Malin Elisabeth Andersson started playing at Arkelstorps IF and made her senior debut for the club at 14. She went on to play for Wä IF, Älvsjö AIK and Malmö FF. At Älvsjö, she won five consecutive Swedish league titles from 1995 to 1999, and in 1995 she received the Diamantbollen.
Andersson made her senior Sweden debut against Italy in 1994. She played at three World Cups, three Olympic Games and four European Championships, winning European silver in 1995 and 2001. Her free kick against Brazil sent Sweden into the semi-finals of the 2003 World Cup, where the team went on to finish as runners-up.
Now known as Malin Lovén, she moved into coaching after her playing career and led Sweden’s women’s under-23 team. She was inducted into the Swedish Football Hall of Fame in 2025.
Lovén served as assistant coach of Sweden’s women’s under-23 team in 2006 and 2007, then as head coach from 2008 to 2010. She has also coached youth football at Mjällby AIF.
