Anders Svensson (footballer, born 1976)
Svensson playing for Elfsborg in 2012
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Anders Gunnar Svensson | ||
| Date of birth | 17 July 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Gothenburg, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1980–1990 | Guldhedens IK | ||
| 1990–1992 | Hestrafors IF | ||
| 1993 | Elfsborg | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–2001 | Elfsborg | 155 | (38) |
| 2001–2005 | Southampton | 140 | (10) |
| 2005–2015 | Elfsborg | 266 | (34) |
| Total | 561 | (82) | |
| National team | |||
| 1996–1998 | Sweden U21 | 16 | (2) |
| 1999–2013 | Sweden | 148 | (21) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Anders Gunnar Svensson (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈandɛʂ ˈsvɛnsɔn]; born 17 July 1976) is a Swedish former footballer. He was a playmaker and a central midfielder, known for his passing, free kicks, and set piece abilities. He was capped 148 times for the Swedish national football team, many times as a captain, before he retired from international football in 2013. He is the most capped male player for Sweden, beating Thomas Ravelli's previous record of 143 caps.
As well as being named captain of Sweden on several occasions, Svensson also captained Southampton and Elfsborg. He played important roles in the 2002 and 2006 World Cups, in which he proved his leadership skills, resulting in him being named captain of Sweden in 2009.
He is the sixth most capped player in Europe after Iker Casillas, Lothar Matthäus, Vitālijs Astafjevs, Martin Reim, and Gianluigi Buffon. Svensson also represented the Swedish national football team for three consecutive European Championships in 2004, 2008, and 2012.
Svensson was born on 17 July 1976 in Gothenburg to parents Bertil and Gun Svensson. Svensson has three brothers, the oldest one, Thomas, Kristoffer, and the youngest one, Marcus. His father Bertil was his coach at Guldhedens IK. He grew up watching English football on television, and when he finally played the game, he was compared with one of the best talents of English football David Beckham. In 1980, Svensson played for Guldhedens IK, where he played for ten years.
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