Mia Hermansson-Högdahl
| Mia Hermansson-Högdahl | |||
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Mia Hermansson-Högdahl (2015) | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Born |
6 May 1965 Gothenburg, Sweden | ||
| Nationality | Swedish | ||
| Height | 171 cm (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Playing position | Right back | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
–1985 | HP Warta | ||
1985–1987 | Tyresö HF | ||
1987–1992 | Byåsen IL | ||
1992–1996 | Hypo Niederösterreich | ||
1996–1999 | Byåsen IL | ||
1999–2000 | Milar L'Eliana Valencia | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1984–1998 | Sweden | 225 | (1153) |
| Teams managed | |||
2003-2008 | Levanger HK assistant coach | ||
2009-2020 | Norwegian women's handball team assistant coach | ||
Mia Hermansson-Högdahl (born 6 May 1965) is a Swedish team handball player and handball coach. She was voted World Handball Player of the Year 1994 by the International Handball Federation. She is seen as one of the best Swedish players of all time.
Hermansson-Högdahl has played 222 matches for the Swedish national team, and scored 1100 times. This makes her the single most scoring player ever on the Swedish national tea. 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 was named Swedish handballer of the year three times, in 1984/85, 1986/87 and 1993/94. She was the player who had won the award single most time until Isabelle Gulldén tied her in 2018. She was inducted into the EHF Hall of Fame in 2024.