Elin Ekblom Bak

Elin Ekblom Bak
Personal information
Full name Elin Ekblom Bak
Date of birth (1981-06-05) 5 June 1981 (age 43)
Place of birth Sweden
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Älta IF
Youth career
Älta IF
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2002 Espanyol
2003–2004 Hammarby IF
2005–2007 Djurgårdens IF[a]
2008–2009 AIK 20 (3)
2010–2011 Tyresö FF 44 (7)
2012– Älta IF
International career
2004–2011 Sweden[1] 5 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Elin Ekblom Bak (born 5 June 1981) is a Swedish football midfielder, currently playing for Elitettan club Älta IF. She previously played for teams including Tyresö FF in Sweden's Damallsvenskan.[2][3]

She also works as a scientist, publishing research in the British Journal of Sports Medicine which posited that sedentary behaviour such as sitting at a desk is harmful even for people who exercise regularly.[4]

Ekblom Bak made her senior Sweden debut on 1 February 2004, in a 3–1 win over Canada.[5]

She signed a professional contract with Espanyol in Spain, but rules prevented her from playing League matches, only in Cup and non competitive games. Ekblom Bak engaged sports lawyer Jean-Louis Dupont to make a legal challenge on her behalf and the rules eventually changed, but disgruntled Ekblom Bak had already decided to leave.[6]

Footnotes

  1. ^ 2005–2006 as Djurgården/Älvsjö.

References

  1. ^ "Damlandslagets spelare 2011" (in Swedish). Svensk Fotboll. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
  2. ^ Profile in Tyresö's website
  3. ^ Statistics in Soccerway.com
  4. ^ "Swedish Researcher Makes Sports and Science Headlines". Science Career Blog. 6 July 2010. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
  5. ^ Mellerborg, Stefan (29 November 2007). "Elin Ekblom Bak till AIK!" (in Swedish). AIK Fotboll. Archived from the original on 10 September 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
  6. ^ Blues Johansson, Bertil (24 June 2004). "Ingen promenadseger i EM-kvalet tror Elin Ekblom" (in Swedish). Stockholms Fria Tidning. Archived from the original on 10 September 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2013.


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