Heidi Kackur (born 31 October 1978) is a Finnish former[2] football striker. She played for Naisten Liiga club FC United Pietarsaari[3] and Malmö FF[4] and Göteborg FC[5] of Sweden's Damallsvenskan.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Heidi Kackur | ||
| Date of birth | 31 October 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Vörå, Finland[1] | ||
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Hellnäs BK | |||
| Norrvalla FF | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| FC United (Pietarsaari) | |||
| 2003–2004 | Malmö FF | ||
| 2005 | Göteborg FC | 20 | (11) |
| 2006–2007 | Näsets SK | ||
| International career | |||
| 1999–2005 | Finland | 48 | (12) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Kackur married Henrik Wilson in June 2005 and in October 2005 retired from football to run a clothes shop.[6] In April 2006 Kackur emerged from retirement to play for Swedish lower division club Näsets SK.[7]
She was a member of the Finnish national team, making her debut in October 1999; a 3–1 defeat by Brazil in the 1999 Women's U.S. Cup. At the 2005 European Championship she scored a winner against Denmark that earned Finland's spot in the semi-finals.[8]
References
edit- ^ "Kackur Heidi". Football Association of Finland. Archived from the original on 27 April 2003. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
- ^ Finland - Women International Player Records Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
- ^ Pietarsaaren United uusi naisten suomen mestari Archived 2012-04-03 at the Wayback Machine Football Association of Finland
- ^ Lingor fires Frankfurt through UEFA.com
- ^ Käld julkisti avauksen Archived 2012-04-03 at the Wayback Machine Football Association of Finland
- ^ "Heidi Kackur lopettaa" (in Finnish). Ilta-Sanomat. 31 October 2005. Archived from the original on August 26, 2014. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
- ^ "Kackur går till Näset" (in Swedish). Damfotboll.com. 7 April 2006. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
- ^ Perfect finnish for Käld UEFA.com
External links
edit- Heidi Kackur on Twitter
- Heidi Kackur – FIFA competition record (archived)
- National Team profile (in Finnish)
- Göteborg FC profile (in Swedish)
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