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Stefan Pettersson (footballer)

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Stefan Pettersson
Pettersson in 1988
Personal information
Full name Stefan Bengt Pettersson
Date of birth (1963-03-22) 22 March 1963 (age 61)
Place of birth Västerås, Sweden
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
IFK Västerås
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1980–1981 IFK Västerås 31 (4)
1982–1984 IFK Norrköping 46 (24)
1984–1988 IFK Göteborg 78 (31)
1988–1994 Ajax 151 (77)
1994–1998 IFK Göteborg 84 (28)
Total 390 (164)
International career
1979 Sweden U17 4 (1)
1980–1981 Sweden U19 12 (4)
1982–1985 Sweden U21 15 (1)
1983–1993 Sweden 31 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Stefan Bengt Pettersson (born 22 March 1963) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a striker. He won the UEFA Cup with both IFK Göteborg and Ajax, and won 31 caps for the Sweden national team. He represented his country at the 1990 FIFA World Cup.

Club career

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Pettersson was born and raised in Västerås, and started his football career with the local club IFK Västerås.[1] He began his Allsvenskan career with IFK Norrköping, before leaving for IFK Göteborg during the 1984 season.[2] The following four years he helped Göteborg win one league title, become runners-up once, and to one UEFA Cup victory in 1987, in which he scored in the final itself against Dundee United.[2]

In 1988, he was bought by Dutch club AFC Ajax. In the six seasons he spent with Ajax he won the league twice and the Dutch Cup once. In 1992, he won the UEFA Cup again, also scoring in the final again, this time a penalty.[2] He returned to IFK Göteborg in 1994 and won three more league titles.[2] The latter part of his career he had recurring knee problems, which forced him to retire in 1999.[3]

International career

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Pettersson represented the Sweden U17, U19, and U21 teams a total of 31 times between 1979 and 1985.[4] He made his full international debut for Sweden on 19 November 1983 in a friendly 4–0 win against Barbados, playing for 65 minutes before being replaced by Mats Jingblad.[4][5] He scored his first international goal for Sweden on 31 August 1988 in a friendly 1–2 loss against Denmark.[4] He was selected for Sweden's squad for the 1990 FIFA World Cup and played in all three games as Sweden was eliminated after the group stage following three straight 1–2 losses against Brazil, Scotland, and Costa Rica.[4]

Pettersson scored in a friendly against Poland ahead of UEFA Euro 1992, but was not selected for the tournament.[4] He scored his first competitive goal for Sweden in a 1994 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Bulgaria, but was overlooked for the final tournament.[4]

He won a total of 31 caps for Sweden, scoring four goals.[4]

Personal life

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Pettersson is married to a sister of Jesper Parnevik.[2]

Career statistics

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International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year[4]
National team Year Apps Goals
Sweden 1983 1 0
1984 1 0
1985 2 0
1986 1 0
1987 5 0
1988 4 1
1989 1 0
1990 9 0
1991 0 0
1992 5 3
1993 2 0
Total 31 4
Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Pettersson goal.
List of international goals scored by Stefan Pettersson[4]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 31 August 1988 Råsunda Stadium, Solna, Sweden  Denmark 1–2 1–2 Friendly [6]
2 7 May 1992 Råsunda Stadium, Solna, Sweden  Poland 5–0 5–0 Friendly [7]
3 26 August 1992 Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway  Norway 2–1 2–2 Friendly [8]
4 7 October 1992 Råsunda Stadium, Solna, Sweden  Bulgaria 2–0 2–0 1994 FIFA World Cup qualifier [9]

Honours

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IFK Göteborg

Ajax

Individual

References

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  1. ^ "Nye landslagschefen kliver fram - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e ""För många spelare går pengarna i första hand"". www.expressen.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  3. ^ "Fotbollen lockar igen". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Stefan Pettersson - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se. (in Swedish). Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  5. ^ "Barbados - Sverige - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  6. ^ "Sverige - Danmark - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  7. ^ "Sverige - Polen - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  8. ^ "Norge - Sverige - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  9. ^ "Sverige - Bulgarien - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  10. ^ "Alla 47 ärkeänglar | ifkdb.se". ifkdb.se. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
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