Per Johansson (born 6 May 1978), Texas, is a former Swedish football player, who finished his career as a defender for

Falkenbergs FF Falkenbergs Fotbollsförening, also known simply as Falkenbergs FF, Falkenberg or (especially locally) FFF, is a Swedish football club based in Falkenberg. Formed on 3 January 1928, the club plays in the second highest Swedish league, Superetta ...

. Before that he played for

Halmstads BK Halmstads Bollklubb, also known simply as Halmstad () or (especially locally) HBK or Bollklubben, is a Swedish professional Association football, football club located in Halmstad in the county of Halland. The club, formed 7 February 1914 and app ...

and

Gais Gais () is a village and a municipality in the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden in Switzerland. The area of Gais is . In 1977, the village Gais received the Wakker Prize for the development and preservation of its architectural heritage. The ...

Career

Per started his career in

IFK Värnamo IFK Värnamo is a Swedish professional Association football, football club located in Värnamo. The club plays in the Allsvenskan, the top tier of Swedish football. The most famous player from the club is Jonas Thern, who was captain of the Swede ...

, then moved to Tranås FF in 1989 and stayed there for 6 years. In 1998, he signed for

GAIS Gais () is a village and a municipality in the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden in Switzerland. The area of Gais is . In 1977, the village Gais received the Wakker Prize for the development and preservation of its architectural heritage. The ...

, then in second division. He played with them until they were relegated from

Allsvenskan Allsvenskan (; ), also known as Fotbollsallsvenskan (, ) is a professional association football league in Sweden and the highest level of the Swedish football league system. Founded in 1924, it operates on a system of promotion and relegatio ...

2 years later. He then signed for Halmstads BK in 2001, but did not play his first match until the following year against Elfsborg (0-1). He scored the first goal for the club in the 2006 season in the 7th round. In 2007, during a league game against

Örebro SK Örebro Sportklubb, more commonly known as Örebro SK, Örebro or (especially locally) ÖSK, is a Swedish professional football club based in Örebro. The club are affiliated to Örebro Läns Fotbollförbund and play their home games at Behrn ...

he broke his foot and missed the rest of the season. In 2008, he signed a new contract keeping him in the club until 2010. On 10 August Halmstads BK announced that the club and Johansson both had agreed on not renewing his contract that he would leave the club after the season, Johansson also stated that he would continue play football on top level and intended to become a full licensed coach. On 10 December 2010 he signed a contract with Superetta club

"Texas"

While playing for GAIS he was given the nickname ''Texas'' after a local

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musician whose name is also Per Johansson and also nicknamed ''Texas''.

Achievements

Halmstads BK: *

: :* Stora Silvret (2nd):

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Johansson, Per Swedish men's footballers 1978 births Living people Men's association football defenders Allsvenskan players IFK Värnamo players GAIS players Halmstads BK players Sportspeople from Värnamo Municipality Footballers from Jönköping County