Hanna Marklund


Hanna Gunilla Marklund is a Swedish former football player. She played as a defender and wore shirt number 4.

Career

Marklund started playing in Varuträsk IF near Skellefteå, where she grew up. She moved on to play in Damallsvenskan with Sunnanå SK. In 2000, she joined Umeå IK, with whom she won Damallsvenskan three years in a row. After the 2004 season she decided to move back to Skellefteå and rejoin Sunnanå SK, where her two sisters Carolina and Mirjam also played. She went on to captain Sunnanå SK.
She made her first appearance in the Swedish national team on August 8, 1997 against Iceland. She became a regular member of the team, winning a total of 118 caps and scoring six international goals.
In November 2005 she won Diamantbollen, an award given the best female player in Sweden each year.
On January 7, 2008, Marklund announced her retirement from both the national team and Sunnanå SK as a result of her pregnancy.

Matches and goals scored at World Cup & Olympic tournaments

Hanna Marklund appeared for Sweden in two World Cups and two Olympic Games Marklund was on the roster for the 1999 World Cup as well, but did not see any playing time.

Matches and goals scored at European Championship tournaments

Hanna Marklund participated in two European Championship tournaments: Germany 2001, and England 2005.

Honours

Club

;Umeå IK
;Sunnanå SK
;Individual