- Olof Mellberg
Erik Olof Mellberg (born September 3, 1977 in Amnehärad, Gullspång) is a Swedish football player who currently plays club football for Aston Villa. Besides playing for Aston Villa, Mellberg is an established player for the Swedish national team, and used to captain the side but stepped down from the role after the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany. Shortly thereafter, he also abdicated as team captain of his club team.
- Zlatan Ibrahimović
Zlatan Ibrahimović is a Swedish football player. He plays as a striker. He currently plays for Inter Milan, in Italy, and for the Sweden national football team.
- Lars Lagerbäck
Lars "Lasse" Lagerbäck [laːʂ 'lɑsɛ 'laːgɛrbɛk] (born 16 July 1948) is a football manager. After Euro 2004, he became the sole manager for the Sweden national football team. He first joined the national team's coaching staff in 1997 as an assistant to Tommy Söderberg, and was promoted to joint coach in 2000. The pair led Sweden through the 2002 World Cup and Euro 2004; after the latter event, …
- Christian Wilhelmsson
Christian "Chippen" Wilhelmsson (born December 8, 1979 in Malmö) is a professional football player who plays for FC Nantes of the French Ligue 1 in midfield and for the Swedish national team Wilhelmsson started his career with Mjällby AIF in 1997 where he stayed for three seasons. In 2000 he played for Norwegian team Stabæk I.F. before joining Anderlecht in 2003. Wilhelmsson represented Sweden at Euro 2004 and the 2006 FIFA World Cup.
- Petter Hansson
Petter Hansson ['pɛtɛr 'hɑːnsɔn] (born December 14, 1976 in Söderhamn) is a Swedish footballer who is currently playing in the Frensh Ligue 1 at Stade Rennes. He started his career at Söderhamns FF and was transderred to Halmstads BK in 1998. He made his Allsvenskan debut on 4 October 1998 versus AIK. Petter Hansson became a popular player at Halmstads BK, mainly because his fighting spirit and a strong will to win a match.
- Daniel Andersson
Daniel Andersson ['daːnijɛl 'ɑndɛ(r)ʃɔn] (born August 28, 1977 in Borgeby) is a Swedish football midfielder. He has played 41 international matches for the Sweden national team, and was a squad player for the Euro 2000, the 2002 FIFA World Cup and the 2006 FIFA World Cup. He played for Bjärreds IF as a youngster, but joined Malmö FF in 1994. He gradually became a star in the Swedish league, and was bought by Italian Serie A outfit AS Bari.
- Johan Elmander
Johan Elmander ['juːan ɛl'mɑndɛr] (born May 27, 1981 in Alingsås, Sweden) is a Swedish football player, who plays as a forward for French club Toulouse FC in the Ligue 1 championship. Elmander has scored nine goals in 26 games for the Swedish national team, and he was chosen to represent his country at the 2006 FIFA World Cup.
- Thomas Ravelli
Thomas Ravelli is a former Swedish footballer, who plays as a goalkeeper, the all-time appearance leader for the Swedish national team with 143 caps. On the club level, Ravelli played for Swedish clubs IFK Göteborg and Östers IF, winning the Swedish championship six times with the former and twice with the latter. He also played for the Tampa Bay Mutiny of Major League Soccer. Ravelli's international career spanned from 1981 to 1997; he played in the 1990 World Cup, …
- Gunnar Gren
Gunnar Gren was a Swedish football player and coach, part of the famous "Gre-No-Li" trio of forwards at A.C. Milan and the Swedish national team. Considered one of Sweden's all-time greats, Gren won several trophies in his career, including the Swedish title with IFK Göteborg. He won the Guldbollen in 1946. In 1949, he joined AC Milan and became the 'Gre' part of the famous Gre-No-Li trio with his international teammates Gunnar Nordahl ('No') and Nils Liedholm ('Li').
- Tobias Linderoth
Tobias Linderoth (born April 21, 1979 in Marseille, France) is a Swedish football center midfielder playing for Galatasaray. Linderoth is a midfield dynamo on the Swedish national team where he also is assistant captain. Tobias has competed in the UEFA European Football Championship for Sweden in the 2004 tournaments as well as the FIFA World Cups in the 2002 and 2006 tournaments. In one game at the World Cup in 2002, …
- Mikael Nilsson
Mikael "Micke" Nilsson (born June 24 1978 in Ovesholm) is a Swedish footballer (defender) who plays for Greek giants Panathinaikos Nilsson is described as highly versatile and can be utilized in a number of positions. He has played in the Sweden national team since 2002 when he made his debut against the Czech Republic. He has been included in his country's squad for the 2006 FIFA World Cup.
- Mikael Nilsson
Mikael Nilsson (born 28 September, 1968 in Falköping) is a former Swedish football defender. He played for a local club and IFK Falköping until 1987 when he moved to IFK Göteborg, where he stayed until he ended his active career in 2001 due to an eye injury. During these years, he played 609 first team matches, which is a club record. He also won six Swedish Championships with the club and played in several European competitions.
- Patrik Andersson
Patrik "Bjärred" Andersson is a former Swedish footballer. Both his father, Roy Andersson, as well as his younger brother, Daniel Andersson, have played professional football. As of early 2005, Andersson has a total of 96 caps for the Swedish national team, scoring 3 goals. He won a bronze medal in the 1994 FIFA World Cup. Andersson also played in the team which reached the semi-finals in the 1992 European Championship, Euro 2000, …
- Kennet Andersson
Kennet Andersson is a former Swedish football (soccer) player, a key member of the Swedish national team that finished third in the 1994 World Cup. He is 193 cm (6'3) and 92kg (200lbs). On the club level, Andersson played for Tunafors (1985), Eskilstuna (1985-88), Göteborg (1988-91), Mechelen (1991-92), Norrköping (1993), Lille (1993-94), Caen (1994-95), Bari (1995-96), Bologna (1996-99 and 1999-2000), Lazio (1999), and Fenerbahçe (2000-02).
- Björn Nordqvist
Björn Nordqvist is a former football defender from Sweden. During the 1960's and 70's he was the Swedish national team captain. He played at the 1970 FIFA World Cup, 1974 FIFA World Cup and 1978 FIFA World Cup and in total amassed 115 international matches, and as such held the world record for some time. Nordqvist has later been surpassed even as Swedish record holder, by Thomas Ravelli. Roland Nilsson has also surpassed him, with 116 matches.
- Kim Källström
Kim Källström [kɪm 'ɕɛlˌstrœm] (born August 24, 1982 in Sandviken, Sweden) is a left-footed Swedish midfielder playing for the Swedish national team and Olympique Lyonnais. He has a powerful shot, which once knocked out his team-mate Andreas Isaksson during training prior to the 2006 World Cup. His nickname is "Kongo-Kim". He is also known for sporting a rather unique quiff.
- Bo Larsson
Bo "Bosse" Larsson is a former Swedish football midfielder/striker. Bosse Larsson was one of the national team profiles during the 1970's. In total he got 70 caps, and played at the 1970 FIFA World Cup, 1974 FIFA World Cup and 1978 FIFA World Cup. Most of his club career he played for Malmö FF where he won the league championship several times. Between 1966 and 1969 he played professionally for VfB Stuttgart.
- Tomas Brolin
Tomas Brolin (born November 29, 1969 in Hudiksvall) is a former Swedish football player, and was a key member of the Swedish national team that finished third in the 1994 World Cup. He was also a member of the Swedish squad that competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.
- Nils Liedholm
Nils Liedholm (born October 8, 1922 in Valdemarsvik) is a Swedish retired football midfielder and coach, famous for being part of Sweden's "Gre-No-Li" trio of strikers along with Gunnar Gren and Gunnar Nordahl at A.C. Milan and the Swedish national team. He is the only member of the three still living. As a coach, he was in charge of several teams in Italy, managing for nearly four decades.
- 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, …
- Orvar Bergmark
Orvar Bergmark born in Bureå south of Skellefteå, was a Swedish football defender and manager, as well as bandy player. He played 167 matches for Örebro SK in Allsvenskan, and also played for A.S. Roma. He was part of the national team that lost the final in the 1958 FIFA World Cup, and he was awarded prize as the best right back of the tournament, and he was also awarded the Guldbollen that year. He was the national team manager from 1966 to 1970.
- Marcus Allbäck
Marcus Christian Allbäck, born July 5, 1973 in Göteborg, is a Swedish football striker, who currently plays for F.C. Copenhagen in Denmark.
- 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.
- Mattias Jonson
Mattias Jonson [ma'tiːɑs 'jʊnsɔn] (born January 16 1974) is a Swedish professional football player, who plays as a midfielder for Swedish club Djurgårdens IF in the Allsvenskan championship. He has played 57 games and scored nine goals for the Sweden national football team, and represented Sweden at two World Cups and the 2004 European Championship.
- Ralf Edström
Ralf Edström is a former Swedish footballer. Starting his career in Degerfors IF, a club known to produce many young talents, Edström moved to Åtvidabergs FF and became national champion in 1972. Edström made 40 appearances for the Swedish national team and scored 15 times. He is most noted for his performance in the 1974 FIFA World Cup where had a big part in Sweden finishing fifth. On club level, he became not only Swedish Champion, but also Dutch and French Champion.
- Tommy Svensson
Tommy Svensson is a Swedish football manager and former player. His playing career took him to Östers IF as well as Belgian Standard Liège. He was awarded Guldbollen in 1969 and played at the 1970 FIFA World Cup. After retiring, he started working as the Östers IF coach. He later had a successful period with Tromsø I.L., and became national team coach in 1991.
- Gunnar Nordahl
Gunnar Nordahl was a Swedish football player, best known for his play in AC Milan 1949-1956. Nordahl started out at Degerfors in Sweden before moving to IFK Norrköping. He won four Swedish championships with Norrkoping and once scored seven goals in one game. During his time in Swedish clubs, Nordahl scored 149 goals in 172 matches. Nordahl transferred to AC Milan on January 22, 1949. Later, he would team up with his national team strike partners, …
- Jonas Thern
Jonas Thern is a former Swedish football (soccer) player. Born in Falköping and raised in the town of Värnamo (20,000 inhabitants) in southern central Sweden, where he early in his life started practicing with great determination towards what would make him one of the best strategic midfielders in Swedish soccer history. His professional career started in 1985 when he joined the classic Swedish club of Malmö FF, where he stayed for four years, …
- Anders Limpar
Anders Limpar (born September 24, 1965 in Solna) is a Swedish former footballer of Hungarian origin, who played as a winger. He has played for clubs in Switzerland, Sweden, Italy, England and the United States. He was part of one of the best Swedish sides ever, the Sweden team that finished third at the 1994 FIFA World Cup in the United States, but did not have a large role during the tournament. In total, he won 58 caps for Sweden, scoring 6 goals.
- 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.
- Olle Nordin
Olle Nordin is a Swedish football coach and former player. He was capped 19 times for the national team and played at the 1978 FIFA World Cup, but he is best remembered for his coaching merits. As national team coach, he led Sweden to the 1990 FIFA World Cup — its first World Cup since Nordin participated as a player. The tournament was a failure, however, as Sweden lost every match. Nordin was fired shortly thereafter.
- Markus Rosenberg
Markus Rosenberg ['markɵs 'ruːsəmbærj] (born September 27, 1982 in Malmö) is a Swedish footballer. As of 6 June 2007, Rosenberg, who is nicknamed "Sillen", has played fifteen games and scored five times for the Swedish national team. He managed to score a late equalizer in his debut versus South Korea on November 12, 2005.
- Sven Rydell
Sven Rydell (born January 14, 1905; died April 4, 1975) is a former Swedish football (soccer) player, the all-time leading scorer for the Swedish national team. Although Rydell played in the 1920s and 30s, the 49 goals (in only 43 matches) he scored for his country still stands as the national record. Because his career spanned the nascent years of international football, …
- Tommy Söderberg
Tommy Söderberg is a Swedish football manager/coach. As a manager he won the Swedish league title with AIK in 1992. Later he went on to coach the Swedish U21 national team, and when Tommy Svensson left his job as national team manager in 1998, the path was open for Söderberg. He took Sweden to the Euro 2000 tournament. The same year Lars Lagerbäck was promoted from assistant coach to joint coach together with Söderberg.
- Magnus Hedman
Magnus Hedman (born March 19, 1973 in Huddinge) is a Swedish football (soccer) goalkeeper, has retired from professional football. He has played 58 matches for the Sweden national football team, and represented his country at two FIFA World Cup and two European Championship tournaments. He is married to Magdalena Graaf, a Swedish former model.
- Glenn Hysén
Glenn Ingvar Hysén was an outstanding defender who played for leading Dutch, Italian and English clubs and won 68 caps for Sweden. Hysén started his career with IFK Göteborg and quickly established himself as a tough and composed defender. He was Sweden's Footballer Of The Year in 1983 and his form earned him his first international caps and a move to PSV Eindhoven in Holland.
- Stefan Schwarz
Stefan Schwarz is a Swedish former footballer. Born to a German father, he played as a midfielder. He was capped for the Swedish national side on 69 occasions, often as captain. He played at the World Cup 1990 and 1994 finals, and at the Euro 1992 finals. He began his career at his hometown club Malmö. In 1990 he played as a youthplayer in Leverkusen before moving on to Benfica where he played from 1990 to 1994,he also played for Arsenal, Fiorentina, …
- Mikael Dorsin
Mikael Frank Dorsin is a Swedish football player, playing as a defender at the Norwegian club Rosenborg. He started his career at minor-league IFK Lidingö. After that he played for Djurgårdens IF (until 1999), Spårvägens FF (1999), Djurgårdens IF (2000-2003) and RC Strasbourg (2003-2004). He has several matches for Sweden's national team.
- Ove Kindvall
Ove Kindvall is a former Swedish footballer (forward). He started his career at IFK Norrköping, where he played until he joined Feyenoord in and became professional. The same year, he won the Guldbollen, as the best Swedish footballer of the year. With Feyenoord he won two national championships as well as the European Cup. In the final against Celtic he scored the winning goal in extra time. In his five seasons with the club, Kindvall scored 129 league goals in 144 games.
- Leo Beenhakker
Leo Beenhakker is an international Dutch football coach, currently the coach of the Polish national team. He has been the coach of several prestigious clubs including Ajax, Feyenoord, Real Madrid, Real Zaragoza and Club América. He has also coached the Saudi Arabian and Dutch national teams. He coached the national team of Trinidad and Tobago in the year leading up to the 2006 FIFA World Cup. Under Beenhakker's guidance the team managed to qualify for the 2006 World Cup, …