# Hanna Ljungberg

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. She also scored a record-setting number of goals that season with 39 goals (roughly 1.78 per game). 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.

## 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.
Key (expand for notes on "world cup and olympic goals") :
| Location | Geographic location of the venue where the competition occurred |
| Lineup | Start – played entire match on minute (off player) – substituted on at the minute indicated, and player was substituted off at the same time off minute (on player) – substituted off at the minute indicated, and player was substituted on at the same time (c) – captain |
| Min | The minute in the match the goal was scored. For list that include caps, blank indicates played in the match but did not score a goal. |
| Assist/pass | The ball was passed by the player, which assisted in scoring the goal. This column depends on the availability and source of this information. |
| penalty or pk | Goal scored on penalty-kick which was awarded due to foul by opponent. (Goals scored in penalty-shoot-out, at the end of a tied match after extra-time, are not included.) |
| Score | The match score after the goal was scored. |
| Result | The final score. W – match was won L – match was lost to opponent D – match was drawn (W) – penalty-shoot-out was won after a drawn match (L) – penalty-shoot-out was lost after a drawn match |
| aet | The score at the end of extra-time; the match was tied at the end of 90' regulation |
| pso | Penalty-shoot-out score shown in parentheses; the match was tied at the end of extra-time |
| | Orange background color – Olympic women's football tournament |
| | Blue background color – FIFA women's world cup final tournament |
| Goal | Match | Date | Location | Opponent | Lineup | Min | Score | Result | Competition |
| Atlanta 1996 Women's Olympic Football Tournament ||||||||||
| | 1 | 1996-7-21 | Miami | China | 71. on 71' (off Kalte) | | | 0–2 L | Group match |
| | 2 | 1996-7-23 | Orlando | United States | 56. on 56' (off Carlsson) | | | 1–2 L | Group match |
| USA 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup ||||||||||
| | 3 | 1999-6-19 | San Jose | China | Start | | | 1–2 L | Group match |
| 1 | 4 | 1999-6-23 | Washington, DC | Australia | Start | 21 | 2-0 | 3–1 W | Group match |
| 2 | 4 | 1999-6-23 | Washington, DC | Australia | Start | 69 | 3-1 | 3–1 W | Group match |
| | 5 | 1999-6-26 | Chicago | Ghana | 6. off 6' (on Lundin) | | | 2–0 W | Group match |
| Sydney 2000 Women's Olympic Football Tournament ||||||||||
| | 6 | 2000-9-13 | Melbourne | Brazil | Start | | | 0–2 L | Group match |
| | 7 | 2000-9-16 | Sydney | Australia | Start | | | 1–1 D | Group match |
| | 8 | 2000-9-19 | Melbourne | Germany | Start | | | 0–1 L | Group match |
| USA 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup ||||||||||
| | 9 | 2003-9-21 | Washington, DC | United States | 83. off 83' (on Öqvist) | | | 1–3 L | Group match |
| | 10 | 2003-9-25 | Philadelphia | North Korea | 86. off 86' (on Öqvist) | | | 1–0 W | Group match |
| 3 | 11 | 2003-9-28 | Columbus | Nigeria | Start | 56 | 1-0 | 3–0 W | Group match |
| 4 | 11 | 2003-9-28 | Columbus | Nigeria | Start | 79 | 2-0 | 3–0 W | Group match |
| | 12 | 2003-10-1 | Foxborough | Brazil | Start | | | 2–1 W | Quarter Final |
| | 13 | 2003-10-5 | Portland | Canada | Start | | | 2–1 W | Semi-Final |
| 5 | 14 | 2003-10-12 | Carson | Germany | Start | 41 | 1-0 | 1–2 L | Final |
| Athens 2004 Women's Olympic Football Tournament ||||||||||
| | 15 | 2004-8-11 | Volos | Japan | 68. off 68' (on Öqvist) | | | 0–1 L | Group match |
| | 16 | 2004-8-17 | Volos | Nigeria | 80. off 80' (on Fagerström) | | | 2–1 W | Group match |
| 6 | 17 | 2004-8-20 | Volos | Australia | 77. off 77' (on Fagerström) | 25 | 1-0 | 2–1 W | Quarter-Final |
| | 18 | 2004-8-23 | Patras | Brazil | Start | | | 0–1 L | Semi Final |
| | 19 | 2004-8-26 | Piraeus | Germany | Start | | | 0–1 L | Bronze Medal Match |
| China 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup ||||||||||
| | 20 | 2007-9-11 | Chengdu | Nigeria | 69. off 69' (on Johansson) | | | 1–1 D | Group match |
| | 21 | 2007-9-14 | Chengdu | United States | Start | | | 0–2 L | Group match |
| | 22 | 2007-9-18 | Tianjin | North Korea | 40. off 40' (on Thunebro) | | | 2–1 W | 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.
| Goal | Match | Date | Location | Opponent | Lineup | Min | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1997 European Championship ||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | 1997-6-29 | Karlstad | Russia | off 46' | 10 | 1-0 | 2–1 W | Group match |
| | 2 | 1997-7-2 | Karlskoga | Spain | off 46' | | | 1–0 W | Group match |
| | 3 | 1997-7-5 | Karlstad | France | 45. off 45' (on Jonsson) | | | 3–0 W | Group match |
| 2001 European Championship ||||||||||
| 2 | 4 | 2001-6-23 | Erfurt | Germany | Start | 14 | 1-0 | 1–3 L | Group match |
| 3 | 5 | 2001-6-27 | Jena | England | Start | 74 | 3-0 | 4–0 W | Group match |
| | 6 | 2001-6-30 | Erfurt | Russia | Start | | | 1–0 W | Group match |
| | 7 | 2001-7-4 | Ulm | Denmark | Start | | | 1–0 W | Semi-Final |
| | 8 | 2001-7-7 | Ulm | Germany | Start | | | 0–1 L | Final |
| 2005 European Championship ||||||||||
| 4 | 9 | 2005-6-5 | Blackpool | Denmark | Start | 21 | 1-0 | 1–1 D | Group match |
| | 10 | 2005-6-8 | Blackpool | Finland | Start | | | 0–0 D | Group match |
| | 11 | 2005-6-11 | Blackburn | England | Start | | | 1–0 W | Group match |
| 5 | 12 | 2005-6-16 | Warrington | Norway | Start | 42 | 1-1 | 2–3 L | Semi-Final |
| 6 | 12 | 2005-6-16 | Warrington | Norway | Start | 89 | 2-2 | 2–3 L | Semi-Final |

## International goals

| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1. | 2 June 1996 | Gandia, Spain | Spain | 6–0 | 8–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 1997 qualifying |
| 2. | 29 June 1997 | Karlstad, Sweden | Russia | 1–0 | 2–1 | UEFA Women's Euro 1997 |
| 3. | 21 March 1998 | Quarteira, Portugal | United States | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1998 Algarve Cup |
| 4. | 3 May 1998 | Motril, Spain | Spain | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 5. | 8 August 1998 | Kyiv, Ukraine | Ukraine | 2–0 | 5–0 | 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 6. | 23 June 1999 | Landover, United States | Australia | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup |
| 7. | 23 June 1999 | Landover, United States | Australia | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup |
| 8. | 29 September 1999 | Umeå, Sweden | France | 2–2 | 2–2 | UEFA Women's Euro 2001 qualifying |
| 9. | 7 November 1999 | Plasencia, Spain | Spain | 2–0 | 5–2 | UEFA Women's Euro 2001 qualifying |
| 10. | 7 November 1999 | Plasencia, Spain | Spain | 3–1 | 5–2 | UEFA Women's Euro 2001 qualifying |
| 11. | 7 January 2000 | Sydney, Australia | Australia | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2000 Australia Cup |
| 12. | 13 January 2000 | Adelaide, Australia | Czech Republic | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2000 Australia Cup |
| 13. | 18 October 2000 | Jönköping, Sweden | Finland | 3–0 | 5–1 | UEFA Women's Euro 2001 qualifying |
| 14. | 18 October 2000 | Jönköping, Sweden | Finland | 4–0 | 5–1 | UEFA Women's Euro 2001 qualifying |
| 15. | 18 October 2000 | Jönköping, Sweden | Finland | 5–1 | 5–1 | UEFA Women's Euro 2001 qualifying |
| 16. | 5 November 2000 | Vantaa, Finland | Finland | 3–2 | 5–2 | UEFA Women's Euro 2001 qualifying |
| 17. | 5 November 2000 | Vantaa, Finland | Finland | 4–2 | 5–2 | UEFA Women's Euro 2001 qualifying |
| 18. | 11 March 2001 | Lagos, Portugal | Portugal | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2001 Algarve Cup |
| 19. | 13 March 2001 | Silves, Portugal | Canada | 1–0 | 5–2 | 2001 Algarve Cup |
| 20. | 13 March 2001 | Silves, Portugal | Canada | 3–0 | 5–2 | 2001 Algarve Cup |
| 21. | 13 March 2001 | Silves, Portugal | Canada | 4–1 | 5–2 | 2001 Algarve Cup |
| 22. | 15 March 2001 | Albufeira, Portugal | United States | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2001 Algarve Cup |
| 23. | 17 March 2001 | Loulé, Portugal | Denmark | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2001 Algarve Cup |
| 24. | 10 June 2001 | Linköping, Sweden | Canada | 4–2 | 5–2 | Friendly |
| 25. | 10 June 2001 | Linköping, Sweden | Canada | 5–2 | 5–2 | Friendly |
| 26. | 23 June 2001 | Erfurt, Germany | Germany | 1–0 | 1–3 | UEFA Women's Euro 2001 |
| 27. | 27 June 2001 | Jena, Germany | England | 3–0 | 4–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2001 |
| 28. | 9 September 2001 | Umeå, Sweden | Finland | 4–1 | 8–1 | 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 29. | 30 September 2001 | Malmö, Sweden | Denmark | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 30. | 3 November 2001 | Brugg, Switzerland | Switzerland | 1–0 | 5–0 | 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 31. | 25 January 2002 | La Manga, Spain | England | 3–0 | 5–0 | Friendly |
| 32. | 3 March 2002 | Ferreiras, Portugal | Norway | 3–2 | 3–3 | 2002 Algarve Cup |
| 33. | 5 March 2002 | Lagos, Portugal | England | 4–2 | 6–3 | 2002 Algarve Cup |
| 34. | 7 March 2002 | Faro, Portugal | Germany | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2002 Algarve Cup |
| 35. | 4 May 2002 | Gothenburg, Sweden | Iceland | 1–0 | 6–0 | Friendly |
| 36. | 8 May 2002 | Solna, Sweden | Switzerland | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 37. | 8 May 2002 | Solna, Sweden | Switzerland | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 38. | 26 June 2002 | Jakobstad, Finland | Finland | 3–0 | 5–0 | 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 39. | 18 August 2002 | Östersund, Sweden | North Korea | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 40. | 29 January 2003 | Canberra, Australia | South Korea | 1–0 | 8–0 | 2003 Australia Cup |
| 41. | 29 January 2003 | Canberra, Australia | South Korea | 5–0 | 8–0 | 2003 Australia Cup |
| 42. | 14 March 2003 | Olhão, Portugal | Norway | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2003 Algarve Cup |
| 43. | 16 March 2003 | Ferreiras, Portugal | Canada | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2003 Algarve Cup |
| 44. | 18 March 2003 | Vila Real de Santo António, Portugal | United States | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2003 Algarve Cup |
| 45. | 20 March 2003 | Olhão, Portugal | Finland | 5–0 | 5–0 | 2003 Algarve Cup |
| 46. | 18 April 2003 | Kalmar, Sweden | Switzerland | 4–0 | 6–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2005 qualifying |
| 47. | 17 May 2003 | Solna, Sweden | Italy | 2–0 | 5–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2005 qualifying |
| | 17 May 2003 | Solna, Sweden | Italy | 4–0 | 5–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2005 qualifying |
| 48. | 17 May 2003 | Solna, Sweden | Italy | 5–0 | 5–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2005 qualifying |
| 49. | 9 August 2003 | Eskilstuna, Sweden | Finland | 2–1 | 2–1 | UEFA Women's Euro 2005 qualifying |
| 50. | 15 September 2003 | Washington, D.C., United States | China | 1–0 | 2–2 | Friendly |
| 51. | 28 September 2003 | Columbus, United States | Nigeria | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup |
| 52. | 28 September 2003 | Columbus, United States | Nigeria | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup |
| 53. | 12 October 2003 | Carson, United States | Germany | 1–0 | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup |
| 54. | 15 November 2003 | Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro | Serbia and Montenegro | 2–0 | 4–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2005 qualifying |
| 55. | 20 August 2004 | Volos, Greece | Australia | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2004 Summer Olympics |
| 56. | 28 May 2005 | Solna, Sweden | Canada | 1–0 | 3–1 | Friendly |
| 57. | 5 June 2005 | Blackpool, England | Denmark | 1–0 | 1–1 | UEFA Women's Euro 2005 |
| 58. | 16 June 2005 | Warrington, England | Norway | 1–1 | 2–3 (a.e.t.) | UEFA Women's Euro 2005 |
| 59. | 16 June 2005 | Warrington, England | Norway | 2–2 | 2–3 (a.e.t.) | UEFA Women's Euro 2005 |
| 60. | 28 August 2005 | Karlskoga, Sweden | Iceland | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 61. | 24 September 2005 | Skellefteå, Sweden | Belarus | 1–0 | 6–0 | 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 62. | 24 September 2005 | Skellefteå, Sweden | Belarus | 2–0 | 6–0 | 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 63. | 24 September 2005 | Skellefteå, Sweden | Belarus | 5–0 | 6–0 | 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 64. | 24 September 2005 | Skellefteå, Sweden | Belarus | 6–0 | 6–0 | 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 65. | 1 November 2005 | Setúbal, Portugal | Portugal | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 66. | 1 November 2005 | Setúbal, Portugal | Portugal | 3–0 | 4–1 | 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 67. | 26 August 2006 | Reykjavík, Iceland | Iceland | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 68. | 24 September 2006 | Växjö, Sweden | Czech Republic | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 69. | 24 September 2006 | Växjö, Sweden | Czech Republic | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 70. | 30 August 2007 | Farum, Denmark | Denmark | 1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 71. | 30 August 2007 | Farum, Denmark | Denmark | 2–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 72. | 5 March 2008 | Lagos, Portugal | Finland | 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 (1): 2003
    Runner-up (3): 2002, 2007, 2008

### 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