Sara Viktoria Lindén (born 1 September 1983) is a

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football

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, who played for Göteborg FC in the Damallsvenskan. In September 2008 Lindén was drafted into the senior

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for a pair of Euro 2009 qualifying matches against

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and

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. She replaced Göteborg teammate Johanna Almgren who was injured. The 2–0 win over Romania in

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was Lindén's first cap and she retained her place in the squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2009 final tournament. Lindén suffered an

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in September 2012. Outside of football she is employed by

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in her hometown of Borås.

References

External links

*
Player profile
at SvFF *
archive

Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC player profile
* 1983 births Living people Swedish women's footballers Sweden women's international footballers BK Häcken FF players Damallsvenskan players Women's association football midfielders Women's association football forwards Footballers from Borås {{Sweden-women-footy-bio-stub