Josefine Öqvist

Anna Lenita Josefine Öqvist (born 23 July 1983) is a Swedish former footballer who played for Montpellier of the French Division 1 Féminine and the Swedish national team.[2] She scored a critical goal at the 86' minute in the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup semifinals against Canada to put Sweden through to the final.[3] Nicknamed Jossan, she was named the Swedish Rookie of the Year in 2003.[4]

Josefine Öqvist
Öqvist in 2013
Personal information
Full name Anna Lenita Josefine Öqvist[1]
Date of birth (1983-07-23) 23 July 1983
Place of birth Uppsala, Sweden
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
Storvreta IK
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998 Danmarks IF
1999–2004 Bälinge IF
2005–2010 Linköpings FC
2011 Tyresö FF 19 (7)
2013 Kristianstads DFF 10 (4)
2013–2014 Montpellier 22 (18)
National team‡
2002–2013 Sweden 80 (20)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:11, 7 June 2014 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15:11, 7 June 2014 (UTC)

While her primary position is a forward, she was named as a midfielder for the 2008 Summer Olympics. During the tournament she was injured and replaced with Maria Aronsson.[5] Along with Caroline Jönsson, Öqvist tore her anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) before the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup and was consequently removed from the roster to recover.[6]

Pin-up girl Öqvist attracted attention for a bikini photoshoot in the magazine, Slitz, in the Spring of 2004.[7] She was also filmed swapping jerseys with a male supporter at the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup in Germany.[8]

Club career

After the 2008 season, Swedish giants Umeå IK wanted Öqvist. Instead she signed a new two-year contract with Linköping. Öqvist suffered a tragedy in her personal life in November 2009 when her 29-year-old sister Caroline had a fatal epileptic seizure.[9] In 2011 Öqvist signed with the top attendance team in Sweden, Tyresö FF. Tyresö boasted three members of the Swedish national team along with players from the Brazilian and Dutch national teams.

In January 2012 it was revealed that Öqvist was pregnant and would miss the entire season, including the 2012 London Olympics.[10] After the birth of daughter Stella, Öqvist returned to play in 2013, but decided to join Kristianstads DFF instead of Tyresö. She lived in nearby Malmö with her partner Stefan Lassen, the Danish professional ice hockey player who was playing for Malmö Redhawks.[11]

After featuring for hosts Sweden at UEFA Women's Euro 2013, Öqvist signed a contract with French club Montpellier.[12] She performed well in France but soon became unsettled because Lassen had moved to Austria to play for Graz 99ers. He described living so far apart from Öqvist and Stella as "unsustainable".[13] In May 2014 Öqvist announced her retirement from football, stating that she wanted to stop while still playing at the top level.[14]

International career
Öqvist playing for Sweden in the 2011 World Cup

On 18 August 2002, coach Marika Domanski-Lyfors gave Öqvist her senior Sweden women's national football team debut in a 1–0 win over North Korea.

Öqvist was a member of the Sweden team that won a bronze medal at the 2011 World Cup and played in all the matches. On 16 July 2011, she received a red card in the 3rd place game against France after clashing with Sonia Bompastor, but Sweden went on to win 2–1 despite being a player down.[15] Öqvist had scored in the semi final against eventual winners Japan, but Sweden were beaten 3–1.[16]

In February 2014, Öqvist retired from international football after 12 years of playing for Sweden. She had scored 20 goals in her 80 caps.[17]

Matches and goals scored at World Cup & Olympic tournaments

Josefine Öqvist appeared Sweden in two World Cups (USA 2003, Germany 2011) and two Olympic Games (Athens 2004, Beijing 2008).

Key (expand for notes on “world cup and olympic goals”)
Location Geographic location of the venue where the competition occurred
Lineup Start – played entire match
on minute (off player) – substituted on at the minute indicated, and player was substituted off at the same time

off minute (on player) – substituted off at the minute indicated, and player was substituted on at the same time
(c) – captain

Min The minute in the match the goal was scored. For list that include caps, blank indicates played in the match but did not score a goal.
Assist/pass The ball was passed by the player, which assisted in scoring the goal. This column depends on the availability and source of this information.
penalty or pk Goal scored on penalty-kick which was awarded due to foul by opponent. (Goals scored in penalty-shoot-out, at the end of a tied match after extra-time, are not included.)
Score The match score after the goal was scored.
Result The final score.

W – match was won
L – match was lost to opponent
D – match was drawn
(W) – penalty-shoot-out was won after a drawn match
(L) – penalty-shoot-out was lost after a drawn match

aet The score at the end of extra-time; the match was tied at the end of 90' regulation
pso Penalty-shoot-out score shown in parenthesis; the match was tied at the end of extra-time
Orange background color – Olympic women's football tournament
Blue background color – FIFA women's world cup final tournament
Goal Match Date Location Opponent Lineup Min Score Result Competition
USA 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup
1
 2003-9-21[m 1] Washington, DC  United States 83.

on 83' (off Ljungberg)

1–3 L

 Group match
2
 2003-9-25[m 2] Philadelphia  North Korea 86.

on 86' (off Ljungberg)

1–0 W

 Group match
3
 2003-9-28[m 3] Columbus  Nigeria 85.

on 85' (off Svensson)

3–0 W

 Group match
1
4
 2003-10-5[m 4] Portland  Canada 70.

on 70' (off Sjöström)

 86 2-1

2–1 W

 Semi-Final
Athens 2004 Women's Olympic Football Tournament
5
 2004-8-11[m 5] Volos  Japan 68.

on 68' (off Ljungberg)

0–1 L

 Group match
6
 2004-8-17[m 6] Volos  Nigeria 63.

on 63' (off Sjöström)

2–1 W

 Group match
7
 2004-8-20[m 7] Volos  Australia 71.

on 71' (off Sjögran)

2–1 W

 Quarter-Final
8
 2004-8-23[m 8] Patras  Brazil 86.

on 86' (off Bengtsson)

0–1 L

 Semi Final
Beijing 2008 Women's Olympic Football Tournament
9
 2008-8-6[m 9] Tianjin  China PR 73.

off 73' (on Forsberg)

1–2 L

 Group match
Germany 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup
10
 2011-7-2[m 10] Augsburg  North Korea 76.

on 76' (off Landström)

1–0 W

 Group match
11
 2011-7-6[m 11] Wolfsburg  United States Start

2–1 W

 Group match
12
 2011-7-10[m 12] Augsburg  Australia 83.

off 83' (on Edlund)

3–1 W

 Quarter-Final
2
13
 2011-7-13[m 13] Frankfurt  Japan 83.

off 83' (on Göransson)

 10 1-0

1–3 L

 Semi-Final
14
 2011-7-16[m 14] Sinsheim  France Start[note 1].[18]

2–1 W

 Third Place Match

Matches and goals scored at European Championship tournaments

Josefine Öqvist appeared at two European Championship tournaments: England 2005 and Sweden 2013.

Goal Match Date Location Opponent Lineup Min Score Result Competition
2005 European Championship
1
 2005-6-5[m 15] Blackpool  Denmark 85.

on 85' (off Schelin)

1–1 D

 Group match
2
 2005-6-8[m 16] Blackpool  Finland 56.

on 56' (off Schelin)

0–0 D

 Group match
3
 2005-6-11[m 17] Blackburn  England 90+3.

on 90+3' (off Svensson)

1–0 W

 Group match
4
 2005-6-16[m 18] Warrington  Norway 90+3.

on 90+3' (off Sjögran)

2–3 L

 Semi-Final
2013 European Championship
5
 2013-7-10[m 19] Gothenburg  Denmark 79.

off 79' (on Jakobsson)

1–1 D

 Group match
6
 2013-7-13[m 20] Gothenburg  Finland 67.

off 67' (on Göransson)

5–0 W

 Group match
1
7
 2013-7-16[m 21] Halmstad  Italy Start 57 3-0

3–1 W

 Group match
2
8
 2013-7-21[m 22] Halmstad  Iceland 46.

off 46' (on Göransson)

 14 2-0

4–0 W

 Quarter-Final
9
 2013-7-24[m 23] Gothenburg  Germany 74.

off 74' (on Jakobsson)

0–1 L

 Semi-Final

Honours
Linköpings FC

Country
Sweden

Individual

References
  1. "Josefine Öqvist". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
  2. "Josefine Öqvist player profile". soccerway.com. December 2012.
  3. "Budding Swedish star walks on the wild side". FIFA. 8 October 2003. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
  4. "Övriga utmärkelser" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
  5. Sillén, Jakob (12 August 2008). "Slut i förtid för Josefine Öqvist". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 19 October 2013.
  6. "Öqvist injury shocks Sweden". UEFA. 9 July 2007. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
  7. Laul, Robert (23 March 2004). "Öqvist viker ut sig i Slitz". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 22 May 2013.
  8. "Female Sweden pin-up Josefine Oqvist swaps shirts with Germany fan: Video". Metro. 15 July 2011. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
  9. Rylander, Johan (30 March 2010). "Jossan: "Jag gråter varje dag"". Göteborgs-Posten (in Swedish). Retrieved 18 August 2013.
  10. Larsson, Johan (13 January 2012). "Öqvist gravid – missar London-OS i sommar". Expressen (in Swedish). Retrieved 22 May 2013.
  11. Wall, Johan (7 January 2013). "Därför valde Öqvist bort mästarlaget". Expressen (in Swedish). Retrieved 23 May 2013.
  12. Lindbäck, Elisabeth (4 August 2013). "Bomben: Josefine Öqvist lämnar KDFF". Expressen (in Swedish). Retrieved 17 August 2013.
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  14. Falk, Fredrik (24 May 2014). "Öqvist lägger av". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 7 June 2014.
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  16. "Japan sink Sweden, reach first final". FIFA. 13 July 2011. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
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Match reports
  1. "FIFA Women's World Cup USA 2003: MATCH Report: USA - Sweden: Group Matches". FIFA.
  2. "FIFA Women's World Cup USA 2003: MATCH Report: Sweden - Korea DPR: Group Matches". FIFA.
  3. "FIFA Women's World Cup USA 2003: MATCH Report: Sweden - Nigeria: Group Matches". FIFA.
  4. "FIFA Women's World Cup USA 2003: MATCH Report: Sweden - Canada: Semi-Final". FIFA.
  5. "2004 Olympic Games: MATCH Report: Sweden - Japan: Group Matches". FIFA.
  6. "2004 Olympic Games: MATCH Report: Sweden - Nigeria: Group Matches". FIFA.
  7. "2004 Olympic Games: MATCH Report: Sweden - Australia: Quarter-Finals". FIFA.
  8. "2004 Olympic Games: MATCH Report: Sweden - Brazil: Semi-Final". FIFA.
  9. "2008 Olympic Games: MATCH Report: China - Sweden: Group Matches". FIFA.
  10. "FIFA Women's World Cup Germany 2011: MATCH Report: Korea DPR - Sweden: Group matches". FIFA.
  11. "FIFA Women's World Cup Germany 2011: MATCH Report: Sweden - USA: Group matches". FIFA.
  12. "FIFA Women's World Cup Germany 2011: MATCH Report: Sweden - Australia: Quarter-Finals". FIFA.
  13. "FIFA Women's World Cup Germany 2011: MATCH Report: Japan - Sweden: Semi-Finals". FIFA.
  14. "FIFA Women's World Cup Germany 2011: MATCH Report: Sweden- France: Third Place Match". FIFA.
  15. "2005 European Championship: MATCH Report: Sweden - Denmark: Group match". UEFA.
  16. "2005 European Championship: MATCH Report: Sweden - Finland: Group match". UEFA.
  17. "2005 European Championship: MATCH Report: England - Sweden: Group match". UEFA.
  18. "2005 European Championship: MATCH Report: Norway - Sweden: Semi-Finals". UEFA.
  19. "2013 European Championship: MATCH Report: Sweden - Denmark: Group match". UEFA.
  20. "2013 European Championship: MATCH Report: Finland - Sweden: Group match". UEFA.
  21. "2013 European Championship: MATCH Report: Sweden - Italy: Group match". UEFA.
  22. "2013 European Championship: MATCH Report: Sweden - Iceland: Quarter-Finals". UEFA.
  23. "2013 European Championship: MATCH Report: Sweden - Germany: Semi-Finals". UEFA.
Notes
  1. Öqvist was expelled from the match in the 68th minute
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