Antonio Hysén
 Hysén at Utsiktens BK in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Glenn Anton Hysén[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 13 December 1990[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Liverpool, United Kingdom[citation needed] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender[2] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Torslanda IK | ||
| Number | 20[2] | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2000 | Torslanda IK | ||
| 2001–2003 | Lundby IF | ||
| 2004–2007 | BK Häcken[2] | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2009 | BK Häcken | 0 | (0) |
| 2010–2013 | Utsiktens BK[2] | 71 | (2) |
| 2014 | Myrtle Beach FC | 0 | (0) |
| 2015– | Torslanda IK | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Glenn Anton Hysén (born 13 December 1990) is a Swedish footballer who plays in the Swedish Football Division 2 for Torslanda IK, as a defender.
Football career
He is a former member of the Swedish under-17 team and was given a trainee contract with BK Häcken from 2007 to 2009,[3] but was hindered by injuries and instead joined Utsiktens BK in 2010.
In 2014, he played with the American fourth division team Myrtle Beach FC. In 2015, he signed with Torslanda IK.[4]
Personal life
Anton is the son of former Swedish international Glenn Hysén, and was born in Liverpool, when his father was playing for Liverpool. Anton Hysén came out as gay to the Swedish football magazine Offside in March 2011.[5] The BBC called him "a global one-off".[6]
Hysén was profiled on Swedish broadcaster TV4 on March 9, 2011, in a debate show moderated by Lennart Ekdal titled Får även bögar spela fotboll? ("Can gays play football too?").[7]
As of 2011, he worked part-time as a construction worker.[citation needed]
His older brothers are football players Tobias Hysén (half-brother) and Alexander Hysén.[5] He won the seventh season of Let's Dance, being the first openly gay person to win this competition.
References
- ^ "Glenn Anton Hysen" (in Swedish). Merinfo. Retrieved 13 September 2013.
- ^ a b c d e "Spelarprofil - Anton Hysén" (in Swedish). Utsiktens BK. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 13 September 2013.
- ^ Richards, Giles; Christenson, Marcus (13 March 2011). "Anton Hysen states case for coming out and for his father's speech". The Observer. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
- ^ http://www.expressen.se/gt/anton-hysen-har-hittat-ny-klubb-kanns-gott/
- ^ a b Rhyner, Sascha (9 March 2011). "Schwedischer Fussballprofi: "Ich bin schwul"" [Swedish professional footballer: "I'm gay"]. Basler Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 9 March 2011.
- ^ Franks, Tim (21 March 2011). "Hysen stands tall in 'man's game'". BBC News. Retrieved 21 March 2011.
- ^ Pershagen, Axel (9 March 2011). "Anton Hysén kommer ut som gay - hoppas att fler kommer ut nu" [Anton Hysén comes out as gay - hopes that more come out now] (in Swedish). TV4 Group. Retrieved 10 March 2011.