Håkan Svensson
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alf Tommy Håkan Svensson[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Place of birth | Halmstad, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Falkenbergs FF (Ass. 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) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 1998-2001 | Sweden | 3 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2008- | Falkenberg (Ass. Manager) | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:32, 2 October 2010 (UTC). | |||
Håkan Svensson (born 20 January 1970 in Halmstad) is a former professional football goalkeeper, who currently is assistant manager at Falkenbergs FF in Superettan
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.
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
- 1 2 "Håkan Svensson - En av AIK:s mest erfarna målvakter" (in Swedish). aik.se. Retrieved 2013-10-04.
- ↑ "Halmstad irriterade på Svensson - och på AIK" (in Swedish). Fotbolldirekt.com. 2002-11-15. 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. 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.
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