Johanna Almgren
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Johanna Maria-Therese Almgren[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 22 March 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Borås, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002 | Byttorps IF | ||
| 2003 | Bälinge IF | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2014 |
Göteborg FC | 138 | (18) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2008–2013 | Sweden | 48 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2014– | Kungsbacka DFF | ||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:12, 20 July 2015 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 June 2013 | |||
Johanna Maria-Therese Almgren (born 22 March 1984) is a Swedish former football
Almgren's career was marred by injuries. In May 2013 she was devastated to be ruled out of UEFA Women's Euro 2013, requiring surgery on her knee for the fifth time.[2]
In November 2014 Almgren was appointed
Personal life
During the 2008 Summer Olympics, Brazilian footballer Ronaldinho surprised Almgren by asking her to marry him, just a few hours after seeing her for the first time. She rejected the proposal outright. Almgren thought that her friend was joking with her when she got a phone call from a translator saying Ronaldinho wanted her to go to his room. After realizing it wasn't a joke she and a few friends went up. Then he asked her to marry him.[4]
References
- ^ "Johanna Almgren". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 24 September 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
- ^ Weinemo, Pontus (29 May 2013). "Almgren om beskedet: Jag kanske lägger av". Expressen (in Swedish). Retrieved 9 June 2013.
- ^ Börjesson, Ralf (19 November 2014). "Almgren tar över Kungsbacka DFF" (in Swedish). Göteborgs-Posten. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
- ^ "Swedish footballer rejects Ronaldinho proposal". 25 August 2008.
External links
- Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC player profile
- Sweden player profile Archived 2009-02-16 at the Wayback Machine
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