Heidi Kackur

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.

Heidi Kackur
Personal information
Full name Heidi Kackur
Date of birth (1978-10-31) 31 October 1978
Place of birth Vörå, Finland[1]
Height 163 cm (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
National team
1999–2005 Finland 48 (12)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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
  1. "Kackur Heidi". Football Association of Finland. Archived from the original on 27 April 2003. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  2. Finland - Women International Player Records Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
  3. Pietarsaaren United uusi naisten suomen mestari Archived 2012-04-03 at the Wayback Machine Football Association of Finland
  4. Lingor fires Frankfurt through UEFA.com
  5. Käld julkisti avauksen Archived 2012-04-03 at the Wayback Machine Football Association of Finland
  6. "Heidi Kackur lopettaa" (in Finnish). Ilta-Sanomat. 31 October 2005. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  7. "Kackur går till Näset" (in Swedish). Damfotboll.com. 7 April 2006. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  8. Perfect finnish for Käld UEFA.com


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