- Henrik Larsson
Henrik Edward Larsson MBE (born September 20, 1971 in Helsingborg, Skåne) is a Swedish footballer. Larsson is best known for seven successful years with Scottish club Celtic. He subsequently had a two-year spell at Barcelona of Spain, where he won the Champions League. Having left Barcelona in the summer of 2006, he returned to his home town club of Helsingborgs IF. He later joined Manchester United on a short term loan in January 2007, …
- Daniel Andersson
Daniel Andersson is a Swedish football player. He is the number one goalkeeper of Swedish Premier Division side Helsingborgs IF. Previously, he has played for Trelleborgs FF, AIK and Hibernian in Scotland.
- Razak Omotoyossi
Razak Omotoyossi (born 8 October, 1985) is a Beninese football player. The striker signed for Helsingborgs IF in 2007, leaving FC Sheriff in Moldova. Among other achievements, Omotoyossi scored the first ever goal for Benin in the World Youth Championship, and equalized for Sheriff in injury time against FC Spartak Moscow in the second qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League.. He was signed to Sheriff, the top Moldovan club, in November 2005.
- Christoffer Andersson
Christoffer Andersson is a Swedish football player, currently playing for Helsingborgs IF. He has previously played for Nybro IF (95), Helsingborgs IF (96-03), Lillestrøm S.K. (04-06) and Hannover 96 (06-07). His return to Helsingborgs IF in late May 2007 was slightly controversial among the HIF fans, as Andersson, by some, is seen as a traitor after having left the club as a Bosman player in 2003, …
- Andreas Granqvist
Andreas Granqvist is a Swedish football player, currently representing Wigan Athletic having completed a move to the Premiership side on a 2 year-deal. He was the former captain of Helsingborgs IF. He is generally considered one of the biggest talents among Swedish central defenders and has been linked with top European clubs on several occasions, such as FC Bayern München and Liverpool.
- Fredrik Olsson
Fredrik Olsson is a Swedish football player who in December 2006 signed for Helsingborgs IF. He is a striker. Prior to signing for HIF, he played for Mjällby AIF and he has made appearances for his country in different youth teams.
- Roland Nilsson
Roland Nilsson (born November 27 1963) is a Swedish football manager, who currently manages GAIS in the Allsvenskan (the top tier of Swedish football). As a player, Nilsson played 116 times for Sweden, making him second only to Thomas Ravelli in international appearances for Sweden. He also won the UEFA Cup and played in the semi-finals of the World Cup, the European Championships, and the European Cup during a career lasting over two decades.
- Erik Wahlstedt
Erik Wahlstedt is a Swedish football (soccer) player, currently representing Helsingborgs IF in the Allsvenskan championship. Previously he has played for IFK Göteborg and Esbjerg fB. The right-back and former forward was named in the Swedish national team squad for the Euro 2004 in Portugal. Previous clubs in his career include BK Astrio (1982-1993), IFK Göteborg (1994-1997), Helsingborgs IF (1997-2001), Esbjerg fB (2001-2004) and then again Helsingborgs IF (2004-).
- Andreas Jakobsson
Andreas Jakobsson (born October 6, 1972) is a Swedish professional football (soccer) player in the defender position. He has played 36 international matches for the Sweden national team, and was a squad player for the 2002 FIFA World Cup and the 2004 European Championship.
- Marcus Lantz
Marcus Lantz is a Swedish professional footballer, who plays as a holding midfielder for Brøndby IF in the Danish Superliga championship. He has played five matches for the Sweden national football team. Born in Kristianstad, Lantz started playing football with amateur club IFÖ/Bromölla IF. After one season, he moved on to Helsingborgs IF in the top-flight Allsvenskan championship. He helped Helsingborgs win the 1998 Svenska Cupen and 1999 Allsvenskan titles, …
- Stuart Baxter
Stuart Baxter (born August 16, 1953, Birmingham) is an English football manager. He started his career as a footballer for Preston North End FC in 1968. He later decided to join Helsingborgs IF who play in Sweden, he then settled in Sweden as a coach. His greatest success was in 1998 when he led the AIK side to become Swedish champions and he also led AIK to Champions League 1999.
- Adama Tamboura
Adama Tamboura (born May 18, 1985) is a Malian football player currently playing for Helsingborgs IF. Until the summer of 2006 he was playing for Djoliba AC. He was part of the Malian 2004 Olympic football team, who exited in the quarter finals, finishing top of group A, but losing to Italy in the next round. On August 22, 2006, he signed a loan deal ending on November 30 with Helsingborgs IF. He has also been testing for Feyenoord.
- Babis Stefanidis
Charalambos "Babis" Stefanidis is a Swedish football player of Greek heritage, who is currently representing Helsingborgs IF. Prior to joining the Scanians, he represented Danish giants Brøndby IF and he has won the Allsvenskan championship twice with Djurgårdens IF. He started his career at IF Brommapojkarna and has also represented the Greek team Iraklis. Babis is an offensive midfielder, who normally plays on the right wing.
- Isaac Chansa
Isaac Chansa (born 23 March 1984 in Kitwe) is a Zambian football (soccer) midfielder for Allsvenskan side Helsingborgs IF and Zambia. He was part of the Zambian 2006 African Nations Cup team, who finished third in group C in the first round of competition, thus failing to secure qualification for the quarter-finals. From 2004 to 2007, "Zife" played for South African giants Orlando Pirates.
- Fredrik Svanbäck
Fredrik Svanbäck, is a football player who currently represents Helsingborgs IF in the Swedish Allsvenskan. He signed for the Swedes in 2004 having spent all his career up to that at FF Jaro in his home town. He is a left wing midfielder, but has also tried the full-back position. He has been capped once for Finland.
- Andreas Landgren
Andreas Landgren is a Swedish football player. The son of former Helsingborgs IF star Sven-Åke, Andreas made his Allsvenskan debut in 2006. After a string of strong matches during the friendly season, he was lifted to the senior squad of Helsingborgs IF in 2007. He can play either as a defender or a midfielder.
- Erik Edman
Erik Edman (born November 11, 1978, in Huskvarna, Sweden) is a professional Swedish footballer, currently playing for Rennes in the French Ligue 1. Before coming to France, Edman played for Helsingborgs IF and AIK in Sweden, Karlsruher SC in Germany, SC Heerenveen in the Netherlands and Tottenham Hotspur in England. He joined Rennes on August 31, 2005, for an undisclosed amount. Edman came to the club with a huge amount of international experience, …
- Andreas Dahl
Andreas Dahl is a Swedish football player currently playing for Helsingborgs IF. He joined the club in 2001 after having spent one season at Coventry City FC. Prior to that, he represented his home town club IFK Hässleholm. Dahl has made 15 matches for the Swedish under-21 national team.
- Oskar Rönningberg
Oskar Rönningberg is a Swedish football player, currently representing Helsingborgs IF. He is a central defender. He started his career at Torns IF in Lund, but was picked up by the HIF youth academy as a 15-year-old. During the 2006 Allsvenskan, he has taken a huge step towards establishing himself as a regular starter for the club, due to injuries on other players. He has also represented Swedish national teams at different youth levels.
- Samir Beloufa
Samir Beloufa (born August 27, 1979 in Melun, near Paris, France) is a French-Algerian football player for the Swedish side Helsingborgs IF of the top Allsvenskan league. He transferred to Helsingborg from the Belgium club Westerlo in March 2007. He also played with Mouscron and Germinal Beerschot in Belgium. In Italian Serie A he played with AC Milan for season 1997-98 and for Monza in Serie B. He was part of the Algerian 2004 African Nations Cup team, …
- Gustaf Andersson
Gustaf Andersson, is a football striker, currently playing for the Swedish Premier Division side Helsingborgs IF. He signed for the club in 2002, leaving IFK Göteborg. He is known as a versatile player who runs a lot and whose headings are a fearful weapon for opponents. He has played for the Sweden national football team.
- Oscar Berglund
Oscar Berglund (born 13 April, 1984) is the reserve goalkeeper of Helsingborgs IF behind unthreatened Daniel Andersson. He is yet to make his Allsvenskan debut for the club.
- Fredrik Björck
Fredrik Björck is a Swedish football player at IF Elfsborg. He joined Helsingborgs IF before the start of the 2005 season, transferred from newly relegated AIK. A central defender, Björck has had injury problems during his time at HIF and the team has only been able to use him irregularly. When not injured, he has proven to be a stable player with a very powerful shot.
- Anders Linderoth
Anders Linderoth is a Swedish football coach and former player. He debuted in the Swedish Premier League for Helsingborgs IF, and during his spell with Östers IF he made his national team debut and received Guldbollen. In 1977 he moved to play professionally in Olympique de Marseille. He played 40 matches and scored two goals for Sweden, the tally including three matches at the 1978 FIFA World Cup. After retiring as a football player Linderoth has worked as a coach.
- Olivier Karekezi
Olivier Karekezi (born 25 May 1983) is a Rwandan footballer, currently playing for Helsingborgs IF in the Swedish Premier Division. He is an attacking midfielder or forward and a popular player among the Helsingborg fans. He signed for the club in 2005, leaving his native club APR FC, and scored five goals in 18 matches during the 2005 season. In 2006, he scored 11 goals for Helsingborg and thereby, he became their top scorer in Allsvenskan.
- Rade Prica
Rade Prica (born June 30, 1980) is a Swedish professional football player, who plays as a striker for Aalborg Boldspilklub in the Danish Superliga. He previously played for Swedish clubs Helsingborgs IF and Ljungby IF, as well as German team Hansa Rostock. He made his debut for the Sweden national football team in February 2001.
- McDonald Mariga
McDonald Mariga is a Kenyan football player. Starting his career at Ulinzi Stars before moving to Pipeline FC, the talented central midfielder came to Sweden in 2005 to play for third Division side Enköpings SK. After only one season at ESK, he signed for Helsingborgs IF before the 2006 season. His success at Olympia was immediate and he is now one of the team's key players.
- Sven Andersson
Sven Andersson is a retired Swedish football goalkeeper. Born in Strömstad near the Norwegian border, he began his professional career in Örgryte IS, a club with which he won the Allsvenskan championship in 1985. He got 1 cap for Sweden, and was called up as a reserve in the Swedish squad for the 1990 FIFA World Cup in Italy. In 1993, after having retired from professional football, he was persuaded by Helsingborgs IF to make his comeback.
- Imad Khalili
Imad Khalili is a Swedish soccer player of Palestinian descent, currently playing for Helsingborgs IF in Allsvenskan. He joined the club before the 2005 season from fellow Helsingborg club Högaborgs BK. He spent the latter half of the 2006 season on loan to Randers FC in Denmark. A left wing midfielder, he is expected to have a long and successful career and he is often spoken about as one of the hottest prospects for Swedish soccer in the future.
- Eldin Karisik
Eldin Karisik is a Swedish-Bosninan football player, currently playing as a central midfielder for IFK Göteborg. He came to Sweden with his family when he was nine years old and in 2003 he was promoted to the senior team from the HIF youth academy. He has made several appearances for the Swedish U21 national team. In November 2006 he was transferred to IFK Göteborg after having been left out of the team regularly during the season.
- Luton Shelton
Luton Shelton (born on November 11, 1985) is a football player from Jamaica and is currently playing as a striker for Sheffield United in the Coca Cola Championship. Shelton is an extremely quick player with a great sense of finding the net. In August 2005 he was due to move to a then high flying Championship side Burnley FC after a very successful pre season trial They attempted to sign the player however a work permit was rejected, …
- Mattias Lindström
Mattias Lindström is a Swedish professional football (soccer) player, who currently plays as a midfielder for Aalborg Boldspilklub in the Danish Superliga championship. Before moving to Denmark, Lindström played eight seasons for Swedish team Helsingborgs IF, for whom he debuted in 1997. He has played for the Sweden national football team.
- Pär Hansson
Pär Hansson is a Swedish football goalkeeper, currently on loan to Ängelholms FF from Helsingborgs IF.
- Atiba Hutchinson
Atiba Hutchinson (born to Trinidadian parents February 8, 1983) is a professional Canadian soccer player who plays for F.C. Copenhagen in the Danish Superliga. He can play all positions on the midfield and as supporting striker. He has played more than 25 matches for the Canadian national team, and represented Canada at the 2003, 2005 & 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cups.
- Kalle Svensson
Karl-Oskar Svensson, nicknamed Rio-Kalle (11 November 1925-15 July 2000) was a famous Swedish football goalkeeper. He played on elite level for Helsingborgs IF during his whole career, debuting in Allsvenskan only 18 years old on 4 June 1944, conceding two goals. He stood between the posts in 349 Allsvenskan matches, from his debut to the spring of 1959, after which he quit playing on elite level. He continued to play for local team Gunnarstorps IF, …
- Ola Nilsson
Ola Nilsson is a former Swedish football player who spent his entire professional career with Helsingborgs IF. He was a central defender. He joined the club in 1991, leaving his native IFÖ/Bromölla IF. From day one of his spell at HIF, he was a first team regular and in 1992, when the club was re-promoted to Allsvenskan after 24 years in lower divisions, Ola Nilsson formed the backbone of the team together with other HIF stars, such as Mats Magnusson and Henrik Larsson.
- Peter Wibrån
Peter Wibrån is a Swedish football midfielder, currently representing Östers IF. Wibrån grew up in Lammhult near Växjö and began his professional career at Öster. In 1996, he signed for Helsingborgs IF, a club where he spent three successful years before moving to German Bundesliga club FC Hansa Rostock. In 2003, when Rostock were relegated, Wibrån decided to return to Sweden and Öster.
- Franco Miranda
Franco Miranda is a football player from Argentina who is currently playing for Helsingborgs IF in Sweden. He signed for the club in the summer of 2006, leaving Argentinian club CAI. He has also represented giants River Plate. Miranda is a full back playing on the left wing. On June 19th, 2007, it was announced that his contract with Helsingborg would expire the 1 July.
- Arild Stavrum
Arild Stavrum is a former Norwegian footballer, who currently unemployed. His playing career included clubs as Molde, Brann, Stabæk, Helsingborg, Aberdeen and Besiktas. He played for Norway twice, once against Israel in a friendly. He managed Molde F.K. to relegation in 2006 and was sacked after the season.
- Magnus Powell
Magnus Powell is a Swedish football (soccer) player, who currently plays for F.C. Lyn Oslo in the Norwegian Premier League. Powell played in the Swedish Allsvenskan from 1995 - 1999 for Helsingborgs IF. He was an important part of the 1999 Helsingborg team that won the championship in Sweden scoring 8 goals in 24 matches. At the start of the 2000-season Powell was sold to Lillestrøm for £350,000 to replace Icelandic international Heiðar Helguson.