Pär Hansson Explained

Pär Hansson
Full Name:Pär Johan Åke Hansson
Height:1.85 m
Birth Date:22 June 1986
Birth Place:Vejbystrand, Sweden
Position:Goalkeeper
Youthyears1:1992–2001
Youthclubs1:Vejbyslätts IF
Youthyears2:2001–2005
Youthclubs2:Helsingborgs IF
Years1:2005–2015
Years2:2006–2008
Years3:2016–2017
Years4:2017–2019
Clubs1:Helsingborgs IF
Clubs2:Ängelholms FF (loan)
Clubs3:Feyenoord
Clubs4:Helsingborgs IF
Caps1:193
Caps2:79
Caps3:1
Caps4:39
Goals1:0
Goals2:0
Goals3:0
Goals4:0
Totalcaps:312
Totalgoals:0
Nationalyears1:2002–2003
Nationalyears2:2004–2005
Nationalyears3:2007–2009
Nationalyears4:2011–2014
Nationalteam1:Sweden U17
Nationalteam2:Sweden U19
Nationalteam3:Sweden U21
Nationalteam4:Sweden
Nationalcaps1:7
Nationalcaps2:10
Nationalcaps3:9
Nationalcaps4:6
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalgoals2:0
Nationalgoals3:0
Nationalgoals4:0

Pär Johan Åke Hansson (born 22 June 1986) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He represented Helsingborgs IF, Ängelholms FF, and Feyenoord during a professional career that spanned between 2005 and 2019. A full international between 2011 and 2014, he won six caps for the Sweden national team and was a squad member at UEFA Euro 2012.[1]

Club career

Hansson represented Helsingborgs IF, Ängelholms FF, and Feyenoord between 2005 and 2019.[2] [3] A neck injury forced him to announce his retirement from professional football in 2019.[4]

International career

Hansson represented the Sweden U17, U19, and U21 teams and was a part of the Sweden U21 squad that reached the semi-finals of the 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Championship on home soil in Sweden.[5]

He made his full international debut for Sweden on 19 January 2011 in a friendly 2–1 win against Botswana.[6] He was selected for Sweden's UEFA Euro 2012 squad, and served as a backup goalkeeper for Andreas Isaksson together with Johan Wiland during the tournament.[7] He made his first and only competitive game for Sweden in a 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Faroe Islands on 11 June 2013, covering for Andreas Isaksson in a 2–0 win at Friends Arena.[8] He made his sixth and final international appearance on 17 January 2014 against Moldova, playing for 90 minutes in a friendly 2–1 win.[9]

Career statistics

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year!National team!Year!Apps!Goals
Sweden201110
201210
201330
201410
Total60

Honours

Helsingborgs IF

2011

2010, 2011

2011, 2012

Feyenoord

2015–16

Sweden

2013

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pär Hansson uttagen i EM-truppen - HIF . www.hif.se . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20181218193256/http://www.hif.se/news/par-hansson-uttagen-i-em-truppen/ . 2018-12-18.
  2. http://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/fotboll/a/zqGBr/hansson-atervander-till-hif Hansson återvänder till HIF
  3. Web site: Pär Hansson . 11 March 2012 . Svenskfotboll . sv.
  4. Web site: "Tyvärr har beslutet blivit verklighet nu" .
  5. Web site: Pär Hansson - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll. 2021-05-18. www.svenskfotboll.se.. sv.
  6. Web site: Botswana - Sverige - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll. 2021-05-18. www.svenskfotboll.se. sv.
  7. Web site: 2012-05-30. Sveriges EM-trupp. 2021-05-18. SVT Sport. sv.
  8. Web site: Sverige - Färöarna - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll. 2021-05-18. www.svenskfotboll.se. sv.
  9. Web site: Moldavien - Sverige - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll. 2021-05-18. www.svenskfotboll.se. sv.