Per Johansson (footballer born 1978)

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Per Johansson
Personal information
Full name Per Johansson
Date of birth May 6, 1978 (1978-05-06) (age 30)
Place of birth    Sweden
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 1+12 in)
Playing position Defender/Wingback
Club information
Current club Halmstads BK
Number 2
Youth clubs
 ????-1988 IFK Värnamo
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1989-1997
1998-2000
2001-
Tranås FF
GAIS
Halmstads BK
00 (0)
33 (0)
92 (5)   

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only.
* Appearances (Goals)

Per Johansson (born May 6, 1978) is a Swedish football player, who plays as a defender for Halmstads BK.

He 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 but didn't 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 2008 he singed a new contract keeping him in the club until 2010.[1]

While playing for GAIS he was given the nickname Texas after a local jazz musician whose name is also Per Johansson and also nicknamed Texas.

[edit] Reference

  1. ^ Per "Texas" Johansson stays in HBK until 2010. Hallandsposten.se (2008-05-29). Retrieved on 2008-05-30.



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