Carola Söberg
{{Short description|Swedish footballer and coach}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2017}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Carola Söberg
| image = Carola Söberg 2014.jpg
| image_size =
| fullname = Carola Britt Therese Söberg{{cite web |url=https://www.fifadata.com/document/FWWC/2015/pdf/FWWC_2015_SquadLists.pdf |title=FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015 – List of Players: Sweden |publisher=FIFA |page=21 |date=6 July 2015 |access-date=21 August 2019 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190608175618/http://www.fifadata.com/document/FWWC/2015/pdf/FWWC_2015_SquadLists.pdf |archive-date=8 June 2019}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1982|7|29}}
| birth_place = Karlstad, Sweden{{cite web |url=https://svenskfotboll.se/landslag/damer/spelarportratt/?profile=30719 |title= Profile |language=Swedish |work=Svenska Fotbollförbundet |accessdate=25 June 2015}}
| position = Goalkeeper
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Sommarro IF
| youthyears2 = 1993–1999
| youthclubs2 = QBIK
| years1 = 1999–2000
| clubs1 = QBIK
| caps1 =
| goals1 =
| years2 = 2001–2006
| clubs2 = Mallbackens IF
| caps2 =
| goals2 =
| years3 = 2007–2009
| clubs3 = Umeå IK
| caps3 =
| goals3 =
| years4 = 2010–2014
| clubs4 = Tyresö FF
| caps4 = 79
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2014
| clubs5 = Avaldsnes IL
| caps5 = 6
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2015–2017
| clubs6 = KIF Örebro DFF
| caps6 = 64
| goals6 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2007–2015
| nationalteam1 = Sweden{{cite web|title=Damlandslagsspelare 1973–2012|url=https://svenskfotboll.se/ImageVault/Images/id_69553/ImageVaultHandler.aspx|publisher=Svenskfotboll.se|accessdate=19 May 2013}}
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| pcupdate = 12:55, 25 June 2015 (UTC)
| ntupdate = 16:11, 23 June 2015 (UTC)
}}
Carola Britt Therese Söberg (born 29 July 1982) is a Swedish football coach and former goalkeeper. She played for clubs including Umeå IK, Tyresö FF and KIF Örebro DFF of the Damallsvenskan, as well as Avaldsnes IL of the Norwegian Toppserien. She won 11 caps for Sweden at senior international level.
Club career
At the end of the 2006 season, Everton FC supporter Söberg left Mallbackens IF for reigning league champions Umeå IK.{{cite web|url=http://www.svenskdamfotboll.se/index_new.php?news_id=360&start=0&category_id=&parent_id=0&arcyear=&arcmonth=|title=Carola Söberg den nya toppmålvakten hos Umeå IK|publisher=Svensk Damfotboll|date=26 December 2006|accessdate=26 May 2013|first=Stenake|last=Walltin|language=Swedish|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304100230/http://www.svenskdamfotboll.se/index_new.php?news_id=360&start=0&category_id=&parent_id=0&arcyear=&arcmonth=|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=dead}}
Tyresö won the Damallsvenskan title for the first time in the 2012 season and Söberg collected her third league winner's medal, in addition to two won with Umeå.{{cite web|url=https://www.dn.se/sport/fotboll/tyreso-vann-sm-guld-efter-dramatik/|title=Tyresö vann SM-guld efter dramatik|work=Dagens Nyheter |date=3 November 2012|access-date=27 June 2013|language=Swedish|first=Johannes|last=Cleris}} Despite the arrival of Tinja-Riikka Korpela, Söberg retained her place and played in Tyresö's 4–3 defeat by Wolfsburg in the 2014 UEFA Women's Champions League Final.{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/womenschampionsleague/news/0215-0e15e0212966-4d5823ff01ad-1000--muller-the-hero-again-as-wolfsburg-win-classic-final/|title=Müller the hero again as Wolfsburg win classic final|publisher=UEFA|date=22 May 2014|access-date=22 June 2014|first=Paul|last=Saffer}} When Tyresö FF folded during the 2014 Damallsvenskan season, Söberg signed for Avaldsnes IL of the Norwegian Toppserien.{{cite news|title=Ny klubb klar för klubblösa Söberg|url=http://www.damfotboll.com/nyheter/2014/08/ny-klubb-klar-for-klubblosa-soberg|accessdate=14 September 2014|publisher=Damfotboll.com|date=6 August 2014|language=Swedish|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140914191859/http://www.damfotboll.com/nyheter/2014/08/ny-klubb-klar-for-klubblosa-soberg|archive-date=14 September 2014|url-status=dead}}
After the expiry of her six-month contract in Norway, Söberg returned to Sweden with KIF Örebro DFF.{{cite news|title=Landslagsmålvakt klar för Kif Örebro|url=http://www.hd.se/sport/2014/12/29/landslagsmalvakt-klar-for-kif-orebro/|accessdate=21 January 2015|publisher=Helsingborgs Dagblad|date=5 January 2015|language=Swedish}} She retired from playing after the 2017 Damallsvenskan season, then took a coaching role with Örebro's under-19 team and began working as an agent.{{cite news |last1=Nilsson |first1=Alexander |title=Lade skorna på hyllan i höstas – nu blir Carola Söberg spelaragent samt tränare i ÖSK |url=https://www.na.se/artikel/fotboll/lade-skorna-pa-hyllan-i-hostas-nu-blir-carola-soberg-spelaragent-samt-tranare-i-osk |accessdate=7 December 2018 |publisher=Nerikes Allehanda |date=9 January 2018 |language=Swedish}}
International career
Söberg played seven times for Sweden's national under–21 team. She made her senior international debut against Scotland on 17 February 2007.
Honours
=Club=
; Umeå IK
- Damallsvenskan (2): Winner 2007, 2008
- Svenska Cupen (1): Winner 2007
- Svenska Supercupen (2): Winner 2007, 2008
; Tyresö FF
- Damallsvenskan (1): Winner 2012
References
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External links
{{Commons category}}
- {{FIFA player|267260}}
- {{UEFA player|1902322}}
- {{SvFF player|id=6fadc24f-b214-40b0-b5ae-beb073b52b9e|fid=154017|pid=5388}}
- {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130824030216/http://www.tyresoff.se/web/article.asp?artID=8 |date=24 August 2013 |title=Tyresö FF player profile}} {{in lang|sv}}
- {{Soccerway|carola-soberg/6008}}
{{Sweden squad 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup}}
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Category:Sportspeople from Karlstad
Category:Swedish women's footballers
Category:Swedish expatriate women's footballers
Category:Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Norway
Category:Expatriate women's footballers in Norway
Category:Sweden women's international footballers
Category:Damallsvenskan players
Category:Mallbackens IF players
Category:KIF Örebro DFF players
Category:2015 FIFA Women's World Cup players
Category:Women's association football goalkeepers
Category:21st-century Swedish sportswomen
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