Pär Zetterberg
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| Zetterberg | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Pär Zetterberg | |
| Date of birth | October 14, 1970 | |
| Place of birth | Falkenberg, Sweden | |
| Playing position | Central midfielder | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Retired | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 1978-86 1986-89 |
Falkenbergs FF R.S.C. Anderlecht |
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| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1989-91 1991-93 1993-2000 2000-03 2003- 2006 |
Anderlecht Charleroi Anderlecht Olympiacos Anderlecht |
2 (0) 62 (11) 194 (51) 51 (7) 89 (23) |
| National team | ||
| 1993- 1999 | Sweden | 30 (6) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Pär Zetterberg (born October 14, 1970) is a former Swedish football player.
Zetterberg started his career at his local club, Falkenbergs FF, but after only seven games at senior level he became professional, joining the Belgian team RSC Anderlecht. He has remained loyal to Anderlecht, except for spells at Charleroi (1991-1993) and Olympiakos CFP (2000-2003).
He has twice been football player of the year in Belgium and won the Guldbollen as the Swedish Footballer of the Year in 1997. He has also won the Belgian as well as the Greek championships three times. Zetterberg has been capped 30 times for Sweden. In Belgium, he has won the Fair player of the year prize 6 times. He was one of the most respected players ever, because of his positive attitude on as well as off the field. He also excelled in creativity, which led to the many beautiful goals and assists he made. He quit football after the season 2005-2006 and has continued to work at RSC Anderlecht, as youth scout.
| Preceded by Philippe Albert |
Belgian Golden Shoe 1993 |
Succeeded by Gilles De Bilde |
| Preceded by Franky Van Der Elst |
Belgian Golden Shoe 1997 |
Succeeded by Branko Strupar |
| Preceded by Roland Nilsson |
Swedish Football player of the year 1997 |
Succeeded by Henrik Larsson |
