Isabelle Gulldén facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Isabelle Gulldén |
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| Full name | Isabelle Therese Gulldén | ||||||||||||
| Born | 29 June 1989 Sävedalen, Sweden |
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| Nationality | Swedish | ||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||||||||||||
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| Current club | Lugi HF | ||||||||||||
| Number | 20 | ||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||
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–2007
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IK Sävehof | ||||||||||||
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2007–2011
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IK Sävehof | ||||||||||||
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2011–2015
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Viborg HK | ||||||||||||
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2015–2018
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CSM București | ||||||||||||
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2018–2021
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Brest Bretagne Handball | ||||||||||||
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2021–2022
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Vipers Kristiansand | ||||||||||||
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2022–
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Lugi HF | ||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||
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2007–2020
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Sweden | 224 | (846) | ||||||||||
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2023–
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Sweden (assistant coach) | ||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Isabelle Therese Gulldén (born 29 June 1989) is a Swedish professional handball player for Lugi HF and former national team player for the Swedish National Team.
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Career
In 2008, 2012, and 2016 she was part of the Swedish team competing at the Summer Olympic Games.
In 2014, she ranked among the 150 greatest Swedish athletes of all time, list published by Dagens Nyheter. Gulldén was the only female handballer alongside legendary Mia Hermansson-Högdahl.
She was given the award of Cetățean de onoare ("Honorary Citizen") of the city of Bucharest in 2016.
She retired from the national team on 15 December 2020.
Achievements
- European Championship:
- Silver: 2010
- Bronze: 2014
- Swedish Elite League:
- Gold: 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
- Danish League:
- Gold: 2014
- Danish Cup:
- Gold: 2011, 2013
- Romanian Liga Națională:
- Gold: 2016, 2017, 2018
- Romanian Cupa României:
- Gold: 2016, 2017, 2018
- French League:
- Gold: 2021
- French Cup:
- Gold: 2021
- EHF Champions League:
- Gold: 2016, 2022
- Silver: 2021
- Bronze: 2017, 2018
- EHF Cup Winners' Cup:
- Gold: 2014
- Silver: 2012
- Norwegian League:
- Winner: 2021/2022
- Norwegian Cup:
- Winner: 2021
Individual awards
- Swedish Elitserien Young Player of the Season: 2008
- EHF Cup Winners' Cup Top Scorer: 2014
- Most Valuable Player of the European Championship: 2014
- European Championship Top Scorer: 2014
- EHF Champions League Top Scorer: 2016
- Romanian Liga Națională Best Foreign Player: 2015, 2016, 2017
- Swedish Elite League Best Player of All Time
- Swedish Female Handballer of the Year: 2012, 2014, 2017, 2018
- Handball-Planet.com All-Star Playmaker: 2016
- Handball-Planet.com Best Buy: 2015–16
- ProSport All-Star Centre Back of the Romanian Liga Națională: 2017, 2018
Personal life
She is the niece of Christer Gulldén, a famous Swedish Greco-Roman wrestler. Her father Peter also competed in wrestling. She is married to former handball goalkeeper, Linus Persson. Their son, Lias was born on 10 July 2019.
