Sten-Ove Ramberg Explained

Sten-Ove Ramberg
Birth Date:20 January 1955
Birth Place:Stockholm, Sweden
Position:Midfielder
Youthclubs1:Brommapojkarna
Years1:1973–1977
Clubs1:Brommapojkarna
Caps1:119
Goals1:12
Years2:1978–1989
Clubs2:Hammarby IF
Caps2:250
Goals2:14
Totalcaps:369
Totalgoals:26
Nationalyears1:1979–1984
Nationalteam1:Sweden
Nationalcaps1:27
Nationalgoals1:3

Sten-Ove Ramberg (born 20 November 1955), also known as Putte Ramberg, is a Swedish retired footballer. He made 250 league appearances for Hammarby IF and scored 14 goals. He also made 27 appearances for the Swedish national side, scoring three times.[1]

Being known as a technically gifted central midfielder, he started his career at IF Brommapojkarna in the lower divisions. Later he went on to play eleven years in Allsvenskan for Hammarby.

In 2004, he was voted as the seventh best player ever in Hammarby's history.[2] In 2015, he also got inducted to the Hall of Fame at Brommapojkarna.[3]

Ramberg was also a gifted player in the sport of bandy, representing Hammarby IF Bandy whilst still being an active footballer. In 1978, he also earned two caps for the Swedish national bandy team.[4]

After ending his football career, Ramberg went on to work as an assistant manager at Brommapojkarna between 1993 and 1996. Since the beginning of the 2000s he has worked at the state owned gambling company Svenska Spel, managing their popular football product called "Stryktipset".[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Landslagspelare-herr . The Swedish Football Association . svenskfotboll.se . 19 January 2016 . Swedish.
  2. Web site: Historik. Hammarby Fotboll . Swedish . https://web.archive.org/web/20110326220649/http://www.hammarbyfotboll.se/se/omhammarbyfotboll/historik/. 2011-03-26. 2017-03-01. dead.
  3. Web site: Hall of Fame . IF Brommapojkarna . brommapojkarna.se . 19 January 2016 . Swedish.
  4. Web site: Han är vår senaste "dubble" landslagsman . Sveriges Television . svt.se . 19 January 2016 . Swedish.
  5. Web site: Hör man det där plinget rycker man alltid till . Aftonbladet . aftonbladet.se . 25 October 2014 . 19 January 2016 . Swedish.