Helen Johansson Explained

Helen Johansson
Fullname:Helen Johansson
Birth Date:9 July 1965
Position:Forward
Clubs2:Jitex BK
Clubs4:Öxabäck IF
Nationalyears1:1981–1995
Nationalteam1:Sweden[1]
Nationalcaps1:88
Nationalgoals1:23
Ntupdate:21:35, 2 December 2013 (UTC)

Helen Björk[2] (born 9 July 1965, as Helen Johansson) is a Swedish former association football forward who won 88 caps and scored 23 goals for the Sweden women's national football team. She helped Sweden win the 1984 European Championship and played at the inaugural 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup.

International career

Johansson made her senior Sweden debut on 26 September 1981; a 7–0 win over the Netherlands at Ryavallen in Borås.[3] She won the first UEFA championships for national women's teams in 1984. Sweden beat England in the final, in a penalty shootout at Kenilworth Road after a 1 - 1 aggregate draw. She missed the first leg with myocarditis. Restored to the team for the second leg, Johansson had her shot saved by Theresa Wiseman in the shootout, but Elisabeth Leidinge stopped two English penalties.[4]

In 1991 Johannson helped Sweden to a third-place finish at the inaugural FIFA Women's World Cup in Guangdong, China. Playing as a winger behind strikers Lena Videkull and Anneli Andelén, she featured in four of the team's six matches.[5]

Matches and goals scored at World Cup & Olympic tournaments

GoalMatchDateLocationOpponentLineupMinScoreResultCompetition
China 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup
1991-11-17[6] PanyuStartGroup match
1991-11-19[7] FoshanGroup match
1991-11-24[8] GuangzhouStartQuarter-Final
1991-11-29[9] GuangzhouStart3rd Place Match

Matches and goals scored at European Championship tournaments

Helen Johansson participated in four European Championship tournaments: 1984(various locations), Norway 1987, Germany 1989, and 1995(various locations). Sweden won the tournament in 1984, finished second in 1987 & 1995, and took third place in 1989. Johansson's extra time goal in the 1989 consolation match secured the third place finish for Sweden in that tournament.[10]

GoalMatchDateLocationOpponentLineupMinScoreResultCompetition
1984 European Championship
1984-3-1[11] RomeStartSemi-Final 1st Leg
1984-5-27[12] LutonStartFinal 2nd Leg
1987 European Championship
1987-6-11[13] MossSemi-Final
1987-6-14[14] OsloFinal
1989 European Championship
1989-6-28[15] LüdenscheidStartSemi-Final
align=center 11989-6-30[16] OsnabrückStart942-13rd Place Match
1995 European Championship
align=center 21995-2-26[17] KristiansandStart613-2Semi-Final 1st Leg
1995-3-5[18] JönköpingSemi-Final 2nd Leg

References

Match reports

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Damlandslagsspelare 1973–2011. Swedish Football Association. 2 December 2013. Swedish.
  2. Web site: Helene – guldtjej som minns. Swedish Football Association. 2 December 2013. Swedish. 4 May 2012. Ulf. Jörnvik.
  3. Web site: Spelarporträtt. Svensk Damfotboll. 2 December 2013. Swedish. https://web.archive.org/web/20131203081737/http://www.svenskdamfotboll.se/index_spelarprofil.php?spelare=66. 3 December 2013. dead.
  4. News: England's shoot-out jinx begins - England, 1984. Tony . Leighton. The Guardian. 19 May 2009. 2 December 2013.
  5. Web site: FIFA Women's World Cup China '91 - Technical Report & Statistics . https://web.archive.org/web/20111226232535/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/afdeveloping/technicaldevp/50/08/24/wwc%5f91%5ftr%5fpart1%5f261.pdf. dead. December 26, 2011. FIFA. 1 June 2013. 58.
  6. Web site: FIFA Women's World Cup China 1991: MATCH Report: Sweden – USA: Group matches . https://web.archive.org/web/20150616000720/http://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/matches/round=1309/match=21958/index.html . dead . June 16, 2015 . FIFA.
  7. Web site: FIFA Women's World Cup China 1991: MATCH Report: Japan – SWE: Group matches . https://web.archive.org/web/20150616002058/http://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/matches/round=1309/match=21959/index.html#nosticky . dead . June 16, 2015 . FIFA.
  8. Web site: FIFA Women's World Cup China 1991: MATCH Report: China - Sweden: Quarter-Final . https://web.archive.org/web/20150616000229/http://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/matches/round=1313/match=21973/index.html#nosticky . dead . June 16, 2015 . FIFA.
  9. Web site: FIFA Women's World Cup China 1991: MATCH Report: Sweden - Germany: Third Place Match . https://web.archive.org/web/20150616000120/http://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/matches/round=1315/match=9990/index.html#nosticky . dead . June 16, 2015 . FIFA.
  10. Web site: 1989 European Championship: MATCH Report: Sweden - Italy: Third Place Match. worldfootball.net.
  11. Web site: 1984 European Championship: MATCH Report: Sweden- Italy: Semi-final first leg. worldfootball.net.
  12. Web site: 1984 European Championship: MATCH Report: England - Sweden: Final second leg. worldfootball.net.
  13. Web site: 1987 European Championship: MATCH Report: Sweden - England: Semi-final. worldfootball.net.
  14. Web site: 1987 European Championship: MATCH Report: Norway - Sweden: Final. worldfootball.net.
  15. Web site: 1989 European Championship: MATCH Report: Norway - Sweden: Semi-Final. worldfootball.net.
  16. Web site: 1989 European Championship: MATCH Report: Sweden - Italy: Third Place Match. worldfootball.net.
  17. Web site: 1989 European Championship: MATCH Report: Norway - Sweden: Semi-Final Leg 1 . worldfootball.net.
  18. Web site: 1995 European Championship: MATCH Report: Sweden - Norway: Semi-Final Leg 2. worldfootball.net.

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