Sara Thunebro

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Sara Kristina Thunebro (born 26 April 1979) is a Swedish former footballer who was a defender for the Sweden women's national team. At club level Thunebro played for Eskilstuna United DFF, Tyresö FF and Djurgårdens IF of the Damallsvenskan, as well as FFC Frankfurt of the Frauen-Bundesliga. Making her international debut in 2004, Thunebro won 132 caps and represented her country at the 2009 and 2013 editions of the UEFA Women's Championship. She also played at the 2007, 2011 and 2015 FIFA Women's World Cups, as well as the 2008 and 2012 Olympic football tournaments. An attacking left-back, her trademark on the field was her white headband.

Club career

Thunebro began playing at the age of six, eventually rising to the youth club IK Viljan. She advanced through the Damallsvenskan to one of the top-tier teams Djurgårdens IF. With Thunebro on the team, Djurgården won the Swedish Championship in 2003 and 2004. Djurgården also won the Swedish Cup in both 2004 and 2005, securing qualification for the UEFA Women's Cup. In 2005 Djurgården reached the final but were beaten by Turbine Potsdam.

After twice being voted the best defender in Sweden, Thunebro joined FFC Frankfurt in 2009. She extended her contract with the German club for another two years in April 2011.[1]

After playing only three games in the first half of the season she left Frankfurt in March 2013 to join Tyresö FF in Sweden. She aimed to get more match practice ahead of the UEFA Women's Euro 2013 in her home country.

After one season at Tyresö she moved on again, to newly promoted Damallsvenskan club Eskilstuna United DFF. In announcing the transfer in December 2013, Thunebro admitted she moved to be based closer to her family.[2] After the 2015 season in which Eskilstuna finished as runners-up to FC Rosengård, Thunebro made the difficult decision to retire from playing. Coach Viktor Eriksson thanked Thunebro for her part in establishing the club in the top league and described it as an honour to have worked with her for two years.[3]

International career

A 3–0 defeat to the United States in January 2004 was Thunebro's first appearance for the senior Swedish national team. She had already collected 32 caps at Under-23 level, eight at Under-19 and 10 at Under-17.[4] She remained on the fringes of the squad but was left out of the selection for UEFA Women's Euro 2005. Thunebro travelled to China for the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup but made just one appearance during Sweden's exit at the group stage. Returning to China for the following year's Olympic football tournament, Thunebro had become a regular starter in the team which reached the quarter-finals.

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Thunebro playing for Sweden in 2013

By 2009 Thunebro was an important part of an in–form Swedish team who were enjoying victories over Germany, Brazil and the United States. "Each year I've taken small steps forward," she explained. "I feel in great form now, but I haven't reached my peak yet."[5] At UEFA Women's Euro 2009 Sweden reached the quarter-finals only to be eliminated by Norway.

At the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup in Germany Thunebro won a bronze medal with Sweden, who were beaten by eventual winners Japan in the semi-final. Third place secured Sweden's qualification for the 2012 Olympic football tournament in London. In September 2011 Thunebro announced her intention to retire from international football after the UEFA Women's Euro 2013 tournament in her home country.[6]

After the tournament, Thunebro relented and was selected by national coach Pia Sundhage for Sweden's 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification campaign.[7] In May 2015, Thunebro and Eskilstuna team-mates Olivia Schough and Malin Diaz were confirmed in Sundhage's Sweden squad for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup in Canada.[8]

Following Sweden's second round elimination in Canada Thunebro quit international football. She had received only 15 minutes of playing time as the team failed to win any of their four matches at the tournament. Thunebro felt that she no longer had coach Sundhage's confidence and did not want to sit on the substitute's bench to make up the numbers.[9]

Matches and goals scored at World Cup & Olympic tournaments

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Goal Match Date Location Opponent Lineup Min Score Result Competition
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2
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		2007-9-18[m 2] Tianjin Script error: No such module "flagg". Template:SubinTemplate:Subout Template:Sortfbs Template:Fb bg world cup final tournament | Group match
colspan=10 align=center Template:Fb bg olympic tournament | Template:FlagiconBeijing 2008 Women's Olympic Football Tournament
3
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		2008-8-6[m 3] Tianjin Script error: No such module "flagg". Start Template:Sortfbs Template:Fb bg olympic tournament | Group match
4
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5
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6
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colspan=10 align=center Template:Fb bg world cup final tournament | Template:Flagicon Germany 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup
7
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8
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9
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10
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11
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12
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colspan=10 align=center Template:Fb bg olympic tournament | Template:FlagiconLondon 2012 Women's Olympic Football Tournament
13
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		2012-7-25[m 13] Coventry Script error: No such module "flagg". Start Template:Sortfbs Template:Fb bg olympic tournament | Group match
14
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15
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16
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		2012-8-3[m 16] Glasgow Script error: No such module "flagg". Start Template:Sortfbs Template:Fb bg olympic tournament | Quarter-Final
colspan=10 align=center Template:Fb bg world cup final tournament | Template:Flagicon Canada 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup
17
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		2015-6-16[m 17] Edmonton Script error: No such module "flagg". Template:Subin Template:Sortfbs Template:Fb bg world cup final tournament | Group match

Matches and goals scored at European Championship tournaments

Goal Match Date Location Opponent Lineup Min Score Result Competition
Template:Flagicon2009 European Championship
1
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		2009-8-25[m 18] Turku Script error: No such module "flagg". Start Template:Sortfbs Group match
2
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		2009-8-28[m 19] Turku Script error: No such module "flagg". Start Template:Sortfbs Group match
3
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		2009-8-31[m 20] Turku Script error: No such module "flagg". Start Template:Sortfbs Group match
4
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		2009-9-4[m 21] Helsinki Script error: No such module "flagg". Start Template:Sortfbs Quarter-Final
Template:Flagicon2013 European Championship
5
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		2013-7-10[m 22] Gothenburg Script error: No such module "flagg". Start Template:Sortfbs Group match
6
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		2013-7-13[m 23] Gothenburg Script error: No such module "flagg". Start Template:Sortfbs Group match
7
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		2013-7-16[m 24] Halmstad Script error: No such module "flagg". Template:Subout Template:Sortfbs Group match
8
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		2013-7-21[m 25] Halmstad Script error: No such module "flagg". Start Template:Sortfbs Quarter-Final
9
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		2013-7-24[m 26] Gothenburg Script error: No such module "flagg". Start Template:Sortfbs Semi-Final

Personal life

Thunebro enjoys playing golf and rides a motorcycle. Throughout her career she did not employ an agent.[10] Part of the reason she wore her trademark headband was to allow her grandmother to easily identify her while watching on the television.[11]

Honours

Club

Djurgården/Älvsjö
FFC Frankfurt

Country

Sweden
Sweden U19

Individual

Footnotes

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References

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External links

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