3–3 16. 20 September 1992 Ryavallen, Borås, Sweden 3–0 10–0 UEFA Women's Euro 1993 qualifying 17. 5–0 18. 8–0 19. 9–0 20. 13 October 1992 1–0 1–2 21. 11 March 1993 Ayia Napa Municipal Stadium, Ayia Napa, Cyprus 3–0 3–1 Friendly tournament 22. 1 June 1993 Ryavallen, Borås, Sweden 2–1 4–2 Friendly 23. 22 September 1993 3–2 3–2 24. 13 October 1993 Štadión Pasienky, Bratislava, Slovakia 1–0 2–0 UEFA Women's Euro 1995 qualifying 25. 4 May 1994 Arosvallen, Västerås, Sweden 1–0 Friendly 26. 22 May 1994 Ozolnieki Stadium, Ozolnieki, Latvia 2–0 5–0 UEFA Women's Euro 1995 qualifying 27. 15 June 1994 Strömvallen, Gävle, Sweden 6–0 28. 4–0 29. 5 August 1994 Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard, Montreal, Canada 1–1 2–1 Friendly 30. 29 October 1994 Malmö Stadion, Malmö, Sweden 2–0 3–0 UEFA Women's Euro 1995 qualifying 31. 3–0 32. 26 February 1995 Sørlandshallen, Kristiansand, Norway 2–1 3–4 UEFA Women's Euro 1995 33. 16 March 1995 Estádio José Arcanjo, Olhão, Portugal 2–1 1995 Algarve Cup 34. 19 March 1995 Estádio Municipal de Loulé, Loulé, Portugal 3–2 35. 26 March 1995 Fritz-Walter-Stadion, Kaiserslautern, Germany 2–3 2–3 UEFA Women's Euro 1995 36. 13 May 1995 Örjans Vall, Halmstad, Sweden 2–0 4–0 Friendly 37. 9 June 1995 Arosvallen, Västerås, Sweden 2–0 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup

Honours Individual Diamantbollen: 1992