Hanna Ljungberg

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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