Pär Zetterberg

Pär Zetterberg

Personal information
Full name	Pär Zetterberg
Date of birth	14 October 1970
Place of birth	Falkenberg, Sweden
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Youth career
1978–1986	Falkenbergs FF
1986–1991	Anderlecht
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1986	Falkenbergs FF	7	(0)
1989–2000	Anderlecht	195	(49)
1991–1993	→ Charleroi (loan)	62	(11)
2000–2003	Olympiacos	61	(7)
2003–2006	Anderlecht	89	(23)
Total		414	(90)
National team
	Sweden U16[1]	11	(2)
	Sweden U23[2]	1	(0)
1993–1999	Sweden	30	(6)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Pär Zetterberg (pronounced [ˈpæː ˈʂɛttɛrˈbærj];^[3] born 14 October 1970) is a Swedish former football midfielder, who played most of his career for R.S.C. Anderlecht.

Zetterberg started his career at his local club, Falkenbergs FF, but after only seven games at senior level he became professional, joining the Belgian team RSC Anderlecht. He has remained loyal to Anderlecht, except for spells at Charleroi (1991–1993) and Olympiacos F.C. (2000–2003).

He has twice been football player of the year in Belgium and won the Guldbollen as the Swedish Footballer of the Year in 1997. He has also won the Belgian as well as the Greek championships three times. Zetterberg has been capped 30 times for Sweden.^[4] In Belgium, he has won the Fair player of the year prize 6 times. He was one of the most respected players ever, because of his positive attitude on as well as off the field. He also excelled in creativity, which led to the many beautiful goals and assists he made. He quit football after the season 2005–2006 and has continued to work at RSC Anderlecht, as youth scout.

He was regarded as one of the most talented footballers in Sweden in his time but due to getting into a serious argument with Tommy Söderberg, the then new coach of the Swedish national team, he said he won't play for the national team as long as Söderberg coach and only played a total of 30 games for his country.

Zetterberg suffers from diabetes type 1.^[5]

Career statistics

^[6]

Club performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Sweden			League		Svenska Cupen		—		Europe		Total
1986[7]	Falkenberg	Division 3	7	0			—
Belgium			League		Belgian Cup		League Cup		Europe		Total
1990–91	Anderlecht	First Division	2	0
1991–92	Charleroi (loan)		29	5
1992–93			33	6
1993–94	Anderlecht		22	3
1994–95			24	3
1995–96			33	5
1996–97			32	12
1997–98			25	7
1998–99			24	7
1999-00			33	12
Greece			League		Greek Cup		League Cup		Europe		Total
2000–01	Olympiacos	Alpha Ethniki	22	4
2001–02			15	0
2002–03			24	3
Belgium			League		Belgian Cup		League Cup		Europe		Total
2003–04	Anderlecht	First Division	30	7
2004–05			29	8
2005–06			30	8
Country	Sweden		7	0
	Belgium		346	83
	Greece		61	7
Total			414	90

Sweden national team
Year	Apps	Goals
1993	6	1
1994	0	0
1995	3	0
1996	8	0
1997	9	5
1998	3	0
1999	1	0
Total	30	6

Honours

Club

Anderlecht

• Jupiler League (5): 1993–94, 1994–95, 1999–00, 2003–04, 2005–06
• Belgian Cup (1): 1993–94

Olympiacos

• Alpha Ethniki (3): 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03

References

1. Frantz, Alf; Glanell, Tomas; Persson, Gunnar, eds. (2008). Det svenska fotbollslandslaget 1908–2008 [The Swedish National Football Team 1908–2008] (in Swedish). Vällingby: CA Strömberg AB. ISBN 91-86184-69-5.
2. Frantz, Alf; Glanell, Tomas; Persson, Gunnar, eds. (2008). Det svenska fotbollslandslaget 1908–2008 [The Swedish National Football Team 1908–2008] (in Swedish). Vällingby: CA Strömberg AB. ISBN 91-86184-69-5.
3. In isolation, these words are pronounced [ˈpæːr] and [ˈsɛttərˈbærj], respectively.
4. Mastrogiannopoulos, Alexander (11 December 2009). "Sweden – Record International Players". RSSSF.
5. "Diabetic Designed: Pär Zetterberg". Retrieved 23 January 2013.
6. Pär Zetterberg at National-Football-Teams.com
7. Frantz, Alf; Glanell, Tomas; Persson, Gunnar, eds. (2008). Det svenska fotbollslandslaget 1908–2008 [The Swedish National Football Team 1908–2008] (in Swedish). Vällingby: CA Strömberg AB. ISBN 91-86184-69-5.