Hanna Ljungberg
Hanna Ljungberg playing for Sweden against Denmark in November 2007
Personal information
Full name Hanna Carolina Ljungberg[1]
Date of birth (1979-01-08) 8 January 1979 (age 45)
Place of birth Umeå, Sweden
Height 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1986–1994 Mariehem SK
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–1998 Sunnanå SK
1998–2009 Umeå IK 227 (196)
International career
1995 Sweden U17 9[2] (2[2])
1995–1996 Sweden U23 3[2] (0[2])
1996–2008 Sweden 130[3] (72[2])
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Hanna Carolina Ljungberg (born 8 January 1979) is a Swedish former football player, who played the position of forward. She played for the club side Umeå IK and for the Swedish national football team. She debuted for Sweden, at age 17, on 6 February 1996, when Sweden won 8-0 against Spain.

Career

Hanna Ljungberg was one of several professional players in the Swedish women's league, Damallsvenskan. She was chosen as Swedish Player of the Year in 2002, winning the Diamond Ball (Diamantbollen).[4] She also scored a record setting number of goals that season with 39 goals (roughly 1.78 goals per game).[5] Ljungberg made altogether 227 league appearances for Umeå IK and scored 196 goals.

As a world class striker, Ljungberg was instrumental in the Swedish side that were runners up in the FIFA Women's World Cup 2003 held in the United States, scoring three goals and assisting another. She was also voted 3rd best World Player of the Year by FIFA in 2003. Until October 2014 when she was surpassed by Lotta Schelin, Ljungberg was the goal leader of the Swedish national team with 72 goals.[6] During the UEFA Women's Cup 2002-03, Ljungberg was the top goalscorer in the tournament with 10 goals.[7] Italian men's football club Perugia contacted Ljungberg to hire her for their Serie A roster, but the deal aborted.[8][9]

She debuted as a goalkeeper on 17 May 2007 for Umeå IK when they played against AIK in the Swedish Cup because of Carola Söberg's injury at the 70th minute. She ended the game with a clean sheet.[10] Her fame in Sweden has led to stamps commemorating her and several other Swedish footballers for the Swedish Football Association's 100th anniversary.[11]

In August 2009 Ljungberg announced her retirement from football after a knee injury in a league match on 5 July. The right anterior cruciate ligament, previously reconstructed in 2004, was again partly torn and she decided with her doctors that to continue to play presented too high a risk of permanent disability.

For two years, Ljungberg helped Joakim Blomqvist, head coach of Umeå IK and his assistant Maria Bergkvist, in the coaching of her old team. At the same time, she was studying at Umeå University to become a physiotherapist and graduated in June 2012. She then began a new career as a personal trainer.[12]

Personal life

Ljungberg appeared in the Sveriges Television documentary television series The Other Sport from 2013.

She is not related to Freddie Ljungberg.

Matches and goals scored at major tournaments

Hanna Ljungberg featured for Sweden in three World Cups (USA 1999, USA 2003, China 2007) and three Olympic Games (Athens 1996, Sydney 2000, Athens 2004.) She scored Sweden's lone goal in the 2003 World Cup Final, where Sweden lost to Germany for a second place finish.[13]

Key (expand for notes on "world cup and olympic goals")
Location Geographic location of the venue where the competition occurred
Lineup Start – played entire match
on minute (off player) – substituted on at the minute indicated, and player was substituted off at the same time

off minute (on player) – substituted off at the minute indicated, and player was substituted on at the same time
(c) – captain

Min The minute in the match the goal was scored. For list that include caps, blank indicates played in the match but did not score a goal.
Assist/pass The ball was passed by the player, which assisted in scoring the goal. This column depends on the availability and source of this information.
penalty or pk Goal scored on penalty-kick which was awarded due to foul by opponent. (Goals scored in penalty-shoot-out, at the end of a tied match after extra-time, are not included.)
Score The match score after the goal was scored.
Result The final score.

W – match was won
L – match was lost to opponent
D – match was drawn
(W) – penalty-shoot-out was won after a drawn match
(L) – penalty-shoot-out was lost after a drawn match

aet The score at the end of extra-time; the match was tied at the end of 90' regulation
pso Penalty-shoot-out score shown in parentheses; the match was tied at the end of extra-time
Orange background color – Olympic women's football tournament
Blue background color – FIFA women's world cup final tournament
Goal Match Date Location Opponent Lineup Min Score Result Competition
United States Atlanta 1996 Women's Olympic Football Tournament
1
 1996-7-21[m 1] Miami  China 71.

on 71' (off Kalte)

0–2 L

Group match
2
 1996-7-23[m 2] Orlando  United States 56.

on 56' (off Carlsson)

1–2 L

Group match
United States USA 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup
3
 1999-6-19[m 3] San Jose  China Start

1–2 L

Group match
1
4
 1999-6-23[m 4] Washington, DC  Australia Start 21 2-0

3–1 W

Group match
2 69 3-1
5
 1999-6-26[m 5] Chicago  Ghana 6.

off 6' (on Lundin)

2–0 W

Group match
Australia Sydney 2000 Women's Olympic Football Tournament
6
 2000-9-13[m 6] Melbourne  Brazil Start

0–2 L

Group match
7
 2000-9-16[m 7] Sydney  Australia Start

1–1 D

Group match
8
 2000-9-19[m 8] Melbourne  Germany Start

0–1 L

Group match
United States USA 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup
9
 2003-9-21[m 9] Washington, DC  United States 83.

off 83' (on Öqvist)

1–3 L

Group match
10
 2003-9-25[m 10] Philadelphia  North Korea 86.

off 86' (on Öqvist)

1–0 W

Group match
3
11
 2003-9-28[m 11] Columbus  Nigeria Start 56 1-0

3–0 W

Group match
4 79 2-0
12
 2003-10-1[m 12] Foxborough  Brazil Start

2–1 W

Quarter Final
13
 2003-10-5[m 13] Portland  Canada Start

2–1 W

Semi-Final
5
14
 2003-10-12[m 14] Carson  Germany Start 41 1-0

1–2 L

Final
Greece Athens 2004 Women's Olympic Football Tournament
15
 2004-8-11[m 15] Volos  Japan 68.

off 68' (on Öqvist)

0–1 L

Group match
16
 2004-8-17[m 16] Volos  Nigeria 80.

off 80' (on Fagerström)

2–1 W

Group match
6
17
 2004-8-20[m 17] Volos  Australia 77.

off 77' (on Fagerström)

25 1-0

2–1 W

Quarter-Final
18
 2004-8-23[m 18] Patras  Brazil Start

0–1 L

Semi Final
19
 2004-8-26[m 19] Piraeus  Germany Start

0–1 L

Bronze Medal Match
China China 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup
20
 2007-9-11[m 20] Chengdu  Nigeria 69.

off 69' (on Johansson)

1–1 D

Group match
21
 2007-9-14[m 21] Chengdu  United States Start

0–2 L

Group match
22
 2007-9-18[m 22] Tianjin  North Korea 40.

off 40' (on Thunebro)

2–1 W

Group match

Matches and goals scored at European Championship tournaments

Hanna Ljungberg appeared at three European Championship tournaments: Norway/Sweden 1997, Germany 2001, and England 2005. In the 2005 Semi-Final, she scored twice against Norway, erasing Norwegian leads each time. Her second goal in the 89th minute knotted the score at 2-2 and forced extra time. Sweden could not find a match winner though, and exited the tournament in a 2-3 defeat.[14]

Goal Match Date Location Opponent Lineup Min Score Result Competition
NorwaySweden 1997 European Championship
1
1
 1997-6-29[m 23] Karlstad  Russia off 46' 10 1-0

2–1 W

Group match
2
 1997-7-2[m 24] Karlskoga  Spain off 46'

1–0 W

Group match
3
 1997-7-5[m 25] Karlstad  France 45.

off 45' (on Jonsson)

3–0 W

Group match
Germany 2001 European Championship
2
4
 2001-6-23[m 26] Erfurt  Germany Start 14 1-0

1–3 L

Group match
3
5
 2001-6-27[m 27] Jena  England Start 74 3-0

4–0 W

Group match
6
 2001-6-30[m 28] Erfurt  Russia Start

1–0 W

Group match
7
 2001-7-4[m 29] Ulm  Denmark Start

1–0 W

Semi-Final
8
 2001-7-7[m 30] Ulm  Germany Start

0–1 L

Final
England 2005 European Championship
4
9
 2005-6-5[m 31] Blackpool  Denmark Start 21 1-0

1–1 D

Group match
10
 2005-6-8[m 32] Blackpool  Finland Start

0–0 D

Group match
11
 2005-6-11[m 33] Blackburn  England Start

1–0 W

Group match
5
12
 2005-6-16[m 34] Warrington  Norway Start 42 1-1

2–3 L

Semi-Final
6 89 2-2

International goals

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1. 2 June 1996 Gandia, Spain  Spain 6–0 8–0 UEFA Women's Euro 1997 qualifying
2. 29 June 1997 Karlstad, Sweden  Russia 1–0 2–1 UEFA Women's Euro 1997
3. 21 March 1998 Quarteira, Portugal  United States 1–0 1–3 1998 Algarve Cup
4. 3 May 1998 Motril, Spain  Spain 2–1 2–1 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
5. 8 August 1998 Kyiv, Ukraine  Ukraine 2–0 5–0
6. 23 June 1999 Landover, United States  Australia 2–0 3–1 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup
7. 3–1
8. 29 September 1999 Umeå, Sweden  France 2–2 2–2 UEFA Women's Euro 2001 qualifying
9. 7 November 1999 Plasencia, Spain  Spain 2–0 5–2
10. 3–1
11. 7 January 2000 Sydney, Australia  Australia 1–0 2–0 2000 Australia Cup [15]
12. 13 January 2000 Adelaide, Australia  Czech Republic 2–0 2–0 [16]
13. 18 October 2000 Jönköping, Sweden  Finland 3–0 5–1 UEFA Women's Euro 2001 qualifying [17]
14. 4–0
15. 5–1
16. 5 November 2000 Vantaa, Finland 3–2 5–2 [18]
17. 4–2
18. 11 March 2001 Lagos, Portugal  Portugal 2–1 4–1 2001 Algarve Cup
19. 13 March 2001 Silves, Portugal  Canada 1–0 5–2
20. 3–0
21. 4–1
22. 15 March 2001 Albufeira, Portugal  United States 2–0 2–0
23. 17 March 2001 Loulé, Portugal  Denmark 2–0 3–0
24. 10 June 2001 Linköping, Sweden  Canada 4–2 5–2 Friendly [19]
25. 5–2
26. 23 June 2001 Erfurt, Germany  Germany 1–0 1–3 UEFA Women's Euro 2001
27. 27 June 2001 Jena, Germany  England 3–0 4–0
28. 9 September 2001 Umeå, Sweden  Finland 4–1 8–1 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
29. 30 September 2001 Malmö, Sweden  Denmark 2–1 4–1
30. 3 November 2001 Brugg, Switzerland  Switzerland 1–0 5–0
31. 25 January 2002 La Manga, Spain  England 3–0 5–0 Friendly [20]
32. 3 March 2002 Ferreiras, Portugal  Norway 3–2 3–3 2002 Algarve Cup
33. 5 March 2002 Lagos, Portugal  England 4–2 6–3
34. 7 March 2002 Faro, Portugal  Germany 1–0 2–1
35. 4 May 2002 Gothenburg, Sweden  Iceland 1–0 6–0 Friendly [21]
36. 8 May 2002 Solna, Sweden  Switzerland 2–0 4–0 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
37. 4–0
38. 26 June 2002 Jakobstad, Finland  Finland 3–0 5–0
39. 18 August 2002 Östersund, Sweden  North Korea 1–0 1–0 Friendly [22]
40. 29 January 2003 Canberra, Australia  South Korea 1–0 8–0 2003 Australia Cup [23]
41. 5–0
42. 14 March 2003 Olhão, Portugal  Norway 1–1 1–1 2003 Algarve Cup
43. 16 March 2003 Ferreiras, Portugal  Canada 1–1 1–1
44. 18 March 2003 Vila Real de Santo António, Portugal  United States 1–1 1–1
45. 20 March 2003 Olhão, Portugal  Finland 5–0 5–0
46. 18 April 2003 Kalmar, Sweden  Switzerland 4–0 6–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2005 qualifying
47. 17 May 2003 Solna, Sweden  Italy 2–0 5–0
[a] 4–0
48. 5–0
49. 9 August 2003 Eskilstuna, Sweden  Finland 2–1 2–1
50. 15 September 2003 Washington, D.C., United States  China 1–0 2–2 Friendly [26]
51. 28 September 2003 Columbus, United States  Nigeria 1–0 3–0 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup
52. 2–0
53. 12 October 2003 Carson, United States  Germany 1–0 1–2 (a.e.t.)
54. 15 November 2003 Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro  Serbia and Montenegro 2–0 4–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2005 qualifying
55. 20 August 2004 Volos, Greece  Australia 1–0 2–1 2004 Summer Olympics
56. 28 May 2005 Solna, Sweden  Canada 1–0 3–1 Friendly [27]
57. 5 June 2005 Blackpool, England  Denmark 1–0 1–1 UEFA Women's Euro 2005
58. 16 June 2005 Warrington, England  Norway 1–1 2–3 (a.e.t.)
59. 2–2
60. 28 August 2005 Karlskoga, Sweden  Iceland 1–0 2–2 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification [28]
61. 24 September 2005 Skellefteå, Sweden  Belarus 1–0 6–0 [29]
62. 2–0
63. 5–0
64. 6–0
65. 1 November 2005 Setúbal, Portugal  Portugal 1–0 4–1
66. 3–0
67. 26 August 2006 Reykjavík, Iceland  Iceland 4–0 4–0
68. 24 September 2006 Växjö, Sweden  Czech Republic 1–0 2–0
69. 2–0
70. 30 August 2007 Farum, Denmark  Denmark 1–0 2–1 Friendly [30]
71. 2–1
72. 5 March 2008 Lagos, Portugal  Finland 1–0 3–1 2008 Algarve Cup

Honours

Club

Umeå
Champion (7): 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Champion (4): 2001, 2002, 2003, 2007
Runner-up (2): 2005 ,2006
Champion (2): 2007, 2008
Runner-up (1): 2009
Champion (1): 2003
Runner-up (3): 2002, 2007, 2008

International

Sweden
Runner-up (1): 2003
Champion (1): 2001

Individual

2001–02
2004–05
2001–02 (39 goals)
Third place: 2002–03

Notes

  1. ^ While UEFA lists Ljungberg as the scorer of the 4–0 goal in this game,[24] the Swedish Football Association instead recognizes it as an Italian own goal.[25] It is thus not included in Ljungberg's official total of 72 goals.

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