Jörgen Pettersson (footballer)

Jörgen Pettersson

Jörgen Pettersson
Personal information
Full name	Jörgen Ola Pettersson
Date of birth	(1975-09-29) 29 September 1975 (age 46)
Place of birth	Lackalänga, Sweden[1]
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
	Dösjöbro IF
	Kävlinge GIF
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1991–1995	Malmö FF	60	(32)
1995–1999	Borussia Mönchengladbach	144	(32)
1999–2002	1. FC Kaiserslautern	67	(15)
2002–2004	F.C. Copenhagen	32	(6)
2004–2008	Landskrona BoIS	91	(23)
Total		394	(108)
National team
1991–1992	Sweden U17	12	(2)
1994–1995	Sweden U19	14	(9)
1993–1998	Sweden U21	4	(3)
1995–2002	Sweden	27	(8)
Teams managed
2009–2010	Landskrona BoIS (individual coach)
2012	Malmö FF (assistant manager)
2013–2014	Landskrona BoIS
2015–2016	Högaborgs BK
2017	Teckomatorps SK
2018–	IF Lödde (assistant)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Jörgen Ola Pettersson (born 29 September 1975) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a striker. Starting his career with Malmö FF in 1991, he went on to represent Borussia Mönchengladbach, 1. FC Kaiserslautern, and Copenhagen before retiring at Landskrona BoIS in 2008. A full international between 1995 and 2002, he won 27 caps and scored 8 goals for the Sweden national team and was a part of their UEFA Euro 2000 squad.

Club career[]

Pettersson started his career in Dösjöbro IF, and has since played for Kävlinge GIF, Malmö FF, Borussia Mönchengladbach, 1. FC Kaiserslautern, FC København and Landskrona BoIS in his home country. In February 2009, Pettersson retired from the professional football and has since May 2009 been playing for the Swedish Division 4 club Häljarps IF.

International career[]

Youth[]

Having represented the Sweden U17, U19, and U21 teams, Pettersson was part of the Sweden U21 team that finished sixth at the 1998 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.^[2]

Senior[]

Pettersson made his senior debut for Sweden on 16 August 1995 in a friendly game against the USA.^[2] He scored his first international goal two months later, in a friendly game against Scotland on 11 October 1995.^[2] He made his competitive debut for Sweden on 15 November 1995 against Turkey in a UEFA Euro 1996 qualifier, scoring a goal in a 2–2 draw.^[2] Two years later, Pettersson represented Sweden at UEFA Euro 2000, appearing in the group stage games against Belgium and Turkey as Sweden failed to advance from their group.^[2]

Pettersson made his last international appearance on 16 October 2002, scoring a goal as Sweden lost 2–3 to Portugal in a friendly.^[2] In total, he won 27 caps for Sweden, scoring 8 goals.^[2]

Coaching career[]

Pettersson was appointed as one of the three new assistant managers at Malmö FF on 29 October 2011 ahead of the 2012 season along with Daniel Andersson and Simon Hollyhead. On 16 November 2012, Pettersson was appointed manager in Superettan club Landskrona BoIS, replacing Henrik Larsson.^[3]

Personal life[]

In 2001 Pettersson was involved in a car accident on the German autobahn A63 near Wörrstadt. He crashed his Mercedes into a minicar with such velocity the 20-year old driver of said car died instantly. Seconds prior to the fatal crash the minicar presumably was involved in a minor collision which led it to spin out of control.^[4]

Career statistics[]

International[]

Appearances and games by national team and year^[2]

International goals^[2]

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	11 October 1995	Råsunda Stadium, Solna, Sweden	Scotland	1–0	2–0	Friendly
2.	15 November 1995	Råsunda Stadium, Solna, Sweden	Turkey	2–1	2–2	UEFA Euro 1996 qualifier
3.	28 May 1998	Malmö Stadium, Malmö, Sweden	Denmark	2–0	3–0	Friendly
4.				3–0
5.	19 August 1998	Eyravallen, Örebro, Sweden	Russia	1–0	1–0	Friendly
6.	29 March 2000	Arnold Schwarzenegger Stadium, Graz, Austria	Austria	1–1	1–1	Friendly
7.	26 April 2000	Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark	Denmark	1–0	1–0	Friendly
8.	16 October 2002	Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden	Portugal	1–0	2–3	Friendly

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