Maria Bergkvist
Swedish football coach and former player
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Maria Bergkvist (born 12 August 1977) is a Swedish football coach and former player who was the manager of Damallsvenskan club Umeå IK. In her playing career she was a defender for Umeå and the Sweden national team.
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Maria Bergkvist in April 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Maria Bergkvist | ||
| Date of birth | 12 August 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Sweden | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Umeå IK | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Remsle UIF | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995–1998 | Bollsta IK | ||
| 1999–2007 | Umeå IK | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2006 | Sweden | 7 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2009–2014 | Umeå IK (assistant) | ||
| 2015–2016 | Umeå IK | ||
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:48, 9 November 2015 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 21:48, 9 November 2015 (UTC) | |||
Club career
While playing for Umeå between 1999 and 2007 Bergkvist won six Damallsvenskan titles and two UEFA Women's Cups (now known as UEFA Women's Champions League).[1] She returned to the club as an assistant coach in 2009.[2] After five years as an assistant, Bergkvist took the head coach job for Umeå's 2015 campaign.[1]