Career
She represented Sweden at the inaugural Olympic women"s football tournament in 1996 and 2000. In 1999 Sandell collected the Diamantbollen award for Sweden"s best female football player. Although signed as a midfielder, she was successfully converted to a central defender.
Sandell made her senior Sweden debut in August 1992.
A 3–3 draw with Norway. Her early national team career was marked by injury and she did not play at Union of European Football Associations Women"s Euro 1993 or the 1995 Fédération internationale de football association Women"s World Cup, which Sweden hosted.
Restored to the squad for the 1996 Olympics, Sandell also played at Union of European Football Associations Women"s Euro 1997, the 1999 Fédération internationale de football association Women"s World Cup and the 2000 Olympics. She went to Union of European Football Associations Women"s Euro 2001 as Sweden"s press officer, as she had retired from playing to take up a position as Älvsjö"s assistant coach.