Johan Wiland

Goalkeeping is the loneliest trade in football, and Wiland stuck with it for the better part of two decades. From Borås in Sweden, an imposing 188 cm keeper, he built a steady career from IF Elfsborg through Copenhagen and Malmö before closing it out at Hammarby in 2019. I respect longevity in that position more than almost anything; ten outfield players can shine, but one mistake from the keeper is the one everyone remembers. Standing in goal that long, on cold Nordic pitches, is its own kind of talent. That endurance earns my quiet respect.

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Name (English)

Johan Wiland

Name (Japanese)

ヨハン・ヴィラント

Reading

よはん・ゔぃらんと

Born

January 24, 1981 (age 45)

Origin

Borås, Västra Götaland County, Sweden

Height

188 cm

Occupation

association football player

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aquarius / Rooster

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johan%20Wiland
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%A8%E3%83%8F%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A3%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B3%E3%83%88
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q343096

Tags

• Västra Götaland County
• association football player

Last updated

November 2, 2026

Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.