Håkan Svensson

Alf Tommy Håkan Svensson (born 20 January 1970) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Håkan Svensson
Personal information
Full name Alf Tommy Håkan Svensson[1]
Date of birth (1970-01-20) 20 January 1970
Place of birth Halmstad, Sweden
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
–1990 Rydöbruks IF
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1990–2002 Halmstads BK 281 (0)
2003–2004 AIK 51 (0)
2005 Paralimni FC 9 (0)
2005 IF Elfsborg 7 (0)
2006 BK Häcken 2 (0)
2006 Malmö FF 1 (0)
Total 331 (0)
International career
1990–1992 Sweden U21/O 5 (0)
1998–2001 Sweden 3 (0)
Managerial career
2008–2012 Falkenberg (assistant)
2014–2016 Halmstads BK (goalkeeping coach)
2017 Landskrona BoIS (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

He is best remembered for representing Halmstads BK between 1990 and 2002, with which he won two Allsvenskan titles as well as the 1994–95 Svenska Cupen. He also represented AIK, Paralimni FC, IF Elfsborg, BK Häcken, and Malmö FF during a career that spanned between 1990 and 2006.

A full international between 1998 and 2001, he won three caps for the Sweden national team. He also represented the Sweden Olympic team at the 1992 Summer Olympics.

Club career

Svensson represented Halmstads BK between 1990 and 2002, winning Allsvenskan twice in 1997 and 2000 and the 1994–95 Svenska Cupen. In 2003 he moved to rival team AIK[2] claiming he wanted to win titles. This failed and his contract was ended in 2004 after some disagreements with the club. In early 2005 he signed a six-month contract with Paralimni FC from Cyprus,[3] later in 2005 he returned to Sweden as a back-up goalkeeper for IF Elfsborg.[4] He also represented BK Häcken[5] and Malmö FF[6] in 2006. He retired as a player at the end of Allsvenskan in 2007.[7]

International career

Svensson represented the Sweden U21 team at the 1992 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, as well as the Sweden Olympic team at the 1992 Summer Olympics where he served as a back-up goalkeeper for Jan Ekholm.[8]

He made his full international debut for Sweden on 29 January 1998, keeping a clean sheet in a friendly 2–0 win against Jamaica.[9] He won his third and last cap on 31 January 2001 in a friendly 0–0 draw with the Faroe Islands.[10]

Coaching career

In late 2007 he signed a contract as assistant manager for Falkenbergs FF in Superettan.[11]

Personal life

He is the father of Rosenborg player Rasmus Wiedesheim-Paul.

Honours

Halmstads BK

Individual

References
  1. "Håkan Svensson - En av AIK:s mest erfarna målvakter" (in Swedish). aik.se. Archived from the original on 4 October 2013. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
  2. "Halmstad irriterade på Svensson - och på AIK" (in Swedish). Fotbolldirekt.com. 15 November 2002. Archived from the original on 11 July 2011. Retrieved 24 June 2008.
  3. "Håkan Svensson klar för cypriotisk klubb" (in Swedish). Expressen.se. 11 February 2005. Retrieved 20 June 2008.
  4. "Håkan Svensson klar för Elfsborg" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet.se. 22 June 2005. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 24 June 2008.
  5. "Håkan Svensson till Häcken" (in Swedish). Dagens Nyheter.se. 15 March 2006. Archived from the original on 17 December 2008. Retrieved 20 June 2008.
  6. "Malmö rensar: Asper ersätts med 40-åring" (in Swedish). Expressen.se. 28 July 2006. Retrieved 20 June 2008.
  7. "Håkan Svensson slutar - blir lärare med Thern" (in Swedish). fotbollsverige.se. 17 October 2007. Retrieved 13 October 2010.
  8. "Håkan Svensson - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se. (in Swedish). Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  9. "Jamaica - Sverige - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  10. "Håkan Svensson - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se. (in Swedish). Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  11. "Askebrand och Svensson tar över FFF!" (in Swedish). Svenskafans.com. 31 October 2007. Retrieved 20 June 2008.
  12. "Earlier winners" (in Swedish). Svenskfotboll.se. Retrieved 20 June 2008.
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