Stefan Schwarz

Stefan Schwarz

Personal information
Full name	Hans-Jürgen Stefan Schwarz
Date of birth	April 18, 1969 (1969-04-18)
Place of birth	Malmö, Sweden
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Midfielder/Left Wingback
Youth career
1986	Kulladals FF
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1987–1991	Malmö FF	32	(0)
1990	Bayer Leverkusen	?	(?)
1991–1994	Benfica	77	(7)
1994–1995	Arsenal	34	(2)
1995–1998	Fiorentina	78	(2)
1998–1999	Valencia	23	(4)
1999–2003	Sunderland	62	(3)
National team
1990–2001	Sweden	69	(6)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Hans-Jürgen Stefan Schwarz (born 18 April 1969 in Malmö, Sweden) is a Swedish former footballer.

Born to a German father, he played as a midfielder and a left-back. He started playing football at youth level in Kulladals FF and began his career at his hometown club Malmö FF. In 1990 he played as a youth player in Leverkusen before moving on to Benfica where he played from 1990 to 1994 when he was in Portugal they ask him if it was difficult to defend Luis Figo and he said "When your first game is against Diego Armando Maradona the rest of the opponents are to easy do play". He also played for Arsenal, Fiorentina, Valencia and Sunderland. The most prestigious award he received was Guldbollen, 1999, as Sweden's best footballer during that year. However, his playing career ended on a low note in 2003, when he retired at the end of a season where Sunderland (who had finished seventh in his first two seasons there) were relegated from the Premier League with a mere four wins, 19 points and 21 goals to their name.

He was capped for the Swedish national side on 69 (for 6 goals) occasions. He formed a highly rated midfield partnership with Jonas Thern when playing for both the Swedish national side and Benfica. He played at the World Cup 1990 and 1994 finals, and at the Euro 1992 finals. Schwarz is now the football agent of Julio Arca.

Honours and awards

• Malmö FF

1 Swedish Championship 1988

2 Allsvenskan 1987 and 1988

1 Svenska Cupen:1989

• S.L. Benfica

3 Portuguese Liga: 1990/1991, 1991/1992 and 1993/1994

• Arsenal

UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1994/95 Runner-Up

• Fiorentina

Italian Cup Winner: 1995/96

Supercoppa Italiana Winner: 1996/97

• Sweden national team

FIFA World Cup: 1994 Bronze Medal - Third Place

Individual

• "Man of the tournament" - Makita 1994 (USA 1994 World Cup)
• Guldbollen- Golden Ball, Swedish Best player (year 1999)