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Pär Johan Zetterberg (pronounced [ˈpæː ˈʂɛ̂tːɛrˌbærj]; born 14 October 1970) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He is best remembered for his time with R.S.C. Anderlecht, but also represented Falkenbergs FF, Charleroi, and Olympiacos during a career that spanned between 1986 and 2006. A full international between 1993 and 1999, he won 30 caps for the Sweden national team and scored six goals. He was awarded Guldbollen in 1997 as Sweden's best footballer of the year.

Pär Zetterberg

Pär Zetterberg
Personal information
Full name	Pär Johan Zetterberg
Date of birth	(1970-10-14) 14 October 1970 (age 52)
Place of birth	Falkenberg, Sweden
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
1978–1986	Falkenbergs FF
1986–1991	Anderlecht
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1986	Falkenbergs FF	7	(0)
1989–2000	Anderlecht	195	(49)
1991–1993	→ Charleroi (loan)	62	(11)
2000–2003	Olympiacos	61	(7)
2003–2006	Anderlecht	89	(23)
Total		414	(90)
National team
1986–1987	Sweden U17	11	(2)
1990	Sweden U21	1	(0)
1993–1999	Sweden	30	(6)
Teams managed
2018–2020	Anderlecht (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Zetterberg started off his footballing career with Falkenbergs FF in 1978, and made his senior debut for the team in Division 3 at the age of 15 in 1986.[1][2] After having played seven games for Falkenberg, he joined Anderlecht as a youth player later in the same year.[2] He made his debut for Anderlecht in the Belgian First Division in 1989 and had a loan spell at Charleroi between 1991 and 1993.[2] He stayed with Anderlecht until the year 2000 and helped the team to four league titles during this time.[2]

In 2000, Zetterberg joined Olympiacos in the Greek Superleague and helped the team to three straight league titles between 2000 and 2003.[3] He returned to Anderlecht in 2003 and helped the team to another two league titles before retiring from professional football in 2006.[2]

He appeared in around 300 games for Anderlecht during his two spells with the team.[4]

International career

Zetterberg represented the Sweden U17 and U21 teams a total of 12 times, scoring two goals.[5]

He made his full international debut for Sweden on 19 May 1993 in a 1994 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Austria, replacing Johnny Ekström in the 70th minute of a 1–0 win.[6] He scored his first senior goal for Sweden two weeks later on 2 June 1993 in a 1994 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Israel, scoring the third goal in 5–0 win.[7] Zetterberg helped Sweden qualify for the 1994 FIFA World Cup, but missed out on the tournament because of a serious knee injury.[8]

He played in the qualification campaigns for UEFA Euro 1996 and the 1998 FIFA World Cup, but could not help Sweden qualify for the two tournaments despite scoring a total of three goals during the latter campaign.[5]

Zetterberg had a falling out with the national team manager Tommy Söderberg in 1999, and declared that he would not return to the Sweden national team until Söderberg no longer managed the team.[9] He would play his last ever international game for Sweden in a 1–0 UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying win against Luxembourg at the age of 28.[5] Zetterberg won a total of 30 caps during his career, scoring six goals.[5]

Coaching career

On 21 March 2020, Zetterberg left RSC Anderlecht as assistant manager after a two year stint.[10][11]

Personal life

Zetterberg suffers from diabetes type 1.[12] He is the father of professional footballer Erik Zetterberg.[13]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[14]

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Falkenberg	1986[15]	Division 3	7	0			—
Anderlecht	1990–91	First Division	2	0
	1993–94	First Division	22	3
	1994–95	First Division	24	3
	1995–96	First Division	33	5
	1996–97	First Division	32	12
	1997–98	First Division	25	7
	1998–99	First Division	24	7
	1999–2000	First Division	33	12
	Total		195	49
Charleroi (loan)	1991–92	First Division	29	5
	1992–93	First Division	33	6
	Total		62	11
Olympiacos	2000–01	Alpha Ethniki	22	4
	2001–02	Alpha Ethniki	15	0
	2002–03	Alpha Ethniki	24	3
	Total		61	7
Anderlecht	2003–04	First Division	30	7
	2004–05	First Division	29	8
	2005–06	First Division	30	8
	Total		89	23
Career total			414	90

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[5]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Sweden	1993	6	1
	1994	0	0
	1995	3	0
	1996	8	0
	1997	9	5
	1998	3	0
	1999	1	0
Total		30	6

Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Zetterberg goal.

List of international goals scored by Pär Zetterberg

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Ref.
1	2 June 1993	Råsunda Stadium, Solna, Sweden	Israel	3–0	5–0	1994 FIFA World Cup qualification	[7]
2	22 May 1997	Råsunda Stadium, Solna, Sweden	Poland	1–0	2–2	Friendly	[16]
3				2–0
4	8 June 1997	Kadriorg Stadium, Tallinn, Estonia	Estonia	2–0	3–2	1998 FIFA World Cup qualification	[17]
5	20 August 1997	Dinamo Stadium, Minsk, Belarus	Belarus	2–1	1–1	1998 FIFA World Cup qualification	[18]
6	11 October 1997	Råsunda Stadium, Solna, Sweden	Estonia	1–0	1–0	1998 FIFA World Cup qualification	[19]

Honours

Anderlecht[20]

• Belgian First Division: 1990–91, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1999–00, 2003–04, 2005–06
• Belgian Cup: 1993–94
• Belgian League Cup: 2000[21]
• Belgian Sports Team of the Year: 2000[22]

Olympiacos

• Super League Greece: 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03[23]

Individual

• Belgian Golden Shoe: 1993, 1997[24]
• Belgian Professional Footballer of the Year: 1993, 1997, 1998[25]
• Man of the Season (Belgian First Division): 1996–97[26]
• Swedish Golden Ball: 1997[27]
• Belgian Fair Play Award: 1998, 1999, 2000, 2004, 2005, 2006[25]
• Platina Eleven (Best Team in 50 Years of Golden Shoe Winners) (2003)[28]
• The Best Golden Shoe Team Ever (2011)[29]

References

На других языках

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[de] Pär Zetterberg

Pär Zetterberg (* 14. Oktober 1970 in Falkenberg) ist ein ehemaliger schwedischer Fußballspieler. Der Mittelfeldspieler, der in den 1990er Jahren für die schwedische Nationalmannschaft in 30 Länderspielen auflief, bestritt seine Karriere nahezu ausschließlich außerhalb seines Heimatlandes. Während seiner Zeit in Belgien wurde er zweifach als Belgiens Fußballer des Jahres ausgezeichnet, 1997 erhielt er parallel die Auszeichnung als Schwedens Fußballer des Jahres. Eine Teilnahme an einem großen Turnier blieb ihm, der in Belgien und Griechenland zusammengenommen neunmal den nationalen Meistertitel gewann, jedoch verwehrt.

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- [en] Pär Zetterberg

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[es] Pär Zetterberg

Pär Zetterberg (Falkenberg, Halland, Suecia, 14 de octubre de 1970) es un futbolista sueco que jugaba de centrocampista.

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[fr] Pär Zetterberg

Pär Zetterberg, né le 14 octobre 1970 à Falkenberg (Suède), est un footballeur suédois, qui évoluait au poste de milieu de terrain à Anderlecht et en équipe de Suède.

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[it] Pär Zetterberg

Pär Johan Zetterberg (Falkenberg, 14 ottobre 1970) è un ex calciatore svedese nel ruolo di centrocampista.

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[ru] Зеттерберг, Пер

Пер Зеттерберг (швед. Pär Zetterberg; род. 14 октября 1970, Фалькенберг, Халланд) — шведский футболист, центральный полузащитник.

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