Hanna Gunilla Marklund (born 26 November 1977, in Skellefteå) is a Swedish former football player who played as a defender.
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 (2000–2002). 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 8 August 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 7 January 2008, Marklund announced her retirement from both the national team and Sunnanå SK as a result of her pregnancy.
Hanna Marklund appeared for Sweden in two World Cups (USA 2003, China 2007) and two Olympic Games (Sydney 2000, Athens 2004.) Marklund was on the roster for the 1999 World Cup as well, but did not see any playing time.
Hanna Marklund participated in two European Championship tournaments: Germany 2001, and England 2005.
International goals No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 3 March 2002 Ferreiras, Portugal 2–1 3–3 2002 Algarve Cup 2. 12 October 2002 Växjö, Sweden 4–0 8–0 Friendly 3. 7–0 4. 15 November 2003 Železnik, Serbia and Montenegro 4–0 4–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2005 qualifying 5. 17 August 2004 Volos, Greece 1–1 2–1 2004 Summer Olympics 6. 20 June 2007 Karlstad, Sweden 2–0 7–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2009 qualifying
Honours Umeå IK Damallsvenskan: 2000, 2001, 2002; Runner-up: 2003, 2004 Svenska Cupen: 2001, 2002, 2003; Runner-up: 2004 UEFA Women's Champions League: 2002–03, 2003–04
Sunnanå SK Svenska Cupen Runner-up: 1997
Sweden FIFA Women's World Cup runner-up: 2003 Summer Olympics fourth place: 2004 UEFA Women's Championship runner-up: 2001; semi-finalist: 2005
Individual Fotbollsgalan 2005 Diamantbollen: Best female player in Sweden 2005 Best female defence in Sweden 2005 Fotbollsgalan 2006 Best female defence in Sweden 2006 Fotbollsgalan 2007 Best female defence in Sweden 2007
References
Match reports
External links on Yahoo! Profile of Swedish Women's National Team players on Expressen (in Swedish)