Andreas Ravelli

Andreas Ravelli (born 13 August 1959) is a Swedish former footballer who played as a central defender.

Andreas Ravelli
Ravelli (right) with brother Thomas
Personal information
Date of birth (1959-08-13) 13 August 1959
Place of birth Vimmerby, Sweden
Playing position(s) Centre back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1977–1987 Öster 196 (12)
1988–1989 Göteborg 38 (1)
1990 Lenhovda
1991–1992 Öster 37 (0)
1993–1994 Hovmantorp
1995–1996 Lenhovda
National team
1979–1981 Sweden U21 12 (1)
1980–1989 Sweden 41 (2)
Teams managed
1997–1998 Öster
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Born in Vimmerby, Ravelli started playing professionally for Östers IF, lasting 11 seasons with the team and winning two Allsvenskan titles before signing for IFK Göteborg.[1][2]

At age 31, he moved to amateur football, representing Lenhovda IF – two stints – and Hovmantorp until his retirement (he also represented Östers in between). Later, he also worked as manager of his main club.[3]

International career

Ravelli won 41 caps for Sweden, his debut coming on 12 November 1980 in a 0–0 away draw against Israel for the 1982 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. He never participated in any international tournament, however.[2]

Personal life

Ravelli's twin brother, Thomas, was also a footballer. Their father was an Austrian immigrant of Italian descent who moved to Sweden in 1952,[4][5][6] and the siblings played alongside each other at Östers and the national team.

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References
  1. "Öster hade inte varit vad man blev utan honom" [Öster would have not become what it did without him]. Aftonbladet (in Swedish). 22 February 2004. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  2. "Andreas Ravelli" (in Swedish). Vilirare. 16 November 2015. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  3. "Fotboll: Andreas Ravelli tar över Öster. Bergstrand fick sparken" [Football: Andreas Ravelli takes over at Öster. Bergstrand was fired]. Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). 23 October 1996. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  4. "Thomas Ravellis släkthistoria stolen" [Thomas Ravelli's family history stolen]. Aftonbladet (in Swedish). 10 June 2000. Archived from the original on 5 April 2008. Retrieved 4 November 2009.
  5. "Thomas Ravelli". UEFA. 10 July 2003. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  6. Fredriksson, Jimmy (4 May 2014). "Ravelli: "Jag var rädd för att göra bort mig"" [Ravelli: "I was afraid of making a fool out of myself"]. Expressen (in Swedish). Retrieved 12 October 2017.
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