Håkan Sandberg (footballer)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Sven Håkan Sandberg | ||
Date of birth | 27 July 1958 | ||
Place of birth | Ludvika, Sweden | ||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Youth career | |||
Ludvika FF | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1976–1981 | Örebro SK | 92 | (31) |
1981–1984 | IFK Göteborg | 71 | (34) |
1984–1987 | AEK Athens | 80 | (30) |
1987–1988 | Olympiacos | 2 | (0) |
1988–1989 | GIF Sundsvall | 41 | (15) |
National team | |||
1975–1976 | Sweden U19 | 10 | (2) |
1978–1980 | Sweden U21 | 10 | (2) |
1982–1985 | Sweden | 13 | (3) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Sven Håkan Sandberg (born 27 June 1958) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a forward. He is best remembered for his time with IFK Göteborg with which he won the 1981–82 UEFA Cup and three Swedish Championships. He also played professionally in Greece with AEK Athens and Olympiacos. A full international between 1982 and 1985, he won 13 caps for the Sweden national team, scoring three goals.
Club career[]
Sandberg started off his footballing career with Ludvika FF, before signing with the Allsvenskan club Örebro SK in 1976.[1] He signed with IFK Göteborg in 1981, and helped the team with the 1981–82 UEFA Cup as well as the 1982, 1983, and 1984 Swedish Championships.[1][2] In 1984, he left for Greece where he spent three seasons with AEK Athens and one season with Olympiacos.[1] He returned to Sweden in 1988 to finish up his career with GIF Sundsvall.[1][3]
International career[]
Sandberg won a total of 20 youth caps for the Sweden U19 and U21 teams, scoring 4 goals.[4] He made his full international debut for Sweden on 13 November 1982 in a UEFA Euro 1984 qualifier against Cyprus which Sweden won 1–0.[4] He scored his first international goal for Sweden on 29 May 1983 in a UEFA 1984 qualifier against Italy which Sweden Sweden won 2–0.[4] His last international appearance came on 17 November 1985 in a 1986 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Malta.[4] Sandberg won a total of 13 caps for Sweden and scored three goals, but never appeared in a major international tournament.[4]
Career statistics[]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Sweden | 1982 | 1 | 0 |
1983 | 6 | 1 | |
1984 | 4 | 2 | |
1985 | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 13 | 3 |
- Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sandberg goal.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
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1 | 29 May 1983 | Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden | ![]() |
1–0 | 2–0 | UEFA Euro 1984 qualifier | [5] |
2 | 23 February 1984 | , Jönköping, Sweden | ![]() |
3–0 | 4–0 | Friendly | [6] |
3 | 4–0 |
Honours[]
IFK Göteborg[]
References[]
- ^ a b c d "Håkan Sandberg från Ludvika – en av Dalarnas stora fotbollsspelare – Sport i Dalarna" (in Swedish). Retrieved 2020-12-11.
- ^ a b c "Håkan Sandberg - ifkdb.se". ifkdb.se. Retrieved 2020-12-11.
- ^ "#3 Håkan Sandberg | ViLirare". www.vilirare.se. Retrieved 2020-12-11.
- ^ a b c d e f "Håkan Sandberg - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se. (in Swedish). Retrieved 2020-12-11.
- ^ "Sverige - Italien - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2020-12-11.
- ^ "Sverige - USA - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2020-12-11.
External links[]
Håkan Sandberg at National-Football-Teams.com
- 1958 births
- Swedish footballers
- Sweden international footballers
- Swedish expatriate footballers
- Allsvenskan players
- Super League Greece players
- Örebro SK players
- IFK Göteborg players
- AEK Athens F.C. players
- Olympiacos F.C. players
- GIF Sundsvall players
- UEFA Cup winning players
- Expatriate footballers in Greece
- Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Greece
- Association football forwards
- People from Ludvika Municipality
- Living people