Jörgen Pettersson (footballer)

Jörgen Pettersson
	Pettersson as coach of Landskrona BoIS
Personal information
Full name	Jörgen Ola Pettersson
Date of birth	29 September 1975 (age 49)
Place of birth	Lackalänga, Sweden
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
	Dösjöbro IF
	Kävlinge GIF
Senior career*
Years	Team
1991–1995	Malmö FF
1995–1999	Borussia Mönchengladbach
1999–2002	1. FC Kaiserslautern
2002–2004	F.C. Copenhagen
2004–2008	Landskrona BoIS
Total
International career
1991–1992	Sweden U17
1994–1995	Sweden U19
1993–1998	Sweden U21
1995–2002	Sweden
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

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.

Club career

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

Youth

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

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

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

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

Appearances and goals by national team and year^[2]
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.

List of international goals scored by Jörgen Pettersson^[2]
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	28 May 1998	Malmö Stadium, Malmö, Sweden	Denmark	3–0	3–0	Friendly
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

^ "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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[1] "Jörgen Pettersson". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 19 December 2012.

[:0-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ "Jörgen Pettersson - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se. (in Swedish). Retrieved 4 August 2020.

[3] "Jörgen Pettersson tränar Landskrona Bois" (in Swedish). sverigesradio.se. 16 November 2012. Retrieved 19 December 2012.

[4] Germany, SPIEGEL ONLINE, Hamburg. "1. FC Kaiserslautern: Autofahrer stirbt bei Pettersson-Crash". SPIEGEL ONLINE. Retrieved 14 May 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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