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{{short description|Danish footballer (born 1983)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2016}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name           = Johanna Rasmussen
| image          = Johanna rasmussen.jpg
| caption        = Johanna Rasmussen in June 2013
| fullname       = Johanna Maria Baltensperger Rasmussen<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.sefutbol.com/estos-son-dorsales-jugadoras-selecciones-del-grupo |title=Estos son los dorsales de las jugadoras de las selecciones del Grupo A |trans-title=These are the player numbers of the Group A teams |work=[[Royal Spanish Football Federation]] |date=4 July 2013 |access-date=22 December 2021 |language=es |archive-date=22 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211222062706/https://www.sefutbol.com/estos-son-dorsales-jugadoras-selecciones-del-grupo |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| birth_date     = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1983|7|2}}
| birth_place    = [[Nykøbing Falster]], [[Denmark]]
| height         = 1.67 m
| position       = [[Forward (association football)|Forward]]
| youthyears1    =
| youthclubs1    =
| years1         = {{0|0000}}–2002
| years2         = 2002–2008
| years3         = 2008–2009
| years4         = 2010
| years5         = 2011
| years6         = 2011–2017
| years7         = 2017–2018
| clubs1         = [[Boldklubben 1921 Nykøbing (women)|B1921]]
| clubs2         = [[Fortuna Hjørring]]
| clubs3         = [[Umeå IK]]
| clubs4         = [[Atlanta Beat (WPS)|Atlanta Beat]]
| clubs5         = [[magicJack (WPS)|magicJack]]
| clubs6         = [[Kristianstads DFF|Kristianstads]]
| clubs7         = [[Linköpings FC|Linkopings]]
| caps1          = 
| goals1         = 
| caps2          = 
| goals2         = 
| caps3          = 42
| goals3         = 17
| caps4          = 19
| goals4         = 4
| caps5          = 8
| goals5         = 1
| caps6          = 116
| goals6         = 28
| caps7          = 16
| goals7         = 4
| totalcaps      = 
| totalgoals     = 
| nationalyears1 = 2000–2002
| nationalteam1  = [[Denmark women's national under-19 football team|Denmark U-19]]
| nationalcaps1  = 22
| nationalgoals1 = 10
| nationalyears2 = 2004
| nationalteam2  = [[Denmark women's national under-21 football team|Denmark U-21]]
| nationalcaps2  = 3
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 2002–2018
| nationalteam3  = [[Denmark women's national football team|Denmark]]
| nationalcaps3  = 153
| nationalgoals3 = 41
| medaltemplates = 
| manageryears1  = 2021–
| managerclubs1  = [[Denmark women's national football team|Denmark]] (assistant)
}}

'''Johanna Maria Baltensperger Rasmussen''' (born 2 July 1983) is a former Danish professional [[Association football|footballer]] who last played for [[Linköpings FC]] in the [[Damallsvenskan]] and the [[Denmark women's national football team]]. She was nominated for the Denmark Women's Player of the Year award in 2008.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2008-10-16 |title=Nominerede: Årets spiller - kvinder - TV 2 |url=https://sport.tv2.dk/fodbold/2008-10-16-nominerede-arets-spiller-kvinder |access-date=2025-06-17 |website=sport.tv2.dk |language=da-DK}}</ref> She played as a [[Forward (association football)|forward]] and wore the number 13 shirt for Denmark. Rasmussen has served as the assistant manager for [[Denmark women's national football team|Denmark]] since 2021.<ref name="coach2021tv2">{{Cite web |date=2021-01-13 |title=Landsholdskæmpe bliver assistent - TV 2 |url=https://sport.tv2.dk/fodbold/2021-01-13-landsholdskaempe-bliver-assistent |access-date=2025-06-17 |website=sport.tv2.dk |language=da-DK}}</ref>

==Club career==
In February 2002 Rasmussen was reported to be joining [[Texas Tech University]] on a soccer scholarship.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.texastech.com/sports/w-soccer/spec-rel/021402aaa.html|title=Rasmussen Joins 2002 Soccer Signees|access-date=14 July 2013|date=14 February 2002|publisher=[[Texas Tech University]]|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304051838/http://www.texastech.com/sports/w-soccer/spec-rel/021402aaa.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> Instead she moved to [[Fortuna Hjørring]] in summer 2002.

Rasmussen represented Fortuna Hjørring in both legs of the [[2003 UEFA Women's Cup Final]], a 1–7 aggregate defeat to [[Umeå IK]] of Sweden. After 125 appearances for Fortuna, Rasmussen signed a contract with Umeå IK ahead of the Swedish 2008 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/womenschampionsleague/news/01dd-0e11be53e5a5-164192b64a8c-1000--rasmussen-up-for-umea-campaign/|title=Rasmussen up for Umeå campaign|access-date=14 July 2013|work=[[UEFA]]|date=29 September 2009|first=Paul|last=Saffer}}</ref>

In 2010 Rasmussen followed Umeå teammates [[Ramona Bachmann]] and [[Mami Yamaguchi]] to the American [[Women's Professional Soccer]] (WPS) league, playing the [[2010 Women's Professional Soccer season|2010 season]] with [[Atlanta Beat (WPS)|Atlanta Beat]] who finished last. She began the [[2011 Women's Professional Soccer season|following campaign]] with [[magicJack (WPS)|magicJack]], but after scoring once in eight appearances negotiated a release from her contract to return to Europe.

She signed with [[Kristianstads DFF]] in August 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.expressen.se/sport/johanna-rasmussen-klar-for-kristianstad/|title=Johanna Rasmussen klar för Kristianstad|access-date=14 July 2013|publisher=[[Expressen]]|date=3 August 2011|language=sv}}</ref> Rasmussen moved to league champions [[Linköpings FC]] ahead of the 2017 season, but suffered a serious knee injury shortly afterwards.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Berlin|first1=Sofie|title=LFC's nyförvärv Johanna Rasmussen skadad|url=https://www.svt.se/nyheter/lokalt/ost/lfc-s-johanna-rasmussen-skadad|access-date=16 May 2017|publisher=[[Sveriges Television]]|date=16 February 2017|language=sv}}</ref>

==International career==
[[File:Israel-Denmark 20140619 045 edit.JPG|left|thumb|upright|With Denmark in 2014]]
Rasmussen made her senior international debut in October 2002, in a 2–0 defeat to [[Germany women's national football team|Germany]] in [[Ulm]]. She went on to play at [[UEFA Women's Euro 2005]] in [[North West England]], the [[2007 FIFA Women's World Cup]] in China and [[UEFA Women's Euro 2009]] in [[Finland]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://en.archive.dr.infra.uefa.com/competitions/woco/players/Player=58084/index.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130714223730/http://en.archive.dr.infra.uefa.com/competitions/woco/players/Player=58084/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=14 July 2013 |title=Johanna Rasmussen |access-date=14 July 2013 |work=[[UEFA]] }}</ref> Rasmussen won her 100th [[Cap (sports)|cap]] for Denmark in March 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/news-media/news/020b-0e14200bd3cd-452936b9ec53-1000--rasmussen-denmark-ready-to-perform/|title=Rasmussen: Denmark ready to perform|date=9 July 2013|access-date=14 July 2013|work=[[UEFA]]|first=Paul|last=Saffer}}</ref>

She was named in national [[Coach (sports)|coach]] [[Kenneth Heiner-Møller]]'s [[Denmark women's national football team|Denmark]] squad for [[UEFA Women's Euro 2013]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/news-media/news/020a-0e1416d60e73-ef0048a5dc34-1000--upbeat-heiner-moller-confirms-denmark-squad/|title=Upbeat Heiner-Møller confirms Denmark squad|date=21 June 2013|access-date=14 July 2013|work=[[UEFA]]|first=Peter|last=Bruun}}</ref> In Denmark's opening group match against hosts [[Sweden women's national football team|Sweden]] Rasmussen featured in an eventful 1–1 draw.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/news-media/news/020b-0e14228c0721-60074b0f8676-1000--petersen-s-crazy-day-for-denmark/|title=Petersen's 'crazy' day for Denmark|date=11 July 2013|access-date=13 July 2013|work=[[UEFA]]|first=Sujay|last=Dutt}}</ref>

==Managerial career==
Rasmussen was hired part-time as assistant coach for the [[Denmark women's national football team]] under head coach [[Lars Søndergaard]] in 2021.<ref name="coach2021tv2"/> In 2022, the [[Danish Football Association]] made the position full-time for the first time in the history of the Danish women's national team.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-04-05 |title=DBU ansætter kvindelandsholdets assistent på fuldtid |url=https://www.berlingske.dk/content/item/1639378 |access-date=2025-06-17 |website=Berlingske.dk |language=da}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Andersen |first=Emil |date=2022-04-05 |title=DBU opruster kvindelandsholdet med to fuldtidsansættelser |url=https://campo.dk/2022/04/05/dbu-opruster-kvindelandsholdet-med-to-fuldtidsansaettelser/ |access-date=2025-06-17 |website=Campo |language=da-DK}}</ref> She renewed her contract in September 2023 and became the assistant manager to [[Andrée Jeglertz]] when he succeeded Søndergaard the same year.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-09-21 |title=Assisterende landstræner for kvindelandsholdet forlænger kontrakt - Altinget |url=https://www.altinget.dk/idraet/artikel/assisterende-landstraener-for-kvindelandsholdet-forlaenger-kontrakt |access-date=2025-06-17 |website=www.altinget.dk}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Rasmussen was a childhood [[chess]] champion.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://footy.dk/2013/07/14/dagens-em-portraet-skakspilleren-der-blev-topscorer/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130714223754/http://footy.dk/2013/07/14/dagens-em-portraet-skakspilleren-der-blev-topscorer/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=14 July 2013 |title=Dagens EM-portræt: Skakspilleren, der blev topscorer |publisher=Footy.dk |language=da |access-date=14 July 2013 |date=14 July 2013 |first=Nathalie |last=Hentze Nielsen }}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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* {{FIFA player|186657}}
* {{UEFA player|58084}}
* {{DBU player|4381}}
* {{SvFF club player|league=damallsvenskan|fid=538554|fid_archive=20140717002025|pid=5414}}
* {{Soccerway|johanna-rasmussen/14017}}

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