Helen Johansson
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Helen Johansson | ||
| Date of birth | July 9, 1965 | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Ahlafors IF | |||
| Jitex BK | |||
| GAIS | |||
| Öxabäck IF | |||
| National team‡ | |||
| 1981–1995 | Sweden[1] | 88 | (23) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
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]
References
- ↑ "Damlandslagsspelare 1973–2011" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
- ↑ Jörnvik, Ulf (4 May 2012). "Helene – guldtjej som minns" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
- ↑ "Spelarporträtt" (in Swedish). Svensk Damfotboll. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
- ↑ Leighton, Tony (19 May 2009). "England's shoot-out jinx begins - England, 1984". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
- ↑ "FIFA Women's World Cup China '91 - Technical Report & Statistics" (PDF). FIFA. p. 58. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
External links
Helen Johansson – FIFA competition record
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