Hanna Ljungberg

Hanna Carolina Ljungberg (born 8 January 1979) is a former Swedish association football forward. Bearing no relation to Freddie Ljungberg, she spent the majority of her club career at Umeå IK and was a Swedish international from 1996 to 2008.

Hanna Ljungberg
Hanna Ljungberg playing for Sweden against Denmark in November 2007
Personal information
Full nameHanna Carolina Ljungberg[1]
Date of birth (1979-01-08) 8 January 1979 (age 45)
Place of birthUmeå, Sweden
Height1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Position(s)Forward
Youth career
1986–1994Mariehem SK
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1994–1998Sunnanå SK
1998–2009Umeå IK227(196)
International career
1995Sweden U179[2](2[2])
1995–1996Sweden U233[2](0[2])
1996–2008Sweden130[3](72[2])
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

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From 1998 to 2009, Ljungberg made 227 appearances and scored 196 goals for Umeå IK in the Damallsvenskan, winning the Diamond Ball (Diamantbollen) in 2002.[4] She also scored a record-setting number of goals that season with 39 goals (roughly 1.78 per game).[5] In the 70th minute of a cup match against AIK on 17 May 2007, Carola Söberg's injury forced Ljungberg to play in goal. Fortunately, Umeå IK held on to their clean sheet.[6]

International career

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Ljungberg debuted for Sweden on 6 February 1996 in an 8-0 win over Spain at age 17. As a highly prolific striker, she was instrumental in the Swedish side that were runners-up at the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup held in the United States, scoring three goals and assisting one more. She was also voted as the third-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.[7] During the UEFA Women's Cup 2002-03, Ljungberg was the top goalscorer in the tournament with 10 goals.[8] Italian men's football club Perugia contacted Ljungberg to hire her for their Serie A roster, but the deal was aborted.[9][10]

Retirement

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In August 2009, Ljungberg announced her retirement after a knee injury in a league match on 5 July. Her 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. Later on, she helped Joakim Blomqvist and his assistant Maria Bergkvist in the coaching of her old team. At the same time, Ljungberg was studying at Umeå University to become a physiotherapist and graduated in June 2012.[11]

Personal life

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Ljungberg appeared in the Sveriges Television documentary television series The Other Sport from 2013 and was also depicted on a stamp commemorating the Swedish Football Association's 100th anniversary.[12]

Matches and goals scored at major tournaments

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Ljungberg featured for Sweden at 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")
LocationGeographic location of the venue where the competition occurred
LineupStart – 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

MinThe 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/passThe 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 pkGoal 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.)
ScoreThe match score after the goal was scored.
ResultThe 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

aetThe score at the end of extra-time; the match was tied at the end of 90' regulation
psoPenalty-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
GoalMatchDateLocationOpponentLineupMinScoreResultCompetition
Atlanta 1996 Women's Olympic Football Tournament
1
1996-7-21[m 1]Miami  China71.

on 71' (off Kalte)

0–2L

Group match
2
1996-7-23[m 2]Orlando  United States56.

on 56' (off Carlsson)

1–2L

Group match
USA 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup
3
1999-6-19[m 3]San Jose  ChinaStart

1–2L

Group match
1
4
1999-6-23[m 4]Washington, DC  AustraliaStart212-0

3–1W

Group match
2693-1
5
1999-6-26[m 5]Chicago  Ghana6.

off 6' (on Lundin)

2–0W

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

0–2L

Group match
7
2000-9-16[m 7]Sydney  AustraliaStart

1–1D

Group match
8
2000-9-19[m 8]Melbourne  GermanyStart

0–1L

Group match
USA 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup
9
2003-9-21[m 9]Washington, DC  United States83.

off 83' (on Öqvist)

1–3L

Group match
10
2003-9-25[m 10]Philadelphia  North Korea86.

off 86' (on Öqvist)

1–0W

Group match
3
11
2003-9-28[m 11]Columbus  NigeriaStart561-0

3–0W

Group match
4792-0
12
2003-10-1[m 12]Foxborough  BrazilStart

2–1W

Quarter Final
13
2003-10-5[m 13]Portland  CanadaStart

2–1W

Semi-Final
5
14
2003-10-12[m 14]Carson  GermanyStart411-0

1–2L

Final
Athens 2004 Women's Olympic Football Tournament
15
2004-8-11[m 15]Volos  Japan68.

off 68' (on Öqvist)

0–1L

Group match
16
2004-8-17[m 16]Volos  Nigeria80.

off 80' (on Fagerström)

2–1W

Group match
6
17
2004-8-20[m 17]Volos  Australia77.

off 77' (on Fagerström)

251-0

2–1W

Quarter-Final
18
2004-8-23[m 18]Patras  BrazilStart

0–1L

Semi Final
19
2004-8-26[m 19]Piraeus  GermanyStart

0–1L

Bronze Medal Match
China 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup
20
2007-9-11[m 20]Chengdu  Nigeria69.

off 69' (on Johansson)

1–1D

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

0–2L

Group match
22
2007-9-18[m 22]Tianjin  North Korea40.

off 40' (on Thunebro)

2–1W

Group match

Matches and goals scored at European Championship tournaments

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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]

GoalMatchDateLocationOpponentLineupMinScoreResultCompetition
1997 European Championship
1
1
1997-6-29[m 23]Karlstad  Russiaoff 46'101-0

2–1W

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

1–0W

Group match
3
1997-7-5[m 25]Karlstad  France45.

off 45' (on Jonsson)

3–0W

Group match
2001 European Championship
2
4
2001-6-23[m 26]Erfurt  GermanyStart141-0

1–3L

Group match
3
5
2001-6-27[m 27]Jena  EnglandStart743-0

4–0W

Group match
6
2001-6-30[m 28]Erfurt  RussiaStart

1–0W

Group match
7
2001-7-4[m 29]Ulm  DenmarkStart

1–0W

Semi-Final
8
2001-7-7[m 30]Ulm  GermanyStart

0–1L

Final
2005 European Championship
4
9
2005-6-5[m 31]Blackpool  DenmarkStart211-0

1–1D

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

0–0D

Group match
11
2005-6-11[m 33]Blackburn  EnglandStart

1–0W

Group match
5
12
2005-6-16[m 34]Warrington  NorwayStart421-1

2–3L

Semi-Final
6892-2

International goals

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No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetitionRef.
1.2 June 1996Gandia, Spain  Spain6–08–0UEFA Women's Euro 1997 qualifying
2.29 June 1997Karlstad, Sweden  Russia1–02–1UEFA Women's Euro 1997
3.21 March 1998Quarteira, Portugal  United States1–01–31998 Algarve Cup
4.3 May 1998Motril, Spain  Spain2–12–11999 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
5.8 August 1998Kyiv, Ukraine  Ukraine2–05–0
6.23 June 1999Landover, United States  Australia2–03–11999 FIFA Women's World Cup
7.3–1
8.29 September 1999Umeå, Sweden  France2–22–2UEFA Women's Euro 2001 qualifying
9.7 November 1999Plasencia, Spain  Spain2–05–2
10.3–1
11.7 January 2000Sydney, Australia  Australia1–02–02000 Australia Cup[15]
12.13 January 2000Adelaide, Australia  Czech Republic2–02–0[16]
13.18 October 2000Jönköping, Sweden  Finland3–05–1UEFA Women's Euro 2001 qualifying[17]
14.4–0
15.5–1
16.5 November 2000Vantaa, Finland3–25–2[18]
17.4–2
18.11 March 2001Lagos, Portugal  Portugal2–14–12001 Algarve Cup
19.13 March 2001Silves, Portugal  Canada1–05–2
20.3–0
21.4–1
22.15 March 2001Albufeira, Portugal  United States2–02–0
23.17 March 2001Loulé, Portugal  Denmark2–03–0
24.10 June 2001Linköping, Sweden  Canada4–25–2Friendly[19]
25.5–2
26.23 June 2001Erfurt, Germany  Germany1–01–3UEFA Women's Euro 2001
27.27 June 2001Jena, Germany  England3–04–0
28.9 September 2001Umeå, Sweden  Finland4–18–12003 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
29.30 September 2001Malmö, Sweden  Denmark2–14–1
30.3 November 2001Brugg, Switzerland  Switzerland1–05–0
31.25 January 2002La Manga, Spain  England3–05–0Friendly[20]
32.3 March 2002Ferreiras, Portugal  Norway3–23–32002 Algarve Cup
33.5 March 2002Lagos, Portugal  England4–26–3
34.7 March 2002Faro, Portugal  Germany1–02–1
35.4 May 2002Gothenburg, Sweden  Iceland1–06–0Friendly[21]
36.8 May 2002Solna, Sweden  Switzerland2–04–02003 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
37.4–0
38.26 June 2002Jakobstad, Finland  Finland3–05–0
39.18 August 2002Östersund, Sweden  North Korea1–01–0Friendly[22]
40.29 January 2003Canberra, Australia  South Korea1–08–02003 Australia Cup[23]
41.5–0
42.14 March 2003Olhão, Portugal  Norway1–11–12003 Algarve Cup
43.16 March 2003Ferreiras, Portugal  Canada1–11–1
44.18 March 2003Vila Real de Santo António, Portugal  United States1–11–1
45.20 March 2003Olhão, Portugal  Finland5–05–0
46.18 April 2003Kalmar, Sweden  Switzerland4–06–0UEFA Women's Euro 2005 qualifying
47.17 May 2003Solna, Sweden  Italy2–05–0
[a]4–0
48.5–0
49.9 August 2003Eskilstuna, Sweden  Finland2–12–1
50.15 September 2003Washington, D.C., United States  China1–02–2Friendly[26]
51.28 September 2003Columbus, United States  Nigeria1–03–02003 FIFA Women's World Cup
52.2–0
53.12 October 2003Carson, United States  Germany1–01–2 (a.e.t.)
54.15 November 2003Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro  Serbia and Montenegro2–04–0UEFA Women's Euro 2005 qualifying
55.20 August 2004Volos, Greece  Australia1–02–12004 Summer Olympics
56.28 May 2005Solna, Sweden  Canada1–03–1Friendly[27]
57.5 June 2005Blackpool, England  Denmark1–01–1UEFA Women's Euro 2005
58.16 June 2005Warrington, England  Norway1–12–3 (a.e.t.)
59.2–2
60.28 August 2005Karlskoga, Sweden  Iceland1–02–22007 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification[28]
61.24 September 2005Skellefteå, Sweden  Belarus1–06–0[29]
62.2–0
63.5–0
64.6–0
65.1 November 2005Setúbal, Portugal  Portugal1–04–1
66.3–0
67.26 August 2006Reykjavík, Iceland  Iceland4–04–0
68.24 September 2006Växjö, Sweden  Czech Republic1–02–0
69.2–0
70.30 August 2007Farum, Denmark  Denmark1–02–1Friendly[30]
71.2–1
72.5 March 2008Lagos, Portugal  Finland1–03–12008 Algarve Cup

Honours

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Club

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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

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

Individual

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2001–02
  • Sweden: Female Forward of the Year (1):
2004–05
  • Damallsvenskan Top Goalscorer (1):
2001–02 (39 goals)
Third place: 2002–03

Notes

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  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.

References

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  1. ^ Hanna Ljungberg at Olympedia
  2. ^ a b c d e "Hanna Ljungberg – Spelarstatistik" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  3. ^ Caps and goals
  4. ^ "Diamantbollen" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Archived from the original on 21 November 2011. Retrieved 17 December 2011.
  5. ^ Thorsten Frennstedt. "'Publik & Skytteliga 2002'". Svenskfotboll.se. Archived from the original on 6 January 2008. Retrieved 20 November 2007.
  6. ^ Stefan Persson. "'Målsprutan blev målvakt – höll nollan'". Aftonbladet.se. Retrieved 20 February 2007.
  7. ^ Dutt, Sujay (29 October 2014). "Sjögran reaches 200 in Sweden loss to Germany". Stockholm: UEFA. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  8. ^ Sébastien Duret. "'UEFA Club Championship (Women) 2002/03". RSSSF. Retrieved 7 December 2007.
  9. ^ Jo Tuckman (5 January 2005). "'It's a man's game'". London: Guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 17 October 2007.
  10. ^ Dave Thrilling. "'Ljungberg off to Serie A'". Squarefootball.net. Archived from the original on 24 December 2007. Retrieved 15 August 2007.
  11. ^ Andersson, Freja (28 December 2012). "Hanna inledde en ny karriär". Idrottens Affärer. Retrieved 12 June 2013.
  12. ^ Lukas Muller. "'Liedholm, Ljungberg and Ravelli featured on stamps celebrating 100 years of Swedish football'". BvDP.de. Archived from the original on 6 February 2007. Retrieved 22 September 2007.
  13. ^ "Germany wins World Cup by beating Sweden". China Daily. 13 October 2003. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  14. ^ Ashby, Kevin (19 June 2005). "2005: Official approval for EURO success". UEFA. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  15. ^ "Australien–Sverige – Matchfakta" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  16. ^ "Tjeckien–Sverige – Matchfakta" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  17. ^ "Sverige–Finland – Matchfakta" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  18. ^ "Finland–Sverige – Matchfakta" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  19. ^ "Sverige–Kanada – Matchfakta" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  20. ^ "England–Sverige – Matchfakta" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  21. ^ "Sverige–Island – Matchfakta" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  22. ^ "Sverige–Nordkorea – Matchfakta" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  23. ^ "Sverige–Sydkorea – Matchfakta" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  24. ^ "Sweden-Italy – Women's European Qualifiers 2005". UEFA. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  25. ^ "Sverige–Italien – Matchfakta" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  26. ^ "Sverige–Kina – Matchfakta" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  27. ^ "Sverige–Kanada – Matchfakta" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
  28. ^ "Sverige–Island – Matchfakta" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
  29. ^ "Sverige–Vitryssland – Matchfakta" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
  30. ^ "Danmark–Sverige – Matchfakta" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
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