Johanna Almgren Explained

Johanna Almgren
Fullname:Johanna Maria-Therese Almgren[1]
Birth Date:22 March 1984
Birth Place:Borås, Sweden
Position:Winger
Youthyears1:2002
Youthyears2:2003
Youthclubs1:Byttorps IF
Youthclubs2:Bälinge IF
Years1:2004–2014
Clubs1:Göteborg FC
Caps1:138
Goals1:18
Nationalyears1:2008–2013
Nationalteam1:Sweden
Nationalcaps1:48
Nationalgoals1:0
Manageryears1:2014–
Managerclubs1:Kungsbacka DFF
Pcupdate:22:12, 20 July 2015 (UTC)
Ntupdate:9 June 2013

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.

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]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Johanna Almgren . Sports-Reference.com . 9 June 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130924152827/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/al/johanna-almgren-1.html . 24 September 2013 .
  2. News: Almgren om beskedet: Jag kanske lägger av. . Pontus . Weinemo . Swedish . 29 May 2013. 9 June 2013.
  3. News: Börjesson. Ralf. Almgren tar över Kungsbacka DFF. 29 December 2015. Göteborgs-Posten. 19 November 2014. Swedish.
  4. Web site: Swedish footballer rejects Ronaldinho proposal . 25 August 2008 .