Angelica Burevik Törnqvist (born 7 December 1958) is a Swedish former

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defender who won 30 caps for the

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. She is nicknamed Agge.

Club career

Burevik's performances for local team

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earned her a place in the Helsingborgs Idrottsmuseum Hall of Fame in 1983. She later served the club as chairperson.

International career

Burevik made her senior

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debut in a 6–1 win over

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on 23 May 1981. She won the first UEFA championships for national women's teams in 1984. Sweden beat

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in the final, on a

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after a 1–1 aggregate draw. Burevik's break down the right wing and cross had created

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's headed goal for Sweden in the first leg at

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. Her exertions in central defence on the muddy Kenilworth Road pitch left her too exhausted to participate in the shootout. Burevik played 30 games in a row for Sweden, the last of which was on 9 October 1985. Only two games were lost while 22 resulted in Swedish victories.

References

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