Kristin Bengtsson

Kristin Bengtsson

Personal information
Full name	Gärd Kristin Bengtsson
Date of birth	(1970-12-01) 1 December 1970
Place of birth	Stockholm, Sweden
Height
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Hammarby IF (coach)
Youth career
	Viksjö IK
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1977–1987	IFK Viksjö
1988–1996	Hammarby IF
1997	Öxabäck IF
1998	Suzuyo Shimizu F.C. Lovely Ladies
1999	Athene Moss
1999–2001	Kopparbergs/Landvetter IF
2001	San Diego Spirit
2001	Carolina Courage
2002	Malmö FF
2003	Kopparbergs/Landvetter IF
2004–2008	Djurgårdens IF
2008–2010	Hammarby IF	46	(5)
International career
1991–2005	Sweden	157	(14)
Managerial career
2013	Hammarby IF
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gärd Kristin "Kicki" Bengtsson (born 12 January 1970 in Stockholm) is a former women's soccer player. She holds 157 caps for the Swedish women's national team. Bengtsson has appeared in three World Cups, the 1995, 1999 and 2003 competitions. She netted one goal in the 1999 competition against Australia. Bengtsson has also appeared in five UEFA Championships with Sweden, the 1993, 1995, 1997, 2001 and 2005 competitions.

Clubs

• Djurgården/Älvsjö (2004–)
• Kopparbergs/Landvetter IF (?–2003)
• Malmö FF
• Carolina Courage, USA
• San Diego Spirit, USA
• Athene Moss, Norway
• Suzuyo Shimizu F.C. Lovely Ladies, Japan
• Landvetter IF
• Öxabäcks IF
• Hammarby IF
• IFK Viksjö
• Viksjö IK

Honours

Club

Djurgårdens IF

• Damallsvenskan (1): 2004

Individual

• Diamantbollen: (2): 1994, 2004
• Swedish Defender of the Year (1): 2004

References

• sports-reference