Daniel Tjernström

Leif Daniel Tjernström (born 19 February 1974) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He is best remembered for his time with AIK which he represented between 1999 and 2013 and played 395 games for. A full international between 1997 and 1999, he won five caps for the Sweden national team.

Daniel Tjernström
Daniel Tjernström following the AIK–Malmö FF Allsvenskan game in November 2012
Personal information
Full name Leif Daniel Tjernström
Date of birth (1974-02-19) 19 February 1974
Place of birth Karlskoga, Sweden
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder, left winger
Youth career
1981–1987 Bråten
1988–1989 KB Karlskoga
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1990–1992 KB Karlskoga 50 (3)
1993–1995 Degerfors 63 (2)
1996–1998 Örebro SK 71 (13)
1999–2013 AIK 305 (16)
Total 489 (34)
International career
1994–1995 Sweden U21 6 (0)
1997 Sweden B 1 (0)
1997–1999 Sweden 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Early career

Tjernström started his footballing career at Bråtens IK before spending three seasons in Division 2 Västra with KB Karlskoga.[1] In 1993 he signed for Degerfors IF with which he won the 1992–93 Svenska Cupen and spent three Allsvenskan seasons with.[1] In 1996, he was signed by Örebro SK and represented them for three seasons.[1]

AIK

He signed with AIK in 1999, and played in the group stage of the 1999–2000 UEFA Champions League against FC Barcelona, Arsenal FC, and Fiorentina.[1] He helped the team win the 1998–1999 Svenska Cupen, and served as the team captain when AIK won the 2009 Allsvenskan and 2009 Svenska Cupen.[1] He scored the game-winning goal against IFK Göteborg in November 2009 when AIK secured their first Allsvenskan title in nine years.[1] He made his last appearance for AIK during the 2013 Allsvenskan season in a 2–1 win against Elfsborg, which was his 395th competitive game for the club.[1]

International career

Tjernström represented the Sweden U21 team six times before making his full international debut for the Sweden national team on 9 February 1997 in a friendly game against Romania when he replaced Marino Rahmberg in the 76h minute in a 2–0 win.[2][3] He made his fifth and final appearance for Sweden on 27 November 1999 in a friendly game against South Africa, playing for 59 minutes before being replaced by Tobias Linderoth in a 1–0 loss.[4] He also represented the Sweden B team once in 1997.[3]

Career statistics

Club
Club Season League Cup Europe Total
Division AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
KB Karlskoga 1990 Division 2 Västra 10–10
1991 Division 2 Västra 220–220
1992 Division 2 Västra 273–273
Club total 50 3 – 50 3
Degerfors IF 1993 Allsvenskan 160–160
1994 Allsvenskan 260–260
1995 Allsvenskan 210–210
Club total 63 0 – 63 0
Örebro SK 1996 Allsvenskan 235–235
1997 Allsvenskan 223–223
1998 Allsvenskan 265–265
Club total 71 13 – 71 13
AIK 1999 Allsvenskan 25421275
2000 Allsvenskan 25200252
2001 Allsvenskan 18100181
2002 Allsvenskan 23040270
2003 Allsvenskan 21030240
2004 Allsvenskan 12000120
2005 Superettan 29500295
2006 Allsvenskan 2635000313
2007 Allsvenskan 2300050280
2008 Allsvenskan 2600000260
2009 Allsvenskan 2611000270
2010 Allsvenskan 2003060200
2011 Allsvenskan 1900000190
2012 Allsvenskan 1101040160
2013 Allsvenskan 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Club total 305 16 10 0 24 1 339 17
Career total 4883210024152233

International
Appearances and goals by national team and year[3]
National team Year Apps Goals
Sweden U21 1994 4 0
1995 1 0
Total 5 0
Sweden B 1997 1 0
Sweden 1997 3 0
1998 1 0
1999 1 0
Total 5 0
Career total 11 0

Honours

Degerfors

AIK

References
  1. "Matchens fanbärare: Daniel Tjernström". AIK Fotboll (in Swedish). Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  2. "Rumänien - Sverige - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  3. "Daniel Tjernström - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se. (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 1 February 2021. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  4. "Sydafrika - Sverige - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 21 January 2021.
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