Stefan Pettersson (footballer)

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Stefan Pettersson
Personal information

Full name	Stefan Bengt Pettersson
Date of birth	(1963-03-22) 22 March 1963
Place of birth	Västerås, Sweden
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1980–1981	IFK Västerås	31	(4)
1982–1984	IFK Norrköping	46	(24)
1984–1988	IFK Göteborg	78	(31)
1988–1994	AFC Ajax	151	(77)
1994–1998	IFK Göteborg	84	(28)
National team
1983–1993	Sweden^[1]	31	(4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Stefan Bengt Pettersson (born March 22, 1963 in Västerås) is a former Swedish footballer, who began his career in the Swedish Allsvenskan with the club IFK Norrköping, before leaving for IFK Göteborg during the 1984 season. The following four years he helped Göteborg win the league twice, become runners-up once, and to one UEFA Cup victory in 1987, in which he scored in the final itself against Dundee United.

In 1988 he was bought by Dutch club AFC Ajax. In the six seasons he spent with Ajax he won the league twice and the Dutch Cup once. In 1992 he won the UEFA Cup again, also scoring in the final again, this time a penalty. He returned to IFK Göteborg in 1994 and won three more league titles. The latter part of his career he had recurring knee problems, which forced him to retire in 1999.

Despite an impressive career, Pettersson only played 31 caps for Sweden, in which he scored four goals. He was born and raised in Västerås, and started his football career at the local club IFK Västerås.

Career

Swedish national team: 31 caps, 4 goals
UEFA Cup winner: 1987, 1992
Swedish Allsvenskan winner: 1984, 1987, 1994, 1995 and 1996
Eredivisie champion: 1990, 1994
KNVB Cup winner: 1993

Stefan was also given the "Folkets lirare" ("People's Choice Player") award on Fotbollsgalan 1997.

Clubs

IFK Västerås: -1981
IFK Norrköping – 1982–84
IFK Göteborg – 1984–88
Ajax Amsterdam – 1988–94
IFK Göteborg – 1994–98

References

↑ "Sweden national football team stats". passagen.se (in Swedish).

External links

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Profile

v t e Sweden squad – 1990 FIFA World Cup

1 Andersson 2 J. Eriksson 3 Hysén (c) 4 Larsson 5 Ljung 6 R. Nilsson 7 Nyhlén 8 Schwarz 9 Engqvist 10 Ingesson 11 Jansson 12 L. Eriksson 13 Limpar 14 J. Nilsson 15 Strömberg 16 Thern 17 Brolin 18 Ekström 19 Gren 20 Magnusson 21 Pettersson 22 Ravelli Coach: Nordin

Persondata
Name	Pettersson, Stefan
Alternative names
Short description	Swedish footballers
Date of birth	March 22, 1963
Place of birth	Västerås, Sweden
Date of death
Place of death

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