| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lilian Anette Börjesson | ||
| Date of birth | (1954-11-11)11 November 1954 (age 71) | ||
| Place of birth | Sweden | ||
| Position | Sweeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Tuve IF | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1978–91 | Jitex BK | 181 | (52) |
| 1985–87 | GAIS | 52 | (13) |
| Total | 233 | (65) | |
| International career‡ | |||
| 1975–87 | Sweden | 70 | (12) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:50, 18 November 2009 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 17:50, 18 November 2009 (UTC) | |||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Women'sbadminton | ||
| Representing | ||
| European Championships | ||
| 1980 Groningen | Women's singles | |
| 1980 Groningen | Mixed doubles | |
| 1978 Preston | Women's singles | |
| 1982 Böblingen | Mixed doubles | |
| European Mixed Team Championships | ||
| 1982 Böblingen | Mixed team | |
| 1978 Preston | Mixed team | |
| 1980 Groningen | Mixed team | |
| European Junior Championships | ||
| 1973 Edinburgh | Girls' singles | |
Lilian Anette Börjesson (born 11 November 1954) is a retired femalebadminton player andfootballer fromSweden.[1]
Börjesson is a five time women's singles champion at theSwedish National Badminton Championships and was a silver medalist at the1980 European Badminton Championships, also in singles, as well as in mixed doubles.
Women's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Preston, England | 0–11, 2–11 | Bronze | |
| 1980 | Groningen,Netherlands | 4–11, 6–11 | Silver |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Groningen, Netherlands | 0–15, 6–15 | Silver | ||
| 1982 | Böblingen, West Germany | 8–15, 5–15 | Bronze |
She captainedSweden to their win in the1984 European Competition for Women's Football. In the final againstEngland, Börjesson struck the firstpenalty in Sweden'sshootout victory.[2] She won a total of 70 caps between 1975 and 1987, scoring 12 goals.[3] In 1985 she scored ahat-trick of penalty kicks againstFrance.[4]
Börjesson won theÅrets Fotbollstjej Award, the forerunner of theDiamantbollen, in 1982.[4]
After her retirement from playing, Börjesson founded a magazine dedicated to women's football, callednya mål.[5]
Börjesson can be seen in theSveriges Television documentary television seriesThe Other Sport from 2013.