Linnea Jonasson (born 7 December 1997) is a
Swedish
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Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically:
* Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland
** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...
former
footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...
who played for
Vittsjö GIK
Vittsjö Gymnastik- och Idrottsklubb is a association football, football club from Vittsjö, Sweden. They play in the highest level of women's football leagues in Sweden, the Damallsvenskan.
Vittsjö GIK play their home games at Vittsjö IP in Vi ...
. In 2017, at 19 years old, Jonasson retired from football following two significant knee injuries. The first of her injuries was a
cruciate ligament
Cruciate ligaments (also cruciform ligaments) are pairs of ligaments arranged like a letter X. They occur in several joints of the body, such as the knee joint, wrist joint
and the atlanto-axial joint. In a fashion similar to the cords in ...
injury and occurred before she joined Vittsjö.
Personal life
From
Hässleholm
Hässleholm is a Urban areas in Sweden, locality and the seat of Hässleholm Municipality, Scania County, Sweden with 18,500 inhabitants in 2011.
Overview
Hässleholm was gradually developed from 1860 in connection with the construction of the m ...
, Jonasson was born to Helena and Andreas Jonasson. She has a brother, Alvin, and a sister, Ella.
External links
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References
1997 births
Living people
Swedish women's footballers
Vittsjö GIK players
Damallsvenskan players
Women's association football midfielders
21st-century Swedish sportswomen
People from Hässleholm
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