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Frida Östberg
Midfielder
Team: Chicago Red Stars
Frida Ostberg
Height: 5' 4"
Birth Date: 12/10/1977
Hometown: Örnsköldsvik, Sweden
Previous Team: Umeå IK
How Acquired:
Named as post-draft discovery player

WPS:
  • Named as post-draft discovery player
International:
  • Veteran of Sweden's 2003 and 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup teams and 2004 and 2008 Olympic teams. Key component of Sweden's silver medal World Cup finish in 2003, including quarterfinal upset of Brazil. Made national team debut in 2001, a 3-1 loss to Norway.

Club:
  • Returned to Swedish club Umeå IK in 2008 after having previously played there from 1995-2005.  Helped lead Umeå to four Swedish championships (2000-02, 2005), three Swedish Cup wins (2001-03) and two Champions League titles (2003-04). Also played for Linköping FC from 2006-07 and was a member of Hägglunds IoFK in the early '90s.

College:
  • Played at Umeå University

High School / Youth Club:
  • N/A

1.What are the three things you can never be without while traveling?
  • Good company
  • My I-pod (thanks Pino)
  • My Coffee
2. If you didn't play professional soccer, what other profession would you want to try – and why?
    Health coach because I think to many people rush through life without enjoying it!
3. What's your perfect day off?
    In our summer place in Sweden with my family. Here I spent it with my extra family and a cup of coffe.
4. What famous person most inspires you and why?
    My father for always being positive and seeing the best in every situation.
5. If you had a dinner party, who are the four people you would invite (can be living or dead)?
    My family
6. If there were one adjective to describe you, what would it be?
    Energy
7. What's on your workout / pre-game iPod playlist?
    R&B
QUICK HITS-List your top three favorites:
TV Shows:
    1. What ever that's on
Place to Shop:
    1. In Sweden
Restaurants:
    1. Lindsay Tarpleys mothers baking
    2. Our own cooking
    3. Karen Carneys tea
Professional Athletes:
    1.The ones that's always fighting but never really reach all the way but still keeps fighting. If we need to pick one it would be Megan Rapinoe. The jerseys are our most precious...

Cities (in any country):
    1. Cape Town, South Africa
    2. Tennviken, Sweden
    3. Prag, Tjeckoslovakien
 
Frida Ostberg - Robert Mora
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Red Stars captain Frida Ostberg received her second yellow card of the match and was ejected from the game...

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