Ylva Lindberg
 Ylva Lindberg 
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| Date of birth | June 29, 1976 |
| place of birth | Umeå , Sweden |
| size | 165 cm |
| Weight | 73 kg |
| position | defender |
| Shot hand | Left |
| Career stations | |
| until 1996 | Storumans IK Vilhelmina IK |
| 1996-1998 | Nacka HK |
| 1998-2001 | AIK Solna |
| 2001-2007 | Mälarhöjden / Bredäng Hockey |
| 2007-2009 | Segeltorps IF |
Ylva Lindberg , married. Martinsen , (born June 29, 1976 in Umeå ) is a former Swedish ice hockey player and current coach , who has been in charge of the Swedish U18 national junior team since 2015.
Career
At the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City , she won with the Swedish women's team bronze medal in Olympic ice hockey tournament and four years later at the Winter Olympics in Turin , the silver medal. Lindberg also took part in the Winter Olympics in Nagano .
In 2006 she announced that she was in a relationship with her national team colleague Erika Holst .
In 2009 she ended her playing career after 24 years and 190 internationals and became an assistant coach at Segeltorps IF . In 2011 she was promoted to head coach before taking on the same position at AIK Solna in 2012 . In the 2011/12 season, she also looked after the Swedish women's national team as an assistant coach. With the AIK she was again Swedish champion in 2013.
Lindberg has been employed by the Swedish Ice Hockey Federation since 2015 and is the head coach of the U18 national junior team. She looked after them at the World Championships in 2016 (winning the bronze medal) and 2017 . She was also the coach of the Swedish U16 team, which took part in the 2016 Youth Olympic Games in Lillehammer and won the gold medal there.
Achievements and Awards
- 1998 Swedish champion with the Nacka HK
- 2002 Swedish champion with Mälarhöjden / Bredäng Hockey
- 2003 Swedish champion with Mälarhöjden / Bredäng Hockey
- 2005 Swedish champion with Mälarhöjden / Bredäng Hockey
- 2006 Swedish champion with Mälarhöjden / Bredäng Hockey
- 2008 Swedish champion with Segeltorps IF
International
- 1993 silver medal at the European Championship
- 1995 silver medal at the European Championship
- 2002 bronze medal at the Olympic Winter Games
- 2005 bronze medal at the world championship
- 2006 silver medal at the Olympic Winter Games
As a trainer
- 2010 Swedish champion with Segeltorps IF (as assistant trainer )
- 2011 Swedish champion with Segeltorps IF
- 2013 Swedish champion with the AIK Solna
- 2016 Gold medal won at the 2016 Youth Olympic Games (U16)
- In 2016 he won the bronze medal at the U18 World Junior Championship
Web links
- Ylva Lindberg at eurohockey.com
- Ylva Lindberg at eliteprospects.com (English)
- Ylva Lindberg in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
- Ylva Lindberg at swehockey.se
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Lindberg, Ylva |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Martinsen, Ylva |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish ice hockey player and coach |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 29, 1976 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Umeå , Sweden |