Jörgen Ola Pettersson (born 29 September 1975) is a retired Swedish former professional footballer who played as a striker. He started his career with Malmö FF in 1991 and later played for Borussia Mönchengladbach, 1. FC Kaiserslautern and Copenhagen before retiring at Landskrona BoIS in 2008. He also represented the Sweden national team between 1995 and 2002, earning 27 caps and scoring 8 goals and he was a part of Sweden's UEFA Euro 2000 squad.
 Pettersson as coach of Landskrona BoIS | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jörgen Ola Pettersson | ||
| Date of birth | 29 September 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | Lackalänga, Sweden[1] | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Dösjöbro IF | |||
| Kävlinge GIF | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1991–1995 | Malmö FF | 60 | (32) |
| 1995–1999 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 144 | (32) |
| 1999–2002 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 67 | (15) |
| 2002–2004 | F.C. Copenhagen | 32 | (6) |
| 2004–2008 | Landskrona BoIS | 91 | (23) |
| Total | 394 | (108) | |
| International career | |||
| 1991–1992 | Sweden U17 | 12 | (2) |
| 1994–1995 | Sweden U19 | 14 | (9) |
| 1993–1998 | Sweden U21 | 4 | (3) |
| 1995–2002 | Sweden | 27 | (8) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2009–2010 | Landskrona BoIS (individual coach) | ||
| 2012 | Malmö FF (assistant manager) | ||
| 2013–2014 | Landskrona BoIS | ||
| 2015–2016 | Högaborgs BK | ||
| 2017 | Teckomatorps SK | ||
| 2018– | IF Lödde (assistant) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career edit
Pettersson started his career in Dösjöbro IF and later played for Kävlinge GIF. In 1991 he signed for Malmö FF and in 1995 he moved to Borussia Mönchengladbach despite being close to Inter Milan after negotiations with its owner Massimo Moratti who offered 1.5 million dollars to Malmo. He also played for 1. FC Kaiserslautern, FC København and Landskrona BoIS in his home country. In February 2009, Pettersson retired from the professional football and has been playing for the Swedish Division 4 club Häljarps IF since May 2009.
International career edit
Youth edit
He represented the Sweden U17, U19, and U21 teams, was a part of the Sweden U21 team that finished sixth at the 1998 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.[2]
Senior edit
Pettersson made his senior debut for Sweden on 16 August 1995 in a friendly game against the USA.[2] He scored his first international goal two months later, in a friendly game against Scotland on 11 October 1995.[2] He made his competitive debut for Sweden on 15 November 1995 against Turkey in a UEFA Euro 1996 qualifier, scoring a goal in a 2–2 draw.[2] Two years later, Pettersson represented Sweden at UEFA Euro 2000, appearing in the group stage games against Belgium and Turkey as Sweden failed to advance from their group.[2]
Pettersson made his last international appearance on 16 October 2002, scoring a goal as Sweden lost 3–2 to Portugal in a friendly.[2] In total, he won 27 caps for Sweden, scoring 8 goals.[2]
Coaching career edit
Pettersson was appointed as one of the three new assistant managers at Malmö FF on 29 October 2011 ahead of the 2012 season along with Daniel Andersson and Simon Hollyhead. On 16 November 2012, Pettersson was appointed manager in Superettan club Landskrona BoIS, replacing Henrik Larsson.[3]
Personal life edit
In 2001 Pettersson was involved in a car accident on the German autobahn A63 near Wörrstadt. He crashed his Mercedes into a minicar with such velocity that the 20-year-old driver of the car instantly died. Seconds prior to the fatal crash the minicar presumably was involved in a minor collision which led it to spin out of control.[4]
Career statistics edit
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 1995 | 3 | 2 |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1997 | 4 | 0 | |
| 1998 | 6 | 3 | |
| 1999 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2000 | 6 | 2 | |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 | |
| !Total | 27 | 8 | |
- Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Pettersson goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 October 1995 | Råsunda Stadium, Solna, Sweden |  Scotland
|
1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 2 | 15 November 1995 | Råsunda Stadium, Solna, Sweden |  Turkey
|
2–1 | 2–2 | UEFA Euro 1996 qualifier |
| 3 | 28 May 1998 | Malmö Stadium, Malmö, Sweden |  Denmark
|
2–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
| 4 | 3–0 | |||||
| 5 | 19 August 1998 | Eyravallen, Örebro, Sweden |  Russia
|
1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 6 | 29 March 2000 | Arnold Schwarzenegger Stadium, Graz, Austria |  Austria
|
1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 7 | 26 April 2000 | Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark | Denmark
|
1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 8 | 16 October 2002 | Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden |  Portugal
|
1–0 | 2–3 | Friendly |
References edit
- ^ "Jörgen Pettersson". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 19 December 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Jörgen Pettersson - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se. (in Swedish). Retrieved 4 August 2020.
- ^ "Jörgen Pettersson tränar Landskrona Bois" (in Swedish). sverigesradio.se. 16 November 2012. Retrieved 19 December 2012.
- ^ Germany, SPIEGEL ONLINE, Hamburg. "1. FC Kaiserslautern: Autofahrer stirbt bei Pettersson-Crash". SPIEGEL ONLINE. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
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