Jonny Rödlund

Jonny Erik Gunnar Rödlund (born 22 December 1971) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. A youth player at RSC Anderlecht and Manchester United, he went on to win Allsvenskan and Svenska Cupen with IFK Norrköping before representing teams in Portugal, Germany, and China. A full international between 1990 and 1992, he won two caps for the Sweden national team and represented his country at the 1992 Summer Olympics.

Jonny Rödlund
Personal information
Full name Jonny Erik Gunnar Rödlund
Date of birth (1971-12-22) 22 December 1971
Place of birth Västerås, Sweden
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1986 Skiljebo SK
1987 Västerås SK
1987–1988 Anderlecht
1988–1989 Manchester United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988–1989 Manchester United 0 (0)
1989–1993 IFK Norrköping 107 (14)
1994 BK Häcken 14 (4)
1994 Västerås SK 7 (2)
1995 Degerfors IF 16 (1)
1995–1997 Braga 14 (2)
1997–1999 Västerås SK 34 (7)
1999–2001 Energie Cottbus 21 (3)
2001 Beijing Guoan 18 (1)
2002–2004 Enköpings SK 57 (5)
2004–2007 Skiljebo SK
International career
1987–1988 Sweden U17 17 (7)
1988–1991 Sweden U19 28 (8)
1990–1993 Sweden U21/O 36 (11)
1990–1992 Sweden 2 (0)
Managerial career
2008 Syrianska IF Kerburan
2009–2010 Irsta IF
2010 Skiljebo SK
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Starting his footballing career with Skiljebo SK, Rödlund played youth football at RSC Anderlecht and Manchester United between 1987 and 1989 before signing with IFK Norrköping in 1989.[1] While at Norrköping, he helped the club win the 1989 Allsvenskan and the 1990–91 Svenska Cupen titles.[2] He also represented clubs in Portugal, Germany, and China before retiring at Skiljebo SK in 2007.[3]

In Sweden, due to his youth career both with RSC Anderlecht and Manchester United, he is generally considered as 'the talent that never bloomed'.[4]

International career

Rödlund won two caps for the Sweden national team in 1990 and 1992.[5] He also represented the Sweden Olympic team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain and scored two goals before Sweden was eliminated in the quarterfinals.[6]

Career statistics

International
Appearances and goals by national team and year[5]
National team Year Apps Goals
Sweden 1990 1 0
1991 0 0
1992 1 0
Total 2 0

Honours

IFK Norrköping

References
  1. "Jonny Rödlund". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
  2. Andersson, Pär (22 January 2019). "IFK-stjärnan: "Jag förlorade allt" – Motala Vadstena Tidning". mvt.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  3. "Jonny Rödlund blåst – förlorade miljoner". www.expressen.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  4. "Pappan som kom hem - till slut..." Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  5. "Jonny Rödlund - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se. (in Swedish). Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  6. Grönlund, Christopher (16 July 2015). "Rödlund om OS-upplevelsen 1992". vlt.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 7 March 2021.


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