Mia Hermansson-Högdahl

Mia Hermansson-Högdahl (born 6 May 1965) is a Swedish team handball player. She was voted World Handball Player of the Year 1994[1] by the International Handball Federation.

Mia Hermansson-Högdahl
Mia Hermansson-Högdahl (2015)
Personal information
Born (1965-05-06) 6 May 1965
Göteborg, Sweden
Nationality Swedish
Senior clubs
Years Team
0000–1985
HP Warta
1985–1987
Tyresö HF
1987–1992
Byåsen IL
1992–1996
Hypo Niederösterreich
1996–1999
Byåsen IL
1999–2000
Valencia
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1984–1998
Sweden 216 (1 091)

Hermansson-Högdahl has played 222 matches for the Swedish national team, and scored 1100 times.[2] She was voted into the World team in 1987, 1991 and 1994. As a club player she won the Women's EHF Champions League with Hypo Niederösterreich two times (1993/94, 1994/95).

She is the assistant coach of the Norwegian women's handball team since 2010.

Her daughter, Moa Högdahl is also a professional handballer, playing for Viborg HK and the Norwegian national handball team.

References

  1. "Previous World Handball Players" Archived 2008-01-01 at the Wayback Machine International Handball Federation (Retrieved on December 14, 2007)
  2. "Mia Hermansson Högdahl ansatt i NHF"Norges Håndballforbund (Retrieved on December 16, 2007) Archived December 26, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
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