Isabelle Gulldén

Isabelle Therese Gulldén (born 29 June 1989) is a Swedish former professional handball who last played for Lugi HF and also a former national team player for the Swedish National Team.^[1][2]

Isabelle Gulldén
Isabelle Gulldén playing for Brest Bretagne Handball in September 2018
Personal information
Full name	Isabelle Therese Gulldén
Born	(1989-06-29) 29 June 1989 (age 36) Partille, Sweden
Nationality	Swedish
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position	Centre back
Club information
Current club	Retired
Number	20
Youth career
Years	Team
0000–2007	IK Sävehof
Senior clubs
Years	Team
2007–2011	IK Sävehof
2011–2015	Viborg HK
2015–2018	CSM București
2018–2021	Brest Bretagne Handball
2021–2022	Vipers Kristiansand
2022–2024	Lugi HF
National team
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007–2020	Sweden	224	(846)
Teams managed
2023–2024	Sweden (assistant coach)
2025–	IK Sävehof (assistant coach)
Medal record European Championship 2010 Denmark/Norway 2014 Croatia/Hungary

Career

In 2008, 2012, and 2016 she was part of the Swedish team competing at the Summer Olympic Games.^[3][4]

In 2014, she ranked among the 150 greatest Swedish athletes of all time, list published by Dagens Nyheter. Gulldén was the only female handballer alongside legendary Mia Hermansson-Högdahl.^[5]

She was given the award of Cetățean de onoare ("Honorary Citizen") of the city of Bucharest in 2016.^[6]

She retired from the national team on 15 December 2020.^[7]

Achievements

• European Championship:
  • Silver: 2010
  • Bronze: 2014
• Swedish Elite League:
  • Gold: 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
• Danish League:
  • Gold: 2014
• Danish Cup:
  • Gold: 2011, 2013
• Romanian Liga Națională:
  • Gold: 2016, 2017, 2018
• Romanian Cupa României:
  • Gold: 2016, 2017, 2018
• French League:
  • Gold: 2021
• French Cup:
  • Gold: 2021
• EHF Champions League:
  • Gold: 2016, 2022
  • Silver: 2021
  • Bronze: 2017, 2018
• EHF Cup Winners' Cup:
  • Gold: 2014
  • Silver: 2012
• Norwegian League:
  • Winner: 2021/2022
• Norwegian Cup:
  • Winner: 2021

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28.	6 December 2008	Ohrid, North Macedonia	Russia	17–12	19–19	2008 European Women's Handball Championship
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Individual awards

• Swedish Elitserien Young Player of the Season: 2008
• EHF Cup Winners' Cup Top Scorer: 2014
• Most Valuable Player of the European Championship: 2014
• European Championship Top Scorer: 2014^[8]
• EHF Champions League Top Scorer: 2016
• Romanian Liga Națională Best Foreign Player: 2015, 2016, 2017
• Swedish Elite League Best Player of All Time
• Swedish Female Handballer of the Year: 2012, 2014, 2017, 2018^[9]
• Handball-Planet.com All-Star Playmaker: 2016^[10]
• Handball-Planet.com Best Buy: 2015–16^[11]
• ProSport All-Star Centre Back of the Romanian Liga Națională: 2017, 2018^[12][13]

Personal life

She is the niece of Christer Gulldén, a famous Swedish Greco-Roman wrestler. Her father Peter also competed in wrestling.^[14] She is married to former handball goalkeeper, Linus Persson. Their son, Lias was born on 10 July 2019.^[15]