Jonas Lundén is a Swedish former footballer who last played for GAIS in Allsvenskan. He notably also played for IF Elfsborg and IFK Göteborg. Lundén played as a forward early in his career but at Elfsborg he was reschooled as a winger and full back. In 2001, he played one game for the Sweden national football team. He received a degree of fame amongst football computer game fans as one of the best prospects in SI Games' Championship Manager 2001/02 - one of a golden generation of Swedish youngsters who found fame outside of Sweden due to the cult football management game.[2]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jonas Lundén | ||
Date of birth | (1980-12-27) December 27, 1980 (age 41) | ||
Place of birth | Borlänge, Sweden | ||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender (former Striker) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1998 | IK Brage | ||
1998–2001 | IFK Göteborg | 57 | (7) |
2001–2006 | IF Elfsborg | 64 | (1) |
2006–2011 | GAIS | 78 | (1) |
National team | |||
1999–2001 | Sweden U21 | 6 | (0) |
2001 | Sweden | 1 | (0) |
Teams managed | |||
2012–2015[1] | GAIS (sporting director) | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |