Lena Videkull

Lena Mari Anette Videkull (born 6 December 1962) is a Swedish former association football forward who won 111 caps for the Sweden women's national football team, scoring 71 goals. Videkull can be seen in the Sveriges Television documentary television series The Other Sport from 2013.

Club career Videkull won the Damallsvenskan championship six times in her career. She was the league's top goalscorer on a record six occasions.

International career Videkull made her senior Sweden debut in the final of the first UEFA championships for national women's teams in May 1984. Sweden beat England 1–0 in the first leg at Ullevi, then prevailed in a penalty shootout at Kenilworth Road, Luton after a 1–0 defeat.

Sweden reached the final again in the next edition of the UEFA championships in 1987. Videkull scored in the final but the Swedes lost 2–1 to Norway. In May 1989 Videkull scored in a women's international match at Wembley Stadium, adding to Pia Sundhage's opening goal as Sweden beat England 2–0 in a curtain–raiser for the Rous Cup.

In 1991, Videkull helped Sweden to a third-place finish at the inaugural FIFA Women's World Cup. Videkull was Sweden's top scorer at that tournament, and tallied her country's first ever World Cup goal in a 2–3 loss to the USA on match day one. She also scored the fastest goal in a women's World Cup after 30 seconds in an 8–0 win against Japan.

In 1993, she was given the Diamantbollen award for the best Swedish female footballer of the year. Coming on as a second-half substitute in the second leg of the 1995 Women's Euro semi-final, Videkull scored a hat trick in a 4–1 win, ensuring the Swedes a spot in the final as they defeated Norway 7–5 on aggregate. She briefly retired after featuring for Sweden in the 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup, which they hosted, but was tempted into a comeback for the 1996 Summer Olympics.

Matches and goals scored at World Cup & Olympic tournaments

Goal Match Date Location Opponent Lineup Min Score Result Competition China 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup 1 1991-11-17 Panyu Start 65 1–3 Group match 2 2 1991-11-19 Foshan 1 1–0 Group match 11 2–0 1991-11-24 Guangzhou Start Quarter-Final 4 1991-11-27 Panyu Start 6 1–0 Semi-Final 5 1991-11-29 Guangzhou Start 29 3–0 3rd Place Match Sweden 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup 1995-6-5 Helsingborg Start Group match 1995-6-7 Helsingborg Start Group match 6 1995-6-9 Västerås Start 66 1–0 Group match 1995-6-13 Helsingborg Start Quarter-Final Atlanta 1996 Women's Olympic Football Tournament 1996-7-21 Miami Start Group match 1996-7-23 Orlando Start Group match 7 1996-7-25 Orlando Start 76 3–0 Group match

Matches and goals scored at European Championship tournaments

International goals No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 1 November 1984 Genoa, Italy 1–1 1–1 Friendly 2. 1 May 1985 Bjärred, Sweden 1–0 1–0 3. 22 August 1985 Sundsvall, Sweden 3–0 5–0 4. 4–0 5. 5–0 6. 9 October 1985 Jönköping, Sweden 1–0 5–0 1987 European Competition for Women's Football qualifying 7. 2–0 8. 7 May 1986 Bergen, Norway 1–0 3–2 Friendly 9. 2–0 10. 18 September 1986 Veszprém, Hungary 4–1 4–1 11. 1 October 1986 Aalst, Belgium 2–1 2–1 1987 European Competition for Women's Football qualifying 12. 20 May 1987 Hammenhög, Sweden 1–0 2–0 Friendly 13. 14 June 1987 Oslo, Norway 1–2 1–2 1987 European Competition for Women's Football 14. 7 July 1987 Blaine, United States 6–0 6–0 Friendly 15. 11 July 1987 Minneapolis, United States United States U-19 4–0 5–1 16. 5–0 17. 19 August 1987 Nyköping, Sweden 5–0 5–0 18. 27 April 1988 Kristianstad, Sweden 1–0 3–0 19. 5 June 1988 Panyu, China 1–0 3–0 1988 FIFA Women's Invitation Tournament 20. 15 October 1988 Odense, Denmark 1–0 5–1 1989 European Competition for Women's Football qualifying 21. 2–0 22. 26 October 1988 Borås, Sweden 1–0 1–1 23. 23 May 1989 London, England 2–0 2–0 Friendly 24. 28 June 1989 Lüdenscheid, Germany 1–2 1–2 1989 European Competition for Women's Football 25. 22 October 1989 Helsingborg, Sweden 1–0 4–1 UEFA Women's Euro 1991 qualifying 26. 23 March 1990 Ayia Napa, Cyprus 4–1 4–1 Friendly tournament 27. 25 March 1990 1–1 1–1 28. 10 June 1990 Gorzów, Poland 2–0 2–0 UEFA Women's Euro 1991 qualifying 29. 19 September 1990 Halmstad, Sweden 1–0 4–0 Friendly 30. 14 October 1990 Mariestad, Sweden 2–0 4–1 UEFA Women's Euro 1991 qualifying 31. 2 December 1990 Ruggell, Liechtenstein 1–0 2–0 Friendly 32. 2–0 33. 5 May 1991 Shatura, Soviet Union 2–0 4–0 34. 3–0 35. 9 October 1991 Borås, Sweden 2–0 3–1 36. 23 October 1991 Palencia, Spain 2–0 4–0 UEFA Women's Euro 1993 qualifying 37. 17 November 1991 Guangzhou, China 1–3 2–3 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup 38. 19 November 1991 Foshan, China 1–0 8–0 39. 2–0 40. 27 November 1991 Guangzhou, China 1–0 1–4 41. 29 November 1991 3–0 4–0 42. 8 March 1992 Paralimni, Cyprus 1–1 2–1 Friendly tournament 43. 10 March 1992 1–0 3–1 44. 22 April 1992 Vlaardingen, Netherlands 1–2 1–2 Friendly 45. 20 September 1992 Borås, Sweden 4–0 10–0 UEFA Women's Euro 1993 qualifying 46. 6–0 47. 7 November 1992 Hjørring, Denmark 1–0 1–1 48. 9 March 1993 Ayia Napa, Cyprus 1–1 3–1 Friendly tournament 49. 2–1 50. 11 March 1993 1–0 3–1 51. 1 June 1993 Borås, Sweden 3–2 4–2 Friendly 52. 18 August 1993 Nynäshamn, Sweden 2–0 9–0 UEFA Women's Euro 1995 qualifying 53. 3–0 54. 9–0 55. 22 September 1993 Borås, Sweden 2–2 3–2 Friendly 56. 20 March 1994 Loulé, Portugal 1–0 1–0 1994 Algarve Cup 57. 22 May 1994 Ozolnieki, Latvia 1–0 5–0 UEFA Women's Euro 1995 qualifying 58. 4 March 1995 Jönköping, Sweden 2–1 4–1 UEFA Women's Euro 1995 59. 3–1 60. 4–1 61. 14 March 1995 Lagos, Portugal 1–0 4–0 1995 Algarve Cup 62. 3–0 63. 9 June 1995 Västerås, Sweden 1–0 2–0 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup 64. 2 June 1996 Gandia, Spain 5–0 8–0 UEFA Women's Euro 1997 qualifying 65. 8–0 66. 26 June 1996 Câmpina, Romania 3–0 5–0 67. 5–0 68. 15 July 1996 Miami, United States 2–1 3–1 Friendly 69. 23 July 1996 Orlando, United States 1–2 1–2 1996 Summer Olympics 70. 25 July 1996 3–0 3–1 71. 31 August 1996 Västerås, Sweden 2–0 2–0 UEFA Women's Euro 1997 qualifying

Personal life Videkull is a lesbian and lives with her partner Nina and their daughter, Felicia.