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Johan Franzén

1979 - Today

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Johan Marcus Gunnar Franzén (pronounced [ˈjûːan franˈseːn] ; born 23 December 1979) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey winger who played 11 seasons for the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League (NHL). His career ended early in the 2015–16 season due to post-concussion syndrome. He also played for Linköpings HC in the Elitserien (later Swedish Hockey League). Franzén was drafted by the Red Wings in the third round, 97th overall, of the 2004 NHL Entry Draft and won the Stanley Cup with the team in 2008. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Johan Franzén is the 460th most popular hockey player (down from 437th in 2024), the 1,756th most popular biography from Sweden (down from 1,743rd in 2019) and the 51st most popular Swedish Hockey Player.

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS

Among hockey players, Johan Franzén ranks 460 out of 676. Before him are Antti Miettinen, Semyon Varlamov, Radek Dvořák, Ossi Väänänen, Auston Matthews, and Mitch Marner. After him are Andrej Sekera, Mattias Weinhandl, Zbyněk Michálek, Dominik Kahun, Patrik Laine, and Libor Hudáček.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1979, Johan Franzén ranks 1,202. Before him are Jordan Kerr, Nik Wallenda, Billy Miller, Íngrid Martz, Melvin Brown, and Tine Baun. After him are Fabrice Ehret, Tim Wieskötter, Andrew Scheer, Park Dong-hyuk, Rosa Mendes, and Aurélien Clerc.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Johan Franzén ranks 1,756 out of 1,879. Before him are Amanda Ilestedt (1993), Lisa Nordén (1984), Mattias Gustafsson (1978), Erika Linder (1990), Tiger Hillarp Persson (1970), and Andreas Ekberg (1985). After him are Mattias Weinhandl (1980), Josefine Öqvist (1983), Jessica Landström (1984), Caroline Winberg (1985), Björn Gustafsson (1986), and Erik Wahlstedt (1976).

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS In Sweden

Among hockey players born in Sweden, Johan Franzén ranks 51. Before him are Henrik Tallinder (1979), Andreas Dackell (1972), Staffan Kronwall (1982), Niklas Eriksson (1969), Erik Karlsson (1990), and Victor Hedman (1990). After him are Mattias Weinhandl (1980), Samuel Påhlsson (1977), Joakim Lindström (1983), Christian Bäckman (1980), Loui Eriksson (1985), and Gabriel Landeskog (1992).

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