Håkan Söderstjerna (born 30 October 1975) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.[1] In media he sometimes went under the alias "The one armed bandit", as he was born with one arm only.
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Date of birth | (1975-10-30) 30 October 1975 (age 46) | ||
Place of birth | Sweden | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1994–1996 | Landskrona BoIS | ||
1996–1997 | Fremad Amager | ||
1997–1998 | Tanjong Pagar United | ||
1998–2000 | Fremad Amager | ||
2000–2002 | Landskrona BoIS | ||
2003–2004 | Fredrikstad | ||
2005–2007 | Landskrona BoIS | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Söderstjerna, who was born without his lower right arm,[2] played club football in Sweden, Denmark, Singapore and Norway for Landskrona BoIS (three spells), Fremad Amager (two spells), Tanjong Pagar United FC and Fredrikstad.[3] He retired from club football in November 2007.[4] Fans of Landskrona BoIS had previously written a song in his honour.[2][4] Söderstjerna also studied economics and law at Lund University.[5]
![]() | This biographical article related to Swedish football is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |