Per Johansson (born 6 May 1978), a.k.a. Texas, is a former Swedish football player, who finished his career as a defender for Falkenbergs FF. Before that he played for Halmstads BK and Gais.
 Per "Texas" Johansson in 2008 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Per Johansson | ||
| Date of birth | 6 May 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) |
Defender Wingback | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1988 | IFK Värnamo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1989–1997 | Tranås FF | ||
| 1998–2000 | GAIS | 33 | (0) |
| 2001–2010 | Halmstads BK | 136 | (6) |
| 2011 | Falkenbergs FF | 25 | (2) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:10, 19 August 2009 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:10, 19 August 2009 (UTC) | |||
Career
editPer started his career in IFK Värnamo, then moved to Tranås FF in 1989 and stayed there for 6 years. In 1998, he signed for GAIS, then in second division. He played with them until they were relegated from Allsvenskan 2 years later. He then signed for Halmstads BK in 2001,[1] 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 he broke his foot and missed the rest of the season.[2][3]
In 2008, he signed a new contract keeping him in the club until 2010.[4] 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.[5] On 10 December 2010 he signed a contract with Superetta club Falkenbergs FF.[6]
"Texas"
editWhile playing for GAIS he was given the nickname Texas after a local jazz musician whose name is also Per Johansson and also nicknamed Texas.[7]
Achievements
editHalmstads BK:
- Stora Silvret (2nd): 2004
References
edit- ^ "'Vi riskerar inte lagets ekonomi'" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet.se. Retrieved 28 June 2008.
- ^ "Johansson bröt foten – borta i åtta veckor" (in Swedish). Hallandsposten.se. 10 July 2007. Retrieved 28 June 2008.
- ^ ""Texas" borta hela säsongen" (in Swedish). Hallandsposten.se. 7 September 2007. Retrieved 28 June 2008.
- ^ "Per "Texas" Johansson kvar i HBK till 2010" (in Swedish). Hallandsposten.se. 29 May 2008. Retrieved 30 May 2008.
- ^ "Skiljs åt efter säsongens slut" (in Swedish). hbk.se. 10 August 2010. Archived from the original on 12 August 2010. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
- ^ "Per "Texas" Johansson också klar" (in Swedish). falkenbergsff.se. 10 December 2010. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 10 December 2010.
- ^ "Välkommen till Per "Texas" Johansson" (in Swedish). Pertexasjohansson.se. Retrieved 28 June 2008.
External links
edit- Per Johansson at Halmstads BK at the Wayback Machine (archived 29 April 2014) (in Swedish)
- Per Johansson at SvFF at the Wayback Machine (archived 21 July 2014) (in Swedish)