Angelica Ljungqvist

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Angelica Ljungqvist
portrait
birthday 20th December 1974
place of birth Danderyd, Sweden
size 1.93 m
Indoor volleyball
position Middle block
societies
until 1993
1993–1996
1997–1998
1998–1999
1999–2000
2000–2001
2001–2002
2002–2003
2003–2004
2004–2005
2005–2006
2006–2007
Vallentuna VBK
Rainbow Wahine Hawaii
VC Dayvit
VakıfBank Ankara
Latte Lucano Matera
Figurella Florence
Famila Imola
Icot Volley Forlì
RC Cannes
BBC Matera
RC Cannes
Toyota Auto Body Queenseis
National team
58 times A national team
successes
1996 - NCAA vice-champion
1999 - 2nd place in the Champions League
2004 - French champion and cup winner
2006 - French champion and cup winner
beach volleyball
Partner 2002–2003 Annika Granström
2007–2009 Karin Lundqvist
2010 Åsa Gustavsson
successes
1999 - Swedish Player of the Year
2002 - Swedish Champion
2003 - Swedish Champion
2003 - Participation in the
2008 World Cup - 5th place in the FIVB Grand Slam Gstaad
2008 - Swedish Player of the Year
2009 - Participation in the World Cup
As of November 25, 2018

Angelica Elsa Birgitta Ljungqvist (born December 20, 1974 in Danderyd ) is a former Swedish volleyball and beach volleyball player .

Career indoor volleyball

Ljungqvist played in her youth at home Vallentuna VBK. From 1993 to 1996 she played with the Rainbow Wahine at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa , with whom she was runner-up in the US National Collegiate Athletic Association in 1996 . After a season in the Brazilian Super League at VC Dayvit, the middle blocker played at Turkish top club VakıfBank Ankara , with whom she reached the final of the European Champions League in 1999 . After that, Ljungqvist played for several years with Italian clubs and two seasons with RC Cannes , with whom she won the French championship and cup double in 2004 and 2006. After a 2006/07 season in Japan with Toyota Auto Body Queenseis , she ended her indoor career.

Ljungqvist also played 58 times for the Swedish national team .

Career beach volleyball

Since 2002 Ljungqvist has also played beach volleyball on the FIVB World Tour alongside Annika Granström . The two Swedes won the national championship twice and also took part in the 2002 European championship in Basel and the 2003 World Cup in Rio de Janeiro . After ending her indoor career in 2007, Ljungqvist concentrated on beach volleyball. With Karin Lundqvist she had her best result on the World Tour with fifth place at the Grand Slam in Gstaad in 2008 . There were also two further fifth places at the FIVB Open tournaments in Myslovice and Sanya . In 2009 Ljungqvist / Lundqvist took part in the World Championships in Stavanger . In 2010 Åsa Gustavsson was Ljungqvist's partner.

Professional

Ljungqvist studied political science in Hawaii and law in Stockholm. She speaks five languages ​​and has also worked as a teacher and commentator for Swedish television in the volleyball competitions of the Olympic Games in 2008 and 2012. Since 2017 she has been the assistant coach of the Rainbow Wahine Hawaii .

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