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Anders Svensson
Svensson playing for Elfsborg in 2012
Personal information
Full name Anders Gunnar Svensson[1]
Date of birth (1976-07-17) 17 July 1976 (age 48)
Place of birth Gothenburg, Sweden
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Elfsborg
Number 8
Youth career
0000–1980 Guldhedens IK
1980–1990 Hestrafors IF
1990–1993 Elfsborg
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992–2001 Elfsborg 155 (38)
2001–2005 Southampton 127 (10)
2005– Elfsborg 185 (30)
International career‡
1995–1998 Sweden U21 16 (2)
1999– Sweden 142 (20)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:18, 5 June 2012 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:12, 14 August 2013 (UTC)

Anders Gunnar Svensson (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈandɛʃ ˈsvɛnsɔn]; born 17 July 1976 in Gothenburg) is a Swedish international footballer who plays for Swedish side IF Elfsborg and the Swedish national football team. He is a playmaker and a central midfielder, well known for his passing and set piece abilities.

Early years

Svensson was born in Gothenburg to parents Bertil and Gun Svensson. Svensson has three brothers, the olders one Thomas, Kristoffer and the youngest one Marcus. His father Bertil was his coach at Guldhedens IK.[3] He grew up watching English football on television.[4] In 1980, Svensson played for Hestrafors IF where he played for ten years.[3]

Club career

Guldhedens/IF Elfsborg

Svensson began playing football at Guldhedens IK when he was around five. He played at Guldhedens IK for ten years, until he moved to Borås, where he began to play for IF Elfsborg.

As his role on the pitch is that of an offensive midfielder, although at Southampton he also played on the left of midfield. He made his breakthrough while playing for IF Elfsborg in the late 1990s before moving to English side Southampton in 2001.

Southampton

Svensson moved to Southampton on 14 June 2001 for a £750,000 transfer fee.[5] In England, he was a key player for Southampton; although, near the end of his time with the club, he was rarely a starter in Gordon Strachan's starting-11. He played for Southampton in the 2003 FA Cup Final against Arsenal, which Southampton lost 1–0.[6]

During his time for the Saints, Svensson made 140 appearances. Despite chairman Rupert Lowe allegedly offered a new contract,[7] Svensson turned down the offer to return to his former club IF Elfsborg.[8]

Return to IF Elfsborg

Anders Svensson playing for IF Elfsborg.

He rejoined Elfsborg in 2005, where he is currently the captain.[9]

International career

In 1996, he debuted in the Under 21 team. In 1998, he played in the U-21 championships along with Jörgen Pettersson, Yksel Osmanovski, Daniel Andersson and Fredrik Ljungberg.[3]

He debuted for the Swedish national side against South Africa in 1999.

He is known to be a very good free-kick taker, which he showed in the Football World Cup 2002 in South Korea/Japan, where he scored a fabulous free kick goal against Argentina which effectively eliminated the opponent in the group stages. He set up the opening goal for Henrik Larsson against Senegal through an in-swinging corner. He nearly scored a golden goal in extra time but his shot from inside the box was unfortunately denied by the post. He played for Sweden in the Euro 2004 as well the World Cup 2006.

However, he found form for the national team during the Euro 2008 Qualifying stage. He played 11 games with 2 goals and 1 assist which lead Sweden to the Euro 2008. During Euro 2008 Svensson played every minute of every game, but did not find form. His frustration showed giving a few free kicks away on their last game in the tournament.[citation needed] After Henrik Larsson retired and Ibrahimovic declares that he is unsure about his future in the national team, Anders Svensson was the team captain for Sweden in a friendly against Italy (0–1). After Ibrahimovic returned to the national team in the summer of 2010 Svensson was named co-captain, even though Ibrahimovic is the official captain on the pitch.

International goals

Anders Svensson is the second-most capped player for the Swedish national team.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 2 September 2000 Azerbaijan Tofiq Bahramov Stadium, Baku  Azerbaijan 0–1 0–1 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
2. 10 February 2001 Thailand Suphachalasai Stadium, Bangkok  Thailand 0–2 1–4 King's Cup
3. 24 March 2001 Sweden Ullevi, Gothenburg  Macedonia 1–0 1–0 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
4. 25 April 2001 Switzerland Charmilles Stadium, Geneva   Switzerland 0–1 0–2 Friendly
5. 25 April 2001 Switzerland Charmilles Stadium, Geneva   Switzerland 0–2 0–2 Friendly
6. 7 October 2001 Sweden Råsunda Stadium, Solna  Azerbaijan 1–0 3–0 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
7. 12 June 2002 Japan Miyagi Stadium, Rifu  Argentina 1–0 1–1 2002 FIFA World Cup
8. 11 June 2003 Sweden Råsunda Stadium, Solna  Poland 1–0 3–0 UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying
9. 11 June 2003 Sweden Råsunda Stadium, Solna  Poland 3–0 3–0 UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying
10. 20 August 2003 Sweden Idrottsparken, Norrköping  Greece 1–0 1–2 Friendly
11. 9 October 2004 Sweden Råsunda Stadium, Solna  Hungary 3–0 3–0 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
12. 4 June 2005 Sweden Ullevi, Gothenburg  Malta 2–0 6–0 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
13. 18 January 2006 Saudi Arabia King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh  Saudi Arabia 0–1 1–1 Friendly
14. 6 June 2007 Sweden Råsunda Stadium, Solna  Iceland 2–0 5–0 UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
15. 13 October 2007 Liechtenstein Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz  Liechtenstein 0–3 0–3 UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
16. 14 October 2009 Sweden Råsunda Stadium, Solna  Albania 4–1 4–1 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
17. 20 January 2010 Oman Seeb Stadium, Muscat  Oman 0–1 0–1 Friendly
18. 19 January 2011 South Africa Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town  Botswana 1–2 1–2 Friendly
19. 26 January 2013 Thailand 700th Anniversary Stadium, Chiang Mai  Finland 3–0 3–0 Friendly
20. 14 August 2013 Sweden Friends Arena, Solna  Norway 4–2 4–2 Friendly

Honours

Sweden IF Elfsborg

England Southampton

Other achievements

Sweden National Team

Personal life

Svensson enjoyed a two-year relationship with model Anine Bing while playing for Southampon.[10] The pair met in London where she was modeling at the time.

Svensson married to Emma Johansson in July 2007 at Thorsborgs.[11]

Commonly known in Sweden as Taco-Anders. The nickname comes from an interview in which he mentioned that his favorite meal is tacos.

References

  1. ^ Holm, Stefan (26 May 2012). "Vi vann med 9–0 – han gjorde alla mål". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 3 June 2012.
  2. ^ "Anders Svensson profile". IF Elfsborg official website (in Swedish). Retrieved 3 June 2012.
  3. ^ a b c http://www.bt.se/sport/vannerna-berattar-sagan-om-br-anders-svenssons-vag-mot-toppen%28681802%29.gm
  4. ^ Hodgkinson, Mark (30 March 2004). "Beckham and Svensson are two peas in a pod". The Daily Telegraph. London: Telegraph Media Group. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
  5. ^ "Anders Svensson". Sky Sports. BSkyB. 12 October 2009. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
  6. ^ "Arsenal retain FA Cup". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 17 May 2003. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
  7. ^ "Svensson: No Saints future". Sky Sports.
  8. ^ "Svensson returns home". Sky Sports.
  9. ^ http://soccernet.espn.go.com/players/international?id=7840&league=uefa.euro&cc=5901
  10. ^ http://www.cafe.se/?id=2930
  11. ^ http://www.gt.se/nyheter/1.733471
Sporting positions
Preceded by Sweden Captain
2009–2010 		Succeeded by

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