Håkan Svensson
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Alf Tommy Håkan Svensson[1] | ||
Date of birth | January 20, 1970 | ||
Place of birth | Halmstad, Sweden | ||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Landskrona BoIS (Asst Manager) | ||
Youth career | |||
–1990 | Rydöbruks IF | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1990–2002 | Halmstads BK | 253 | (0) |
2003–2004 | AIK | 57 | (0) |
2005 | Paralimni FC | 9 | (0) |
2005 | IF Elfsborg | 7 | (0) |
2006 | BK Häcken | 3 | (0) |
2006 | Malmö FF | 2 | (0) |
Total | 331 | (0) | |
International career | |||
1998–2001 | Sweden | 3 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
2008– | Falkenberg (Asst Manager) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Håkan Svensson (born 20 January 1970 in Halmstad) is a former professional football goalkeeper, who currently is assistant manager at Landskrona BoIS.
Career
Svensson represented Halmstads BK between 1990–2002, winning the league twice in 1997 and 2000 and the cup in 1995, in 2003 he moved to rival team AIK[2] claiming he wanted to win titles. This failed and his contract was ended in 2004 after some disagreements with the club. In early 2005 he signed a 6-month contract with Paralimni FC from Cyprus,[3] later in 2005 he returned to Sweden as a back-up goalkeeper for IF Elfsborg.[4] He also represented BK Häcken[5] and Malmö FF[6] in 2006. He retired as a player at the end of Allsvenskan in 2007.[7] In late 2007 he signed a contract as assistant manager for Falkenbergs FF in Superettan.[8]
National team
Svensson played for Sweden in Tommy Söderberg's first game as manager, in which Sweden lost to Spain 0-4.
Personal life
He is the father of Rosenborg player Rasmus Wiedesheim-Paul.
Honours
Club
Halmstads BK:
- Allsvenskan:
- Champion (2): 1997, 2000
- Svenska Cupen:
- Winners (1): 1995
Individual:
- Swedish goalkeeper of the year: 2000[9]
- Longest time without conceding a goal in Allsvenskan: 808 minutes[1]
References
- ^ a b "Håkan Svensson - En av AIK:s mest erfarna målvakter" (in Swedish). aik.se. Archived from the original on 2013-10-04. Retrieved 2013-10-04.
- ^ "Halmstad irriterade på Svensson - och på AIK" (in Swedish). Fotbolldirekt.com. 2002-11-15. Archived from the original on 2011-07-11. Retrieved 2008-06-24.
- ^ "Håkan Svensson klar för cypriotisk klubb" (in Swedish). Expressen.se. 2005-02-11. Retrieved 2008-06-20.
- ^ "Håkan Svensson klar för Elfsborg" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet.se. 2005-06-22. Retrieved 2008-06-24.
- ^ "Håkan Svensson till Häcken" (in Swedish). Dagens Nyheter.se. 2006-03-15. Archived from the original on 2008-12-17. Retrieved 2008-06-20.
- ^ "Malmö rensar: Asper ersätts med 40-åring" (in Swedish). Expressen.se. 2006-07-28. Retrieved 2008-06-20.
- ^ "Håkan Svensson slutar - blir lärare med Thern" (in Swedish). fotbollsverige.se. 2007-10-17. Retrieved 2010-10-13.
- ^ "Askebrand och Svensson tar över FFF!" (in Swedish). Svenskafans.com. 2007-10-31. Retrieved 2008-06-20.
- ^ "Earlier winners" (in Swedish). Svenskfotboll.se. Retrieved 2008-06-20.
External links
- Dare! say no to drugs and violence, profile (in Swedish)
- 1970 births
- Living people
- Swedish footballers
- Sweden international footballers
- Olympic footballers of Sweden
- Footballers at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Association football goalkeepers
- Allsvenskan players
- Cypriot First Division players
- Halmstads BK players
- AIK Fotboll players
- BK Häcken players
- Malmö FF players
- IF Elfsborg players
- Enosis Neon Paralimni FC players
- Swedish expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Cyprus
- Halmstads BK non-playing staff