Mats Lilienberg

Mats Christer Lilienberg (born 22 December 1969) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a striker.[1] He won three Allsvenskan titles and was the Allsvenskan top scorer twice during a professional career that spanned between 1990 and 2004. A full international between 1993 and 1998, he won five caps for the Sweden national team and scored one goal.

Mats Lilienberg
Personal information
Full name Mats Christer Lilienberg
Date of birth (1969-12-22) 22 December 1969
Place of birth Vollsjö, Sweden
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989 Vollsjö IF
1989–1990 Sjöbo IF 16 (13)
1990–1993 Trelleborgs FF 94 (42)
1993–1994 1860 Munich 19 (4)
1995–1996 IFK Göteborg 30 (5)
1996–1998 Halmstads BK 51 (25)
1999–2002 Malmö FF 79 (21)
2002–2004 Trelleborgs FF 56 (24)
2005–2011 Höörs IS
International career
1991–1992 Sweden U21 3 (0)
1993–1998 Sweden 5 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Lilienberg represented Trelleborgs FF, 1860 Munich, IFK Göteborg, Halmstads BK, Malmö FF, and Höörs IS during his career.[2] He won three Allsvenskan titles (in 1995, 1996, and 1997) and was the Allsvenskan top scorer in 1993 and 1997 with 18 and 14 goals respectively.[2] While at Malmö FF, he played at forward alongside a young Zlatan Ibrahimovic.[2]

International career

After having represented the Sweden U21 team a total of three times, Lilienberg made his full international debut for Sweden on 10 November 1993 in a 1994 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Austria when he replaced Henrik Larsson in the 72nd minute of a 1–1 draw.[3][4] He scored his first and only international goal for Sweden in a friendly 3–1 win against the United States on 20 February 1994.[5] He won his fifth and final cap on 29 January 1998 in a friendly 0–0 draw with Jamaica.[4]

Career statistics

International
Appearances and goals by national team and year[4]
National team Year Apps Goals
Sweden 1993 1 0
1994 2 1
1995 0 0
1996 0 0
1997 0 0
1998 2 0
Total 5 1
Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first.
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.20 February 1994Joe Robbie Stadium, Miami, Florida, United States United States3–13–1Joe Robbie Cup

Honours

IFK Göteborg

Halmstads BK

Individual

References
  1. "Mats Lilienberg". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 7 September 2012.
  2. "Mats Lilienberg 50 år - Halmstads BK". www.hbk.se. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  3. "Österrike - Sverige - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  4. "Mats Lilienberg - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se. (in Swedish). Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  5. "USA - Sverige - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 10 February 2021.
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