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Glenn Strömberg
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| Personal information |
| Full name |
Glenn Peter Strömberg |
| Date of birth |
January 5, 1960 (1960-01-05) (age 49) |
| Place of birth |
Göteborg, Sweden |
| Height |
1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) |
| Playing position |
Midfielder |
| Youth career |
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Lerkils IF |
| Senior career* |
| Years |
Team |
Apps (Gls)† |
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| 1976–1983 |
IFK Göteborg |
0097 00(2) |
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| 1983–1984 |
Benfica |
0032 0(10) |
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| 1984–1992 |
Atalanta |
0219 0(18) |
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| National team |
| 1982–1990 |
Sweden |
0052 00(7) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).
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Glenn Peter Strömberg (born January 5, 1960) is a Swedish former footballer. He won the 1982 UEFA Cup with IFK Göteborg. Apart from Göteborg, he has also played for Benfica and Atalanta. He was voted Swedish footballer of the year, winning Guldbollen 1985. For his majestic way of playing in the midfield he was nicknamed "The Marathon Man".[1] Strömberg currently work as an expert commentator for Sveriges Television, for Viasat on UEFA Champions League matches[2] and for sports betting site Expekt.com[1] as an expert.
Although he has no managerial experience, he is widely regarded as the people's choice to succeed Lars Lagerbäck as head coach of the Sweden national football team. In interviews during the 2006 FIFA World Cup he has said that he is flattered to get mentioned as a potential candidate for the job and that he would think carefully about any offer from the Swedish Football Association.[3]
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