Johanna Maria-Therese Almgren (born 22 March 1984) is a Swedish former football

midfield Midfield is the part of a sports field that lies approximately in the center. In American football, association football (soccer) and field hockey, it is the area in and around the center circle, as well as the players who occupy that region. In ...

er 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

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, requiring surgery on her knee for the fifth time. In November 2014 Almgren was appointed

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Elitettan Elitettan ( en, The Elite First) is the second highest division of Swedish women's football. Contested by 14 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation In sports leagues, promotion and relegation is a process where teams are ...

minnows Kungsbacka DFF, with

Stina Segerström Stina Segerström (born 17 June 1982) is a Swedish football defender who last played for Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC and the Swedish national team. She was voted rookie of the year (Sweden) in 2006. She has captained KIF Örebro DFF and Koppa ...

as her assistant.

Personal life

During the 2008 Summer Olympics,

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ian footballer

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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.

References

External links

Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC player profile

Sweden player profile
Living people 1984 births Footballers from Borås Swedish women's footballers Sweden women's international footballers Footballers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Footballers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers for Sweden BK Häcken FF players Damallsvenskan players Bälinge IF players Women's association football midfielders {{sweden-footy-midfielder-stub