Andreas Granqvist
![]() Granqvist with Sweden at the 2018 FIFA World Cup | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Andreas Granqvist[1] | ||
Date of birth | 16 April 1985 | ||
Place of birth | Påarp, Sweden | ||
Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Helsingborgs IF (director of sports) | ||
Youth career | |||
–1999 | Påarps GIF | ||
1999–2003 | Helsingborgs IF | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2004–2007 | Helsingborgs IF | 72 | (1) |
2007 | → Wigan Athletic (loan) | 0 | (0) |
2007–2008 | Wigan Athletic | 14 | (0) |
2008 | → Helsingborgs IF (loan) | 11 | (1) |
2008–2011 | Groningen | 96 | (21) |
2011–2013 | Genoa | 63 | (2) |
2013–2018 | Krasnodar | 134 | (3) |
2018–2021 | Helsingborgs IF | 43 | (2) |
Total | 433 | (30) | |
National team | |||
2004–2006 | Sweden U21 | 26 | (0) |
2006–2019 | Sweden | 88 | (9) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Andreas Granqvist (Swedish pronunciation: [anˈdrêːas ˈgrɑ̂ːnkvɪst]; born 16 April 1985) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. He currently serves as the director of sports of Helsingborgs IF.
Starting his career with Helsingborgs IF in the mid 2000s, he went on to play for clubs in England, the Netherlands, Italy, and Russia before retiring at Helsingborg in 2021.
A full international between 2006 and 2021, he won 88 caps for the Sweden national team and represented his country at four UEFA European Championships as well as the 2018 FIFA World Cup. He captained the national team between 2016 and 2021. However, due to injuries, he played his last international match in 2019.[2][3]
He was awarded Guldbollen (the Golden Ball), given to the Swedish player of the year, in 2017.[4]
Club career[]
Born in Påarp, Granqvist started his career with his local club, Påarps GIF. He later transferred to Helsingborgs IF and he made his debut in Allsvenskan, 2004. Two years later he was team captain, when the club won its third Swedish Cup title, beating Gefle IF with 2–0. The victorious Helsingborg side also contained Swedish internationals Henrik Larsson and Andreas Jakobsson as well as former Hibernian goalkeeper Daniel Andersson.
In January 2007, he completed a loan move to Wigan Athletic with a view to a permanent deal in the summer.[5] On 19 June 2007, he signed a two-year deal with Wigan,[6] for a fee reported to be around £750,000. On 12 March 2008, he returned to Helsingborg on a loan deal until the end of the English season in June.[7]
On 9 July 2008, Granqvist signed a four-year contract with Dutch club, Groningen,[8] with Wigan receiving a fee of around £600,000. On 13 September 2008, he scored after a 65-metre solo run,[9] a remarkable feat, which he again managed to accomplish in the last match of the regular season on 10 May 2009.[10]
On 15 June 2011, Groningen sold Granqvist to Genoa for €2 million. The Swedish international has signed a four-year contract with the Italian club.[11][12]
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On 16 August 2013, Granqvist moved from Genoa to Russian Premier League side Krasnodar.[13]
On 28 January 2018, it was announced that Granqvist would return to Helsingborgs IF after the World Cup. He would join the club on a 3.5-year player contract that would be followed by a three-year term as the director of sports for the club.[14] He officially played his farewell game for Krasnodar on 13 May 2018.[15]
International career[]
Granqvist has played for the Swedish national team, and, in May 2008, he was included in Sweden's 23-man squad for UEFA Euro 2008. However, he was an unused substitute in all three of Sweden's games. In 2011, played in the finals of Cyprus International Football Tournament, but Sweden lost to Ukraine.[16] On 6 July 2016 Granqvist was appointed captain of Sweden by the new manager Janne Andersson. Granqvist succeeded Zlatan Ibrahimović after the latter's retirement from the national team following UEFA Euro 2016.
In May 2018 he was named in the 23-man Sweden squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[17] He captained the team for their opening World Cup fixture against South Korea on 18 June 2018. Over the course of the match he provided several long balls over the top which posed a threat to the South Korean defenders. In the 65th minute he scored the only goal of the game, calmly slotting home from the penalty spot. He was given the Player of the match award.[18] Nine days later he scored another penalty, the second goal in a 3–0 win over Mexico which meant Sweden qualified for the next round and topped the group.[19] Overall, Granqvist played a full 90 minutes in all games for Sweden in the tournament as they were eliminated by England in the quarter final.[20]
Granqvist was included in Sweden's 26-man squad for UEFA Euro 2020 and again named as captain.[21]
Personal life[]
Granqvist goes by the nickname "Granen" (IPA: [ˈɡrɑ̌ːnɛn]; Swedish for '"the spruce"'), originating from his last name which means "spruce twig".[citation needed]
Granqvist became a father for a second time after his wife Sofie gave birth in Helsingborg on 6 July 2018, while he was with the Sweden team at the World Cup in Russia.[22]
Career statistics[]
Club[]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Helsingborgs IF | 2005 | Allsvenskan | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 26 | 1 | |
2006 | Allsvenskan | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 25 | 0 | ||
Total | 51 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 51 | 1 | |||
Wigan Athletic (loan) | 2006–07 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
Wigan Athletic | 2007–08 | Premier League | 14 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | |
Helsingborgs IF (loan) | 2008 | Allsvenskan | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 1 | |
Groningen | 2008–09 | Eredivisie | 36 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | 39 | 5 | |
2009–10 | Eredivisie | 34 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | 37 | 7 | ||
2010–11 | Eredivisie | 36 | 11 | 4 | 1 | — | 40 | 12 | ||
Total | 106 | 21 | 10 | 3 | — | 116 | 24 | |||
Genoa | 2011–12 | Serie A | 28 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 30 | 1 | |
2012–13 | Serie A | 35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 36 | 1 | ||
Total | 63 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 66 | 2 | |||
Krasnodar | 2013–14 | Russian Premier League | 20 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 23 | 1 | |
2014–15 | Russian Premier League | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9[b] | 1 | 38 | 1 | |
2015–16 | Russian Premier League | 29 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 12[b] | 1 | 44 | 3 | |
2016–17 | Russian Premier League | 29 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12[b] | 0 | 43 | 2 | |
2017–18 | Russian Premier League | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4[b] | 1 | 33 | 2 | |
Total | 134 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 37 | 3 | 181 | 10 | ||
Helsingborgs IF | 2018 | Superettan | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 15 | 2 | |
2019 | Allsvenskan | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 22 | 0 | ||
2020 | Allsvenskan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
2021 | Superettan | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | ||
Total | 43 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 43 | 2 | |||
Career total | 422 | 30 | 26 | 6 | 37 | 3 | 485 | 39 |
- ^ One appearance in FA Cup, one appearance in League Cup
- ^ a b c d All appearances in UEFA Europa League
International[]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Sweden | |||
2006 | 1 | 0 | |
2007 | 1 | 0 | |
2008 | 2 | 0 | |
2009 | 1 | 0 | |
2010 | 4 | 2 | |
2011 | 6 | 0 | |
2012 | 12 | 0 | |
2013 | 5 | 0 | |
2014 | 8 | 0 | |
2015 | 8 | 0 | |
2016 | 12 | 1 | |
2017 | 9 | 3 | |
2018 | 12 | 3 | |
2019 | 7 | 0 | |
Total | 88 | 9 |
International goals
Sweden's score is listed first, and the score column indicates the score after each Granqvist goal.[25]
No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 7 September 2010 | Swedbank Stadion, Malmö, Sweden | 7 | ![]() |
4–0 | 6–0 | UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying |
2 | 12 October 2010 | Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands | 8 | ![]() |
1–4 | 1–4 | UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying |
3 | 24 March 2016 | Antalya Stadium, Antalya, Turkey | 49 | ![]() |
1–1 | 1–2 | Friendly |
4 | 3 September 2017 | Borisov Arena, Barysaw, Belarus | 65 | ![]() |
4–0 | 4–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
5 | 7 October 2017 | Friends Arena, Solna, Sweden | 66 | ![]() |
1–0 | 8–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
6 | 6–0 | ||||||
7 | 18 June 2018 | Nizhny Novgorod Stadium, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia | 73 | ![]() |
1–0 | 1–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup |
8 | 27 June 2018 | Central Stadium, Yekaterinburg, Russia | 75 | ![]() |
2–0 | 3–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup |
9 | 17 November 2018 | Konya Büyükşehir Stadium, Konya, Turkey | 80 | ![]() |
1–0 | 1–0 | 2018–19 UEFA Nations League B |
Honours[]
Helsingborgs IF
Individual
- Guldbollen: 2017[26]
- Fotbollsgalan Best Defender: 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018[26][27]
- FIFA World Cup Fantasy Team: 2018[28]
References[]
- ^ a b "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 June 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
- ^ "Sverige till EM efter stark insats i Bukarest" (in Swedish). Svenskfotboll. 15 November 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
- ^ "Janne Andersson summerar EM" (in Swedish). Svenskfotboll. 1 July 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
- ^ "Guldbollen 2017 till Andreas Granqvist" (in Swedish). Svenskfotboll. 20 November 2017. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
- ^ "Granqvist signs for Wigan on loan". BBC Sport. 28 December 2006. Retrieved 1 April 2007.
- ^ "Wigan clinch deal for Granqvist". BBC Sport. 19 June 2007. Retrieved 19 June 2007.
- ^ "Granqvist makes Helsingborg move". BBC Sport. 12 March 2008. Retrieved 12 March 2008.
- ^ "Granqvist joins Groningen". Sky Sports. 9 July 2008. Retrieved 9 July 2008.
- ^ "Andreas Granqvist FC Groningen vs Fc Utrecht 14-08-08". Archived from the original on 19 December 2021. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
- ^ "SUPER GOAL Andreas Granqvist (fc groningen-nac)". Archived from the original on 19 December 2021. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
- ^ "Granqvist signs for Genoa". ESPN FC. 15 June 2011. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
- ^ McKnight, Gareth (15 June 2011). "Genoa confirm signing of Groningen's Andreas Granqvist". Goal. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
- ^ «Краснодар» согласовал трансфер Андреаса Гранквиста (in Russian). FC Krasnodar. 16 August 2013. Archived from the original on 23 September 2013.
- ^ "ANDREAS GRANQVIST RETURNS TO HIF" (in Swedish). Helsingborgs IF. 28 January 2018.
- ^ ""КРАСНОДАР" ТОРЖЕСТВЕНН�� ПРОВОДИЛ ГРАНКВИСТА И ЖОАОЗИНЬО" (in Russian). FC Krasnodar. 13 May 2018.
- ^ "Sweden - Ukraine 1:2".
- ^ "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad - Final 23-man lists | Goal.com". www.goal.com.
- ^ Cawthorne, Andrew (18 June 2018). "Sweden bury World Cup opening jinx to beat South Korea". Reuters. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
- ^ "Mexico 0-3 Sweden: World Cup 2018 – as it happened". The Guardian. 27 June 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
- ^ FIFA.com. "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™ - Teams - Sweden - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on 28 May 2018. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
- ^ "Sweden Euro 2020 squad: Full team profile". FourFourTwo. 14 June 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
- ^ Earnshaw, Jessica (6 July 2018). "Andreas Granqvist wife: Sweden captain and spouse Sofie 'finally' welcome 'World Cup baby'". Express.co.uk. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
- ^ Andreas Granqvist at Soccerway. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
- ^ "Andreas Granqvist". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
- ^ "Andreas Granqvist - national football team player". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
- ^ a b "Här är alla vinnare på Fotbollsgalan 2017" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
- ^ "Här är alla vinnare på Fotbollsgalan 2018" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
- ^ "Kane crowned King, Mina the PPG VIP". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
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- Andreas Granqvist national team profile at SvFF (in Swedish) (archive)
- Andreas Granqvist at Soccerbase
- 1985 births
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