Tommy Jönsson
 Tommy Jönsson during friendly against Reading F.C. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | March 4, 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1991 | GIF Nike | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1992–1997 | Malmö FF | 72 | (2) |
| 1998–2010 | Halmstads BK | 304 | (29) |
| National team | |||
| 1995–1998 | Sweden U21 | 30 | (2) |
| 2003 | Sweden | 3 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Tommy Jönsson (born March 4, 1976) is a former Swedish football player, who played as defender and retired in 2010.
Career
He started his career in the club GIF Nike and at the age of 16 moved to Malmö FF, where he played for 6 years, in 1998 he decided to go to Halmstads BK and have played there ever since. Since 2003 he have been Halmstads BKs team captain, he succeeded Petter Hansson, prior to the 2010 season he was replaced as teamcaptain by Johnny Lundberg.[1]
On 2 July 2008 against Hammarby IF, 1-1, he played his 400th match totally for Halmstads BK, 245 Allsvenskan matches and 155 Svenska Cupen. At the end of the 2010 season Tommy Jönsson announced that he retired from football after 12 years in Halmstads BK and continue a career outside football as a financial adviser, he retire with 2 fewer matches then former teammate Torbjörn Arvidsson who holdes the records for most played matches in Halmstads BK.[2]
National team
He have represented Sweden 3 times in 2003. He was part of the starting line-up against both Qatar,[3] victory 3-2, and Thailand,[4] victory 4-1, and then coming on as a substitute against Croatia,[5] defeat 1-2.
Achievements
Malmö FF:
- Runner-up: 1995-96
Halmstads BK:
References
- ↑ "Lundberg ny HBK-kapten" (in Swedish). hallandsposten.se. 2010-01-26. Retrieved 2010-07-12.
- ↑ "Jönsson slutar – "Zvirre" stannar kvar" (in Swedish). hallandsposten.se. 2010-11-23. Retrieved 2010-11-23.
- ↑ "Herr: Svensk seger mot Qatar" (in Swedish). Svenskfotboll.se. 2003-02-16. Retrieved 2008-10-07.
- ↑ "Herr: Svensk urladdning sänkte Thailand" (in Swedish). Svenskfotboll.se. 2003-02-20. Retrieved 2008-10-07.
- ↑ "Herr: Valborgsförlust på Råsunda" (in Swedish). Svenskfotboll.se. 2003-04-30. Retrieved 2008-10-07.
External links
- HBK Profile (Swedish)
- Swedish FA Profile (Swedish)