Maria Bergkvist

Maria Bergkvist (born 12 August 1977) is a Swedish football coach and former player who was the manager of Damallsvenskan club Umeå IK. In her playing career she was a defender for Umeå and the Sweden national team.

Club career
While playing for Umeå between 1999 and 2007 Bergkvist won six Damallsvenskan titles and two UEFA Women's Cups (now known as UEFA Women's Champions League). She returned to the club as an assistant coach in 2009. After five years as an assistant, Bergkvist took the head coach job for Umeå's 2015 campaign.

International career
Bergkvist won her first cap for Sweden aged 28, starting a 1–1 draw with England in Cyprus on 9 February 2006. She made a total of seven national team appearances, all in 2006.