Hanna Ljungberg

Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox football biography Hanna Carolina Ljungberg (born 8 January 1979) is a Swedish former association football forward. She spent the majority of her club career at Umeå IK and was a Swedish international from 1996 to 2008.

Club career

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.<ref name=diamantbollen>Template:Cite web</ref> She also scored a record-setting number of goals that season with 39 goals (roughly 1.78 per game).<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

International career

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.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> During the UEFA Women's Cup 2002-03, Ljungberg was the top goalscorer in the tournament with 10 goals.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Italian men's football club Perugia contacted Ljungberg to hire her for their Serie A roster, but the deal was aborted.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Retirement

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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Personal life

Ljungberg is not related to Freddie Ljungberg. She 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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Matches and goals scored at major tournaments

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.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Template:Football international goals keys

Goal	Match	Date	Location	Opponent	Lineup	Min	Score	Result	Competition
colspan=10 align=center Template:Fb bg olympic tournament | Template:Flagicon Atlanta 1996 Women's Olympic Football Tournament
	check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	1996-7-21<ref group=m name=mat001>Template:Cite web</ref>	Miami	Template:Fbw	Template:Subin			Template:Sortfbs	Template:Fb bg olympic tournament|Group match
	check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	1996-7-23<ref group=m name=mat002>Template:Cite web</ref>	Orlando	Template:Fbw	Template:Subin			Template:Sortfbs	Template:Fb bg olympic tournament|Group match
colspan=10 align=center Template:Fb bg world cup final tournament | Template:Flagicon USA 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup
	check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	1999-6-19<ref group=m name=mat003>Template:Cite web</ref>	San Jose	Template:Fbw	Start			Template:Sortfbs	Template:Fb bg world cup final tournament | Group match
1	4 {{safesubst:#invoke:Check for unknown parameters|check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	1999-6-23<ref group=m name=mat004>Template:Cite web</ref>	Washington, DC	Template:Fbw	Start	21	2-0	Template:Sortfbs	rowspan=2 Template:Fb bg world cup final tournament | Group match
2						69	3-1
	check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	1999-6-26<ref group=m name=mat005>Template:Cite web</ref>	Chicago	Template:Fbw	Template:Subout			Template:Sortfbs	Template:Fb bg world cup final tournament | Group match
colspan=10 align=center Template:Fb bg olympic tournament | Template:Flagicon Sydney 2000 Women's Olympic Football Tournament
	check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	2000-9-13<ref group=m name=mat006>Template:Cite web</ref>	Melbourne	Template:Fbw	Start			Template:Sortfbs	Template:Fb bg olympic tournament | Group match
	check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	2000-9-16<ref group=m name=mat007>Template:Cite web</ref>	Sydney	Template:Fbw	Start			Template:Sortfbs	Template:Fb bg olympic tournament | Group match
	check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	2000-9-19<ref group=m name=mat008>Template:Cite web</ref>	Melbourne	Template:Fbw	Start			Template:Sortfbs	Template:Fb bg olympic tournament | Group match
colspan=10 align=center Template:Fb bg world cup final tournament | Template:Flagicon USA 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup
	check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	2003-9-21<ref group=m name=mat009>Template:Cite web</ref>	Washington, DC	Template:Fbw	Template:Subout			Template:Sortfbs	Template:Fb bg world cup final tournament | Group match
	check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	2003-9-25<ref group=m name=mat010>Template:Cite web</ref>	Philadelphia	Template:Fbw	Template:Subout			Template:Sortfbs	Template:Fb bg world cup final tournament | Group match
3	11 {{safesubst:#invoke:Check for unknown parameters|check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	2003-9-28<ref group=m name=mat011>Template:Cite web</ref>	Columbus	Template:Fbw	Start	56	1-0	Template:Sortfbs	rowspan=2 Template:Fb bg world cup final tournament | Group match
4						79	2-0
	check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	2003-10-1<ref group=m name=mat012>Template:Cite web</ref>	Foxborough	Template:Fbw	Start			Template:Sortfbs	Template:Fb bg world cup final tournament | Quarter Final
	check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	2003-10-5<ref group=m name=mat013>Template:Cite web</ref>	Portland	Template:Fbw	Start			Template:Sortfbs	Template:Fb bg world cup final tournament | Semi-Final
5	check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	2003-10-12<ref group=m name=mat014>Template:Cite web</ref>	Carson	Template:Fbw	Start	41	1-0	Template:Sortfbs	Template:Fb bg world cup final tournament | Final
colspan=10 align=center Template:Fb bg olympic tournament | Template:Flagicon Athens 2004 Women's Olympic Football Tournament
	check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	2004-8-11<ref group=m name=mat015>Template:Cite web</ref>	Volos	Template:Fbw	Template:Subout			Template:Sortfbs	Template:Fb bg olympic tournament | Group match
	check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	2004-8-17<ref group=m name=mat016>Template:Cite web</ref>	Volos	Template:Fbw	Template:Subout			Template:Sortfbs	Template:Fb bg olympic tournament | Group match
6	check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	2004-8-20<ref group=m name=mat017>Template:Cite web</ref>	Volos	Template:Fbw	Template:Subout	25	1-0	Template:Sortfbs	Template:Fb bg olympic tournament | Quarter-Final
	check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	2004-8-23<ref group=m name=mat018>Template:Cite web</ref>	Patras	Template:Fbw	Start			Template:Sortfbs	Template:Fb bg olympic tournament | Semi Final
	check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	2004-8-26<ref group=m name=mat019>Template:Cite web</ref>	Piraeus	Template:Fbw	Start			Template:Sortfbs	Template:Fb bg olympic tournament | Bronze Medal Match
colspan=10 align=center Template:Fb bg world cup final tournament | Template:Flagicon China 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup
	check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	2007-9-11<ref group=m name=mat020>Template:Cite web</ref>	Chengdu	Template:Fbw	Template:Subout			Template:Sortfbs	Template:Fb bg world cup final tournament | Group match
	check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	2007-9-14<ref group=m name=mat021>Template:Cite web</ref>	Chengdu	Template:Fbw	Start			Template:Sortfbs	Template:Fb bg world cup final tournament | Group match
	check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	2007-9-18<ref group=m name=mat022>Template:Cite web</ref>	Tianjin	Template:Fbw	Template:Subout			Template:Sortfbs	Template:Fb bg world cup final tournament | 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.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Goal	Match	Date	Location	Opponent	Lineup	Min	Score	Result	Competition
Template:FlagiconTemplate:Flagicon 1997 European Championship
1	check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	1997-6-29<ref group=m name=mat023>Template:Cite web</ref>	Karlstad	Template:Fbw	off 46'	10	1-0	Template:Sortfbs	Group match
	check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	1997-7-2<ref group=m name=mat024>Template:Cite web</ref>	Karlskoga	Template:Fbw	off 46'			Template:Sortfbs	Group match
	check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	1997-7-5<ref group=m name=mat025>Template:Cite web</ref>	Karlstad	Template:Fbw	Template:Subout			Template:Sortfbs	Group match
Template:Flagicon 2001 European Championship
2	check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	2001-6-23<ref group=m name=mat026>Template:Cite web</ref>	Erfurt	Template:Fbw	Start	14	1-0	Template:Sortfbs	Group match
3	check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	2001-6-27<ref group=m name=mat027>Template:Cite web</ref>	Jena	Template:Fbw	Start	74	3-0	Template:Sortfbs	Group match
	check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	2001-6-30<ref group=m name=mat028>Template:Cite web</ref>	Erfurt	Template:Fbw	Start			Template:Sortfbs	Group match
	check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	2001-7-4<ref group=m name=mat029>Template:Cite web</ref>	Ulm	Template:Fbw	Start			Template:Sortfbs	Semi-Final
	check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	2001-7-7<ref group=m name=mat030>Template:Cite web</ref>	Ulm	Template:Fbw	Start			Template:Sortfbs	Final
Template:Flagicon 2005 European Championship
4	check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	2005-6-5<ref group=m name=mat031>Template:Cite web</ref>	Blackpool	Template:Fbw	Start	21	1-0	Template:Sortfbs	Group match
	check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	2005-6-8<ref group=m name=mat032>Template:Cite web</ref>	Blackpool	Template:Fbw	Start			Template:Sortfbs	Group match
	check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	2005-6-11<ref group=m name=mat033>Template:Cite web</ref>	Blackburn	Template:Fbw	Start			Template:Sortfbs	Group match
5	12 {{safesubst:#invoke:Check for unknown parameters|check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	2005-6-16<ref group=m name=mat034>Template:Cite web</ref>	Warrington	Template:Fbw	Start	42	1-1	Template:Sortfbs	Semi-Final
6						89	2-2

International goals

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Template:Abbr
1.	2 June 1996	Gandia, Spain	Template:Fbw	6–0	8–0	UEFA Women's Euro 1997 qualifying
2.	29 June 1997	Karlstad, Sweden	Template:Fbw	1–0	2–1	UEFA Women's Euro 1997
3.	21 March 1998	Quarteira, Portugal	Template:Fbw	1–0	1–3	1998 Algarve Cup
4.	3 May 1998	Motril, Spain	Template:Fbw	2–1	2–1	1999 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
5.	8 August 1998	Kyiv, Ukraine	Template:Fbw	2–0	5–0
6.	23 June 1999	Landover, United States	Template:Fbw	2–0	3–1	1999 FIFA Women's World Cup
7.				3–1
8.	29 September 1999	Umeå, Sweden	Template:Fbw	2–2	2–2	UEFA Women's Euro 2001 qualifying
9.	7 November 1999	Plasencia, Spain	Template:Fbw	2–0	5–2
10.				3–1
11.	7 January 2000	Sydney, Australia	Template:Fbw	1–0	2–0	2000 Australia Cup	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
12.	13 January 2000	Adelaide, Australia	Template:Fbw	2–0	2–0		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
13.	18 October 2000	Jönköping, Sweden	Template:Fbw	3–0	5–1	UEFA Women's Euro 2001 qualifying	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
14.				4–0
15.				5–1
16.	5 November 2000	Vantaa, Finland		3–2	5–2		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
17.				4–2
18.	11 March 2001	Lagos, Portugal	Template:Fbw	2–1	4–1	2001 Algarve Cup
19.	13 March 2001	Silves, Portugal	Template:Fbw	1–0	5–2
20.				3–0
21.				4–1
22.	15 March 2001	Albufeira, Portugal	Template:Fbw	2–0	2–0
23.	17 March 2001	Loulé, Portugal	Template:Fbw	2–0	3–0
24.	10 June 2001	Linköping, Sweden	Template:Fbw	4–2	5–2	Friendly	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
25.				5–2
26.	23 June 2001	Erfurt, Germany	Template:Fbw	1–0	1–3	UEFA Women's Euro 2001
27.	27 June 2001	Jena, Germany	Template:Fbw	3–0	4–0
28.	9 September 2001	Umeå, Sweden	Template:Fbw	4–1	8–1	2003 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
29.	30 September 2001	Malmö, Sweden	Template:Fbw	2–1	4–1
30.	3 November 2001	Brugg, Switzerland	Template:Fbw	1–0	5–0
31.	25 January 2002	La Manga, Spain	Template:Fbw	3–0	5–0	Friendly	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
32.	3 March 2002	Ferreiras, Portugal	Template:Fbw	3–2	3–3	2002 Algarve Cup
33.	5 March 2002	Lagos, Portugal	Template:Fbw	4–2	6–3
34.	7 March 2002	Faro, Portugal	Template:Fbw	1–0	2–1
35.	4 May 2002	Gothenburg, Sweden	Template:Fbw	1–0	6–0	Friendly	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
36.	8 May 2002	Solna, Sweden	Template:Fbw	2–0	4–0	2003 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
37.				4–0
38.	26 June 2002	Jakobstad, Finland	Template:Fbw	3–0	5–0
39.	18 August 2002	Östersund, Sweden	Template:Fbw	1–0	1–0	Friendly	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
40.	29 January 2003	Canberra, Australia	Template:Fbw	1–0	8–0	2003 Australia Cup	<ref>Template:Cite webTemplate:Dead link</ref>
41.				5–0
42.	14 March 2003	Olhão, Portugal	Template:Fbw	1–1	1–1	2003 Algarve Cup
43.	16 March 2003	Ferreiras, Portugal	Template:Fbw	1–1	1–1
44.	18 March 2003	Vila Real de Santo António, Portugal	Template:Fbw	1–1	1–1
45.	20 March 2003	Olhão, Portugal	Template:Fbw	5–0	5–0
46.	18 April 2003	Kalmar, Sweden	Template:Fbw	4–0	6–0	UEFA Women's Euro 2005 qualifying
47.	17 May 2003	Solna, Sweden	Template:Fbw	2–0	5–0
Template:Efn				4–0
48.				5–0
49.	9 August 2003	Eskilstuna, Sweden	Template:Fbw	2–1	2–1
50.	15 September 2003	Washington, D.C., United States	Template:Fbw	1–0	2–2	Friendly	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
51.	28 September 2003	Columbus, United States	Template:Fbw	1–0	3–0	2003 FIFA Women's World Cup
52.				2–0
53.	12 October 2003	Carson, United States	Template:Fbw	1–0	1–2 Template:Aet
54.	15 November 2003	Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro	Template:Fbw	2–0	4–0	UEFA Women's Euro 2005 qualifying
55.	20 August 2004	Volos, Greece	Template:Fbw	1–0	2–1	2004 Summer Olympics
56.	28 May 2005	Solna, Sweden	Template:Fbw	1–0	3–1	Friendly	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
57.	5 June 2005	Blackpool, England	Template:Fbw	1–0	1–1	UEFA Women's Euro 2005
58.	16 June 2005	Warrington, England	Template:Fbw	1–1	2–3 Template:Aet
59.				2–2
60.	28 August 2005	Karlskoga, Sweden	Template:Fbw	1–0	2–2	2007 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
61.	24 September 2005	Skellefteå, Sweden	Template:Fbw	1–0	6–0		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
62.				2–0
63.				5–0
64.				6–0
65.	1 November 2005	Setúbal, Portugal	Template:Fbw	1–0	4–1
66.				3–0
67.	26 August 2006	Reykjavík, Iceland	Template:Fbw	4–0	4–0
68.	24 September 2006	Växjö, Sweden	Template:Fbw	1–0	2–0
69.				2–0
70.	30 August 2007	Farum, Denmark	Template:Fbw	1–0	2–1	Friendly	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
71.				2–1
72.	5 March 2008	Lagos, Portugal	Template:Fbw	1–0	3–1	2008 Algarve Cup

Honours

Club

Umeå

• Damallsvenskan:

Champion (7): 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008

• Svenska Cupen Damer:

Champion (4): 2001, 2002, 2003, 2007

Runner-up (2): 2005 ,2006

• Supercupen:

Champion (2): 2007, 2008

Runner-up (1): 2009

• UEFA Women's Cup:

Champion (2): 2002–03, 2003–04

Runner-up (3): 2001–02, 2006–07, 2007–08

International

Sweden

• FIFA Women's World Cup:

Runner-up (1): 2003

• Algarve Cup:

Champion (1): 2001

Individual

• Diamond Ball (1):

2001–02

• Sweden: Female Forward of the Year (1):

2004–05

• Damallsvenskan Top Goalscorer (1):

2001–02 (39 goals)

• FIFA World Player of the Year:

Third place: 2002–03

External links

• Club Profile (in Swedish)
• Ljungberg and Svensson Template:Webarchive
• National Team Profile