Karolina Westberg

Karolina Westberg

Personal information
Full name	Anna Karolina Walfridsson Westberg
Birth name	Anna Karolina Westberg[1]
Date of birth	(1978-05-16) 16 May 1978 (age 46)
Place of birth	Kristianstad, Sweden
Height	1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
	Skillinge IF
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1999–2004	Malmö FF Dam
2005–2009	Umeå IK	253	(6)
International career^‡
1997–2008	Sweden	126[2]	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 December 2019

Anna Karolina Walfridsson Westberg (née Westberg; born 16 May 1978) is a former Swedish footballer who played as a defender for Malmö FF Dam, Umeå IK and the Swedish national team.

International career

Karolina Westberg featured for Sweden in three World Cups (USA 1999, USA 2003, China 2007) and two Olympic Games (Sydney 2000 Olympics, Athens 2004.) She was on the roster for the 2008 Beijing Olympics but did not appear in a match. Westberg played in three European Championship tournaments: Norway/Sweden 1997, Germany 2001, and England 2005.

Personal life

Westberg was born in Kristianstad, and now uses the surname Walfridsson Westberg.[3]

References

1. Karolina Westberg at Olympedia (archive)
2. "Damlandslagsspelare 1973–2017". svenskfotboll.se. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
3. "Blågul back bjöd på frukostföredrag" [Blue back offered breakfast lecture]. Mera Österlen (in Swedish). 6 July 2022. Archived from the original on 20 February 2023. Retrieved 20 February 2023.

External links

• Club Profile^[permanent dead link‍]
• National Team Profile
• Article in Sydsvenskan
• Olympic Profile