Isabelle Gulldén

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::summary Swedish handball player (born 1989) ::

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Field	Value
name	Isabelle Gulldén
fullname	Isabelle Therese Gulldén
image	Isabelle Gullden 20180905.jpg
caption	Isabelle Gulldén playing for Brest Bretagne Handball in September 2018
nationality	Swedish
birth_date
birth_place	Partille, Sweden
height	1.78 m
position	Centre back
currentclub	Retired
clubnumber	20
youthyears1	–2007
youthclubs1	IK Sävehof
years1	2007–2011
clubs1	IK Sävehof
years2	2011–2015
clubs2	Viborg HK
years3	2015–2018
clubs3	CSM București
years4	2018–2021
clubs4	Brest Bretagne Handball
years5	2021–2022
clubs5	Vipers Kristiansand
years6	2022–2024
clubs6	Lugi HF
nationalyears1	2007–2020
nationalteam1	Sweden
nationalcaps1	224
nationalgoals1	846
manageryears1	2023–2024
managerclubs1	Sweden (assistant coach)
manageryears2	2025–
managerclubs2	IK Sävehof (assistant coach)
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| name = Isabelle Gulldén | fullname = Isabelle Therese Gulldén | image = Isabelle Gullden 20180905.jpg | caption = Isabelle Gulldén playing for Brest Bretagne Handball in September 2018 | nationality = Swedish | birth_date = | birth_place = Partille, Sweden | height = 1.78 m | position = Centre back | currentclub = Retired | clubnumber = 20 | youthyears1 = –2007 | youthclubs1 = IK Sävehof | years1 = 2007–2011 | clubs1 = IK Sävehof | years2 = 2011–2015 | clubs2 = Viborg HK | years3 = 2015–2018 | clubs3 = CSM București | years4 = 2018–2021 | clubs4 = Brest Bretagne Handball | years5 = 2021–2022 | clubs5 = Vipers Kristiansand | years6 = 2022–2024 | clubs6 = Lugi HF | nationalyears1 = 2007–2020 | nationalteam1 = Sweden | nationalcaps1 = 224 | nationalgoals1 = 846 | manageryears1 = 2023–2024 | managerclubs1 = Sweden (assistant coach) | manageryears2 = 2025– | managerclubs2 = IK Sävehof (assistant coach) | medaltemplates = 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.

Career

In 2008, 2012, and 2016 she was part of the Swedish team competing at the Summer Olympic Games.

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.

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

She retired from the national team on 15 December 2020.

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

International goals

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28.	6 December 2008	Ohrid, North Macedonia		17–12	19–19	2008 European Women's Handball Championship
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425.	8 December 2014	Varaždin, Croatia		5–4	30–28	2014 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
• 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
• Handball-Planet.com All-Star Playmaker: 2016
• Handball-Planet.com Best Buy: 2015–16
• ProSport All-Star Centre Back of the Romanian Liga Națională: 2017, 2018

Personal life

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

References

References

1. (16 March 2025). "Isabelle Gulldéns hjärtskärande ord om systern".
2. "Profile". [[European Handball Federation]].
3. (24 February 2015). "CSM Bucharest with Isabelle Gullden: We want to play EHF CL F4 in Budapest". Handball-Planet.
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6. (10 November 2016). "Cetățeni de Onoare cu acte " Premiere în masă făcută de Gabriela Firea: cine sunt sportivii care au fost recompensați". [[Gazeta Sporturilor]].
7. Fredrik Jönsson, Milad Akbarzadeh. (15 December 2020). "Bella Gulldén avslutar sin landslagskarriär". SVT Sport.
8. "2014 Women's European Championship". [[European Handball Federation]].
9. "Bella är årets spelare". ifokus.se.
10. (11 January 2017). "ALKALOID WORLD FEMALE HANDBALL BEST 8". Handball-Planet.
11. (24 May 2016). "WOMEN'S TOP 10 "BEST BUY" 2015/2016: Bella, Nycke and Jelena". Handball-Planet.
12. (2 July 2017). "S-a votat echipa campionatului, feminin şi masculin! Cristina Zamfir şi Marius Mocanu, jucătorii cu cele mai bune punctaje în Liga Naţională, după opţiunile exprimate de specialişti, jurnalişti şi fani dedicaţi handbalului PROSPORT 20". [[Prosport]].
13. (21 May 2018). "Cristina Neagu, cea mai bună handbalistă din Liga Naţională în sezonul 2017–2018. Cum arată echipa ideală a campionatului, după voturile exprimate de antrenori". [[ProSport]].
14. (8 August 2008). "Redo för holmgångar". Svenska Dagbladet.
15. (11 July 2019). "Bella Gulldéns babylycka: "Välkommen till världen"". Aftonbladet.

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