Anders Svensson
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Anders Svensson | ||
Personal information | ||
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Full name | Anders Svensson | |
Date of birth | 17 July 1976 | |
Place of birth | Göteborg, Sweden | |
Height | 177cm | |
Nickname | Taco-anders | |
Position | midfielder | |
Club information | ||
Current club | IF Elfsborg | |
Youth clubs | ||
Guldhedens IK Hestrafors IF |
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Professional clubs* | ||
Years | Club | Apps (goals) |
1993-2001 2001-2005 2005- |
IF Elfsborg Southampton IF Elfsborg |
155 (38) 127 (9) 29 (7) |
National team** | ||
1999- | Sweden | 67 (13) |
* Professional club appearances and goals |
Anders Svensson ['ɑndɛʃ 'svɛnsɔn] (born July 17, 1976 in Göteborg, Sweden) is a Swedish international football player playing for IF Elfsborg from Borås. His role on the pitch is that of an offensive midfielder. He is known to be very good free-kick taker, which he showed in the Football World Cup 2002 in South Korea/Japan, where he scored a fabulous goal against Argentina in the group stages. He made his breakthrough while playing for IF Elfsborg in the late 90's before moving to English side Southampton FC in 2001. After a few relatively successful years in England, he decided to move back to Sweden and IF Elfsborg in 2005, where he is currently playing. Svensson has almost been romantically linked to Danish model Anine Bing in recent years.
[edit] Honours
With Southampton
- 2003 F.A. Cup runners up medal
With IF Elfsborg
- 2001 Swedish Cup Champion
- 2005-2006 Allsvenskan Champion
[edit] Other achievements
- Debuted for the Swedish national side against South Africa in 1999
- FIFA World Cup
- Round of Sixteen, 2002, 2006
- European Football Championship
- Quarterfinal, 2004
[edit] External links
Sweden squad - 2002 FIFA World Cup | ||
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1 Hedman | 2 Mellberg | 3 P. Andersson | 4 Mjällby | 5 Michael Svensson | 6 Linderoth | 7 Alexandersson | 8 A. Svensson | 9 Ljungberg | 10 Allbäck | 11 Larsson | 12 Kihlstedt | 13 Antonelius | 14 Edman | 15 Jakobsson | 16 Lučić | 17 Magnus Svensson | 18 Jonson | 19 Farnerud | 20 D. Andersson | 21 Ibrahimović | 22 A. Andersson | 23 Isaksson | Coach: Lagerbäck / Söderberg |
Sweden squad - 2006 FIFA World Cup | ||
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1 Isaksson | 2 Nilsson | 3 Mellberg | 4 Lučić | 5 Edman | 6 Linderoth | 7 Alexandersson | 8 A. Svensson | 9 Ljungberg | 10 Ibrahimović | 11 Larsson | 12 Alvbåge | 13 Hansson | 14 Stenman | 15 K. Svensson | 16 Källström | 17 Elmander | 18 Jonson | 19 Andersson | 20 Allbäck | 21 Wilhelmsson | 22 Rosenberg | 23 Shaaban | Coach: Lagerbäck |