Johanna Almgren
Swedish footballer (born 1984)
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Johanna Maria-Therese Almgren (born 22 March 1984) is a Swedish former football midfielder who played for Damallsvenskan club Göteborg FC and the Swedish national team.
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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 | 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 as of 22:12, 20 July 2015 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 9 June 2013 | |||
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 head coach of Elitettan minnows Kungsbacka DFF, with Stina Segerström as her assistant.[3]
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]