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Josefine Öqvist

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Anna Lenita Josefine Öqvist (born 23 July 1983) is a Swedish former footballer who played for Montpellier of the French Division 1 Féminine and the Swedish national team. She scored a critical goal in the 86' minute of the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup semifinals against Canada to put Sweden through to the final. Nicknamed Jossan, she was named the Swedish Rookie of the Year in 2003. While her primary position is a forward, she was named as a midfielder for the 2008 Summer Olympics. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Josefine Öqvist is the 14,861st most popular soccer player (up from 15,251st in 2024), the 1,762nd most popular biography from Sweden (down from 1,744th in 2019) and the 308th most popular Swedish Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Josefine Öqvist ranks 14,865 out of 21,273. Before her are Jarrod Bowen, Amir Richardson, Hassan Kachloul, Raphael Veiga, Wylan Cyprien, Benjamin Kololli, Takashi Uemura, Mohamed Husain, Bastian Reinhardt, and Fabrice Ehret. After her are Walter Gaitán, and Julian Green.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1983, Josefine Öqvist ranks 1,094. Before her are Daniel Sarmiento Melián, Alexandra Braun, Yuji Unozawa, Jennifer Landon, Klim Shipenko, and Abraão Lincoln Martins. After her are Yassin Mikari, Reeve Carney, Slobodan Nikić, Michael Cassidy, Vitali Rodionov, and Paulo Pezzolano.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Josefine Öqvist ranks 1,764 out of 1,879. Before her are Amanda Ilestedt (1993), Lisa Nordén (1984), Mattias Gustafsson (1978), Erika Linder (1990), Tiger Hillarp Persson (1970), Andreas Ekberg (1985), Johan Franzén (1979), and Mattias Weinhandl (1980). After her are Jessica Landström (1984), Caroline Winberg (1985), Björn Gustafsson (1986), and Erik Wahlstedt (1976).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Sweden

Among soccer players born in Sweden, Josefine Öqvist ranks 308. Before her are Niklas Hult (1990), Mattias Johansson (1992), Richard Gough (1962), Alexander Östlund (1978), Therese Sjögran (1977), and Amanda Ilestedt (1993). After her are Jessica Landström (1984), Erik Wahlstedt (1976), Zećira Mušović (1996), Olivia Schough (1991), Yasin Ayari (2003), and Christoffer Andersson (1978).

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