Håkan Sandberg (footballer)

Håkan Sandberg (born 27 June 1958) is a Swedish former international football player, who played as a striker.

Håkan Sandberg
Personal information
Full name Sven Håkan Sandberg
Date of birth (1958-07-27) 27 July 1958
Place of birth Ludvika, Sweden
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
Ludvika FF
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1976–1981 Örebro SK 92 (31)
1981–1984 IFK Göteborg 71 (34)
1984–1987 AEK Athens 80 (30)
1987–1988 Olympiacos 2 (0)
1988–1989 GIF Sundsvall 41 (15)
International career
1975–1976 Sweden U19 10 (2)
1978–1980 Sweden U21 10 (2)
1982–1985 Sweden 13 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Sandberg started off his footballing career with Ludvika FF, before signing with the Allsvenskan club Örebro SK in 1976.[1] He signed with IFK Göteborg in 1981, and helped the team with the 1981–82 UEFA Cup as well as the 1982, 1983, and 1984 Swedish Championships.[1][2] In 1984, he left for Greece where he spent three seasons with

On 5 July 1984, Sandberg joined AEK Athens and immediately stood out, not only for his distinctive appearance, but also for his playing style. Alongside Thomas Mavros and Márton Esterházy, created an amazing offensive triplet in the team.[3] An unforgettable highlight of his career was Mavros' goal against Apollon Athens in December 1984, when alongside Sandberg he played a "volleyball" with headers in the opponent's area before scoring.[4] During his spell at AEK he scored two hat-tricks against Panachaiki at home and Ethnikos Piraeus away from home. He also scored a brace in the away defeat against Panathinaikos with 3–2.[5] He was the scorer for his club in the 1–1 at home against Olympiacos.[6]

In the summer of 1987, he left AEK and signs with Olympiacos, but essentially his participation and contribution to the "red and whites" was almost zero, since he was suffering from injuries.[1] He returned to Sweden in 1988 to finish up his career with GIF Sundsvall.[1][7]

International career

Sandberg won a total of 20 youth caps for the Sweden U19 and U21 teams, scoring 4 goals.[8] He made his full international debut for Sweden on 13 November 1982 in a UEFA Euro 1984 qualifier against Cyprus which Sweden won 1–0.[8] He scored his first international goal for Sweden on 29 May 1983 in a UEFA 1984 qualifier against Italy which Sweden Sweden won 2–0.[8] His last international appearance came on 17 November 1985 in a 1986 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Malta.[8] Sandberg won a total of 13 caps for Sweden and scored three goals, but never appeared in a major international tournament.[8]

Career statistics
Appearances and goals by national team and year[8]
National team Year Apps Goals
Sweden 1982 1 0
1983 6 1
1984 4 2
1985 2 0
Total 13 3
Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sandberg goal.
List of international goals scored by Håkan Sandberg
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 29 May 1983 Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden  Italy 1–0 2–0 UEFA Euro 1984 qualifier [9]
2 23 February 1984 Tipshallen Elmia, Jönköping, Sweden  United States 3–0 4–0 Friendly [10]
3 4–0

Honours
IFK Göteborg

References
  1. "Håkan Sandberg från Ludvika – en av Dalarnas stora fotbollsspelare – Sport i Dalarna" (in Swedish). Retrieved 2020-12-11.
  2. "Håkan Sandberg - ifkdb.se". ifkdb.se. Retrieved 2020-12-11.
  3. "Χόκαν Σάντμπεργκ". kitrinomavro.gr.
  4. "ΑΕΚ - Mια φάση, μια ιστορία: Όταν ο Μαύρος έπαιξε βόλεϊ με τον Σάντμπεργκ στην άμυνα του Απόλλωνα!". gazzetta.gr.
  5. "1984-85 (8) ΠΑΝΑΘΗΝΑΙΚΟΣ-ΑΕΚ" – via www.youtube.com.
  6. "1984-85 (27) ΑΕΚ-ΟΛΥΜΠΙΑΚΟΣ" – via www.youtube.com.
  7. "#3 Håkan Sandberg | ViLirare". www.vilirare.se. Retrieved 2020-12-11.
  8. "Håkan Sandberg - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se. (in Swedish). Retrieved 2020-12-11.
  9. "Sverige - Italien - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2020-12-11.
  10. "Sverige - USA - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2020-12-11.

Håkan Sandberg at National-Football-Teams.com

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