Håkan Söderstjerna | |
Birth Date: | 30 October 1975 |
Birth Place: | Sweden |
Height: | 1.76 m |
Position: | Midfielder |
Years1: | 1994–1996 |
Years2: | 1996–1997 |
Years3: | 1997–1998 |
Years4: | 1998–2000 |
Clubs4: | Fremad Amager |
Years5: | 2000–2002 |
Clubs5: | Landskrona BoIS |
Years6: | 2003–2004 |
Years7: | 2005–2007 |
Clubs7: | Landskrona BoIS |
Håkan Söderstjerna (born 30 October 1975) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. In media he sometimes went under the alias "The one armed bandit", as he was born with one arm only.
Söderstjerna, who was born without his lower right arm,[1] played club football in Sweden, Denmark, Singapore and Norway for Landskrona BoIS (three spells), Fremad Amager (two spells), Tanjong Pagar United FC and Fredrikstad.[2] He retired from club football in November 2007.[3] Fans of Landskrona BoIS had previously written a song in his honour.[1] [3] Söderstjerna also studied economics and law at Lund University.[4]