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Tomas Emil Rune Antonelius (born Tomas Gustafsson; 7 May 1973) is a Swedish former footballer who played as a defender. He played professionally in Sweden, Canada, England, and Denmark, before injuries cut his career short. He won eight caps for the Sweden national team between 1999 and 2002, and represented his country at UEFA Euro 2000 and the 2002 FIFA World Cup.

Tomas Antonelius

Personal information
Full name	Tomas Emil Rune Antonelius
Birth name	Tomas Gustafsson[1]
Date of birth	(1973-05-07) 7 May 1973 (age 49)
Place of birth	Stockholm, Sweden
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1991	Winnipeg Fury[2][3]	14	(0)
1991–1996	Brommapojkarna	102	(4[2])
1996–1999	AIK	75	(2)
1999–2002	Coventry City[4]	15	(0)
2002–2003	Copenhagen[5]	27	(2)
Total		234	(6)
National team
1999–2002	Sweden	8	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Early career

Antonelius had a brief stint with Canadian side Winnipeg Fury, during a year in college in North America.[6] Whilst at AIK, he played against Arsenal in the 1999–2000 UEFA Champions League.[7][8] At the time, Arsenal were playing their home European games at Wembley Stadium, giving Antonelius a run out at the famous ground.

Coventry City

In December 1999, Antonelius joined Coventry City for an undisclosed fee, signing a three-and-a-half-year contract.[9][10] He made his debut against Arsenal, coming on as a late substitute for Youssef Chippo, as Coventry won 3–2.[11][12]

Copenhagen

In February 2002, he joined Danish Superliga side Copenhagen.[13] However, he suffered a serious knee injury, 1,5 years after joining the club and never played football again. He announced his retirement in September 2003, due to this failure to recover from the injury.[14]

International career

He was part of the Swedish squad at Euro 2000[15] and the 2002 World Cup.[16]

Personal life

Antonelius began his career playing as "Tomas Gustafsson", before changing his name in 2001. The reason for this change was that "Gustafsson" is a very common name in Sweden, and he chose "Antonelius" as it was the married name of his older sister.[17]

Honours

AIK

• Allsvenskan: 1998
• Svenska Cupen: 1996–97, 1998–99

Copenhagen

• Danish Superliga: 2002–03

References

На других языках

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[de] Tomas Antonelius

Tomas Antonelius (* 7. Mai 1973 in Stockholm als Tomas Gustafsson) ist ein ehemaliger schwedischer Fußballnationalspieler.

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- [en] Tomas Antonelius

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[fr] Tomas Antonelius

Tomas Antonelius est un footballeur suédois né le 7 mai 1973 à Stockholm. Il évoluait au poste de défenseur.

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[it] Tomas Antonelius

Tomas Antonelius, nato Gustafsson (Stoccolma, 7 maggio 1973), è un ex calciatore svedese, di ruolo difensore, che nel 2001 ha cambiato il suo cognome in Antonelius, il cognome del marito di sua sorella perché Gustafsson è molto diffuso in Svezia. Dopo aver abbandonato la carriera da giocatore si è messo a studiare economia.

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[ru] Антонелиус, Томас

Томас Антонелиус, урождённый Густафссон (швед. Tomas Antonelius; 7 мая 1973 года, Стокгольм) — шведский футболист, защитник. До 2001 года выступал под фамилией Густафссон, но затем сменил фамилию на Антонелиус, по причине большой распространённости фамилии Густафссон, что иногда вызывало путаницу, Антонелиус является фамилией мужа его старшей сестры. В разные годы побеждал в чемпионатах Швеции и Дании, дважды завоёвывал Кубок Швеции.

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