Håkan Söderstjerna (born 30 October 1975) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.[1] In media he sometimes went under the alias "The one armed bandit", as he was born with one arm only.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 30 October 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–1996 | Landskrona BoIS | ||
| 1996–1997 | Fremad Amager | ||
| 1997–1998 | Tanjong Pagar United | ||
| 1998–2000 | Fremad Amager | ||
| 2000–2002 | Landskrona BoIS | ||
| 2003–2004 | Fredrikstad | ||
| 2005–2007 | Landskrona BoIS | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editSöderstjerna, who was born without his lower right arm,[2] played club football in Sweden, Denmark, Singapore and Norway for Landskrona BoIS (three spells), Fremad Amager (two spells), Tanjong Pagar United FC and Fredrikstad.[3] He retired from club football in November 2007.[4] Fans of Landskrona BoIS had previously written a song in his honour.[2][4] Söderstjerna also studied economics and law at Lund University.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b Håkan Söderstjerna at WorldFootball.net
- ^ a b John Ashdown (4 April 2012). "Which players have won trophies while missing body parts?". The Guardian.
- ^ Håkan Söderstjerna on Playerhistory.com [dead link]
- ^ a b Michael Svegbrandt (7 November 2007). "Håkan Söderstjerna lägger av med fotbollen helt" (in Swedish). svenskafans.com.
- ^ "Hallå där, Håkan Söderstjerna, hur går det mot HIF?" (in Swedish). Landskrona BoIS. 11 May 2011. Archived from the original on 12 August 2011. Retrieved 4 April 2012.
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