Andreas Ravelli

Andreas Ravelli

Ravelli (right) with brother Thomas
Personal information
Date of birth	13 August 1959
Place of birth	Vimmerby, Sweden
Playing position	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
1980–1989	Sweden	41	(2)
Teams managed
1997–1998	Öster
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

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

Football career

Born in Vimmerby, Ravelli started playing professionally for Östers IF, lasting ten seasons with the club and winning three Allsvenskan titles, before signing for IFK Göteborg.

At age 31, he moved to amateur football, representing Lenhovda IF – two stints – and Hovmantorp until his retirement (he also represented Östers in between). Ravelli won 41 caps with 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.

Personal life

Ravelli's twin brother, Thomas, was also a footballer. The sons of an Austrian immigrant of Italian descent,^[1][2] the siblings played alongside each other at Östers and the national team.

References

1. Thomas Ravellis släkthistoria stolen (Thomas Ravelli's family history stolen); Aftonbladet, 10 June 2000 (Swedish)
2. Thomas Ravelli; UEFA.com, 10 July 2003

External links

• Andreas Ravelli at National-Football-Teams.com
• Sweden stats at Eu-Football