Dan Corneliusson

Dan Corneliusson
Personal information
Full name	Mats Dan Erling Corneliusson
Date of birth	2 October 1961 (age 60)
Place of birth	Trollhättan, Sweden
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team
1978–1983	IFK Göteborg
1983–1984	VfB Stuttgart
1984–1989	Como
1989–1990	FC Wettingen
1990–1992	Malmö FF
1993	Qviding FIF
1994–1995	Karlstad BK
Total
National team
1978	Sweden U17
1978–1979	Sweden U19
1981–1982	Sweden U21
1982–1990	Sweden
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Mats Dan Erling Corneliusson (born 2 October 1961) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a striker.^[1] He is best remembered for his time with IFK Göteborg with which he won the UEFA Cup and was the 1982 Allsvenskan top scorer. He also represented VfB Stuttgart, Como, FC Wettingen, Malmö FF, Qviding FF, and Karlstad BK during a career that spanned between 1978 and 1995. A full international between 1982 and 1990, he won 22 caps and scored 12 goals for the Sweden national team.

Career statistics[]

Appearances and goals by national team and year^[2]
National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Sweden	1982	3	1
	1983	8	6
	1984	3	1
	1985	3	3
	1986	2	0
	1987	1	0
	1988	0	0
	1989	0	0
	1990	2	1
Total		22	12

Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Corneliusson goal.

List of international goals scored by Dan Corneliusson
No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Ref.
1	13 November 1982	Makarios Atletic Center, Nicosia, Cyprus	Cyprus	1–0	1–0	UEFA Euro 1984 qualifying	^[3]
2	27 April 1983	Stadion Galgenwaard, Utrecht, Netherlands	Netherlands	1–0	3–0	Friendly	^[4]
3	27 April 1983	Stadion Galgenwaard, Utrecht, Netherlands	Netherlands	3–0	3–0	Friendly	^[4]
4	15 May 1983	Malmö Stadium, Malmö, Sweden	Cyprus	2–0	5–0	UEFA Euro 1984 qualifying	^[5]
5	22 June 1983	Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden	Brazil	1–1	3–3	Friendly	^[6]
6	22 June 1983	Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden	Brazil	2–1	3–3	Friendly	^[6]
7	21 September 1983	Råsunda Stadium, Solna, Sweden	Czechoslovakia	1–0	1–0	UEFA Euro 1984 qualifying	^[7]
8	23 May 1984	Norrköpings Idrottspark, Norrköping, Sweden	Malta	2–0	4–0	1986 FIFA World Cup qualifying	^[8]
9	11 September 1985	Parken, Copenhagen, Denmark	Denmark	2–0	3–0	Friendly	^[9]
10	25 September 1985	Råsunda Stadium, Solna, Sweden	West Germany	1–2	2–2	1986 FIFA World Cup qualifying	^[10]
11	16 October 1985	Stadion Evžena Rošického, Prague, Sweden	Czechoslovakia	1–0	1–2	1986 FIFA World Cup qualifying	^[11]
12	26 September 1990	Råsunda Stadium, Solna, Sweden	Bulgaria	1–0	2–0	Friendly	^[12]