Helen Johansson

Helen Johansson
Personal information
Full name Helen Johansson
Date of birth (1965-07-09) 9 July 1965 (age 59)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Ahlafors IF
Jitex BK
GAIS
Öxabäck IF
International career‡
1981–1995 Sweden[1] 88 (23)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 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

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
China China 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup
1
 1991-11-17[m 1] Panyu  United States Start

2–3 L

Group match
2
 1991-11-19[m 2] Foshan  Japan 35.

off 35' (on Svensson-Gustafsson)

8–0 W

Group match
3
 1991-11-24[m 3] Guangzhou  China Start

1–0 W

Quarter-Final
4
 1991-11-29[m 4] Guangzhou  Germany Start

4–0 W

3rd 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.[6]

Goal Match Date Location Opponent Lineup Min Score Result Competition
1984 European Championship
1
 1984-3-1[m 5] Rome  Italy Start

3–2 W

Semi-Final 1st Leg
2
 1984-5-27[m 6] Luton  England Start

0–1 L[note 1]

Final 2nd Leg
Norway 1987 European Championship
3
 1987-6-11[m 7] Moss  England 47.

on 47' (off Hultin)

3–2 W

Semi-Final
4
 1987-6-14[m 8] Oslo  Norway 65.

off 65' (on Andelén)

1–2 L

Final
Germany 1989 European Championship
5
 1989-6-28[m 9] Lüdenscheid  Norway Start

1–2 L

Semi-Final
1
6
 1989-6-30[m 10] Osnabrück  Italy Start 94 2-1

2–1 W

3rd Place Match
1995 European Championship
2
7
 1995-2-26[m 11] Kristiansand  Norway Start 61 3-2

3–4 L

Semi-Final 1st Leg
8
 1995-3-5[m 12] Jönköping  Norway 46.

off 46' (on Videkull)

4–1 W

Semi-Final 2nd Leg

References

  1. ^ "Damlandslagsspelare 1973–2011" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
  2. ^ Jörnvik, Ulf (4 May 2012). "Helene – guldtjej som minns" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
  3. ^ "Spelarporträtt" (in Swedish). Svensk Damfotboll. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
  4. ^ Leighton, Tony (19 May 2009). "England's shoot-out jinx begins - England, 1984". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
  5. ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup China '91 - Technical Report & Statistics" (PDF). FIFA. p. 58. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 December 2011. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
  6. ^ "1989 European Championship: MATCH Report: Sweden - Italy: Third Place Match". worldfootball.net.
  7. ^ "1984 European Championship: MATCH Report: England - Sweden: Final second leg". worldfootball.net.
Match reports
  1. ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup China 1991: MATCH Report: Sweden – USA: Group matches". FIFA. Archived from the original on 16 June 2015.
  2. ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup China 1991: MATCH Report: Japan – SWE: Group matches". FIFA. Archived from the original on 16 June 2015.
  3. ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup China 1991: MATCH Report: China - Sweden: Quarter-Final". FIFA. Archived from the original on 16 June 2015.
  4. ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup China 1991: MATCH Report: Sweden - Germany: Third Place Match". FIFA. Archived from the original on 16 June 2015.
  5. ^ "1984 European Championship: MATCH Report: Sweden- Italy: Semi-final first leg". worldfootball.net.
  6. ^ "1984 European Championship: MATCH Report: England - Sweden: Final second leg". worldfootball.net.
  7. ^ "1987 European Championship: MATCH Report: Sweden - England: Semi-final". worldfootball.net.
  8. ^ "1987 European Championship: MATCH Report: Norway - Sweden: Final". worldfootball.net.
  9. ^ "1989 European Championship: MATCH Report: Norway - Sweden: Semi-Final". worldfootball.net.
  10. ^ "1989 European Championship: MATCH Report: Sweden - Italy: Third Place Match". worldfootball.net.
  11. ^ "1989 European Championship: MATCH Report: Norway - Sweden: Semi-Final Leg 1". worldfootball.net.
  12. ^ "1995 European Championship: MATCH Report: Sweden - Norway: Semi-Final Leg 2". worldfootball.net.
  1. ^ The 1984 European Championship was won by Sweden on penalty kicks when both legs ended 1-0.[7]

Helen Johansson – FIFA competition record (archived)


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