Stefan Pettersson (footballer)

Stefan Bengt Pettersson (born 22 March 1963) is a Swedish former professional footballer, who began his career in the Swedish Allsvenskan with the club IFK Norrköping, before leaving for IFK Göteborg during the 1984 season. The following four years he helped Göteborg win one league title, become runners-up once, and to one UEFA Cup victory in 1987, in which he scored in the final itself against Dundee United.

Stefan Pettersson
Pettersson in July 1988
Personal information
Full name Stefan Bengt Pettersson
Date of birth (1963-03-22) 22 March 1963
Place of birth Västerås, Sweden
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position(s) Striker
Youth career
IFK Västerås
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1980–1981 IFK Västerås 31 (4)
1982–1984 IFK Norrköping 46 (24)
1984–1988 IFK Göteborg 78 (31)
1988–1994 Ajax 195 (99)
1994–1998 IFK Göteborg 84 (28)
Total 434 (186)
National team
1983–1993 Sweden[1] 31 (4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

In 1988, he was bought by Dutch club AFC Ajax. In the six seasons he spent with Ajax he won the league twice and the Dutch Cup once. In 1992, he won the UEFA Cup again, also scoring in the final again, this time a penalty. He returned to IFK Göteborg in 1994 and won three more league titles. The latter part of his career he had recurring knee problems, which forced him to retire in 1999.

Despite an impressive club career, Pettersson only played 31 international games for Sweden, in which he scored four goals. He was born and raised in Västerås, and started his football career at the local club IFK Västerås.

He is married to a sister of Jesper Parnevik.

Honours

IFK Göteborg

Ajax

Individual

  • Pettersson was also given the "Folkets lirare" ("People's Choice Player") award at Fotbollsgalan in 1997.
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References
  1. "Sweden national football team stats". passagen.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 9 June 2001.
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