Stefan Landberg Explained

Stefan Landberg
Fullname:Stefan Olof Ragnar Landsberg
Birth Date:5 May 1970
Birth Place:Hultsfred, Sweden
Position:Midfielder
Youthyears1:
Years1:1987–1989
Years2:1990–1994
Clubs1:Kalmar FF
Clubs2:Östers IF
Caps1:48
Goals1:16
Nationalyears1:1987–1988
Nationalteam1:Sweden U19
Nationalcaps1:5
Nationalgoals1:2
Clubs3:IFK Göteborg
Years3:1995–2000
Nationalyears2:1990–1992
Nationalteam2:Sweden U21/O
Nationalcaps2:25
Nationalgoals2:1
Nationalyears3:1992–1997
Nationalteam3:Sweden
Nationalcaps3:17
Nationalgoals3:1
Caps3:106
Goals3:5
Caps2:117
Goals2:22
Totalcaps:271
Totalgoals:43

Stefan Olof Ragnar Landberg (born 5 May 1970) is a Swedish football coach and former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Club career

He played for Kalmar FF (1987–1989), Östers IF (1990–1994) and IFK Göteborg (1995–2000) during his career. He won two Allsvenskan titles while at IFK Göteborg, and was named the 2000 Årets Ärkeängel as IFK Göteborg's player of the year.[1] He made a total of 196 appearances for IFK Göteborg, of which 106 was in Allsvenskan.

International career

Youth

Landberg made 30 appearances for the Sweden U19, U21, and Olympic teams between 1987 and 1992, and represented Sweden at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.[2]

Senior

He made his full international debut for Sweden on 11 November 1992, in a 1994 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Israel when he replaced Tomas Brolin in the 87th minute in a 3–1 win.[3] He scored his first international goal for Sweden the following year on 2 June 1993, when Sweden beat Israel 5–0 in the return game of the 1994 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.[4] He appeared in a total of five qualifiers for the 1994 FIFA World Cup, but did not make Sweden's final squad for the main tournament.

Landberg made his 17th and final international appearance for the Sweden national team on 16 February 1997, in a friendly 3–1 win against Thailand.

Coaching career

He was later an assistant coach of IFK Göteborg, together with Kjell Pettersson under head coach Arne Erlandsen.[5]

Career statistics

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year!National team!Year!Apps!Goals
Sweden199210
199361
199430
199510
199630
199730
Total171

Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Landberg goal.

No.! scope="col"
DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
12 June 1993Råsunda Stadium, Solna, Sweden5–05–01994 FIFA World Cup qualifier

Honours

IFK Göteborg

Individual

References


Notes and References

  1. Web site: Stefan Landberg - ifkdb.se. 2021-03-07. ifkdb.se.
  2. Web site: Stefan Landberg. Svensk Fotboll.
  3. Web site: Israel - Sverige Herrar A VM-kval. Svensk Fotboll.
  4. Web site: Sverige - Israel - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll. 2021-03-07. www.svenskfotboll.se. sv.
  5. Web site: Göteborg. I. F. K.. 2020-05-05. Vi gratulerar "Lampan". 2021-03-07. IFK Göteborg – Hela stadens lag. sv-SE.