Oskar Rönningberg

Oskar Mikael Rönningberg (born 2 April 1986) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a centre back. He represented Helsingborgs IF between 2006 and 2008 before his career was cut short because of an injury. He won two caps for the Sweden national team in 2008.

Oskar Rönningberg
Personal information
Full name Oskar Mikael Rönningberg
Date of birth (1986-04-02) 2 April 1986
Place of birth Lund, Sweden
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1992–2001 Torns IF
2001–2006 Helsingborgs IF
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2008 Helsingborgs IF 22 (0)
International career
2001–2003 Sweden U17 21 (1)
2004 Sweden U19 4 (1)
2006–2007 Sweden U21 2 (0)
2008 Sweden 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Early career

Rönningberg started off his career with Torns IF in Lund, helping his youth team finish fourth in the 2001 season of Pojkallsvenskan.[1] In 2002, Rönningberg left Torns IF to sign with the Allsvenskan club Helsingborgs IF.[1] In 2006 he became the first ever former Torns IF player to play in Allsvenskan.[1]

2006 season

Rönningberg made his Allsvenskan debut for Helsingborg on 2 May 2006 in a home game against Östers IF, which Helsingborg won 4–0.[1] During his first senior season with the club, he played in 11 Allsvenskan games and was an unused substitute in the 2006 Svenska Cupen final as Helsingborg won the 2006 Svenska Cupen title.[2][3]

2007 season

In 2007, Rönningberg made another 11 Allsvenskan appearances and was a part of the Helsingborg team that competed in the 2007–08 UEFA Cup.[2] On 8 November 2007, he played in all 90 minutes as Helsingborg beat Galatasaray 3–2 away.[2] He played in all four UEFA Cup group stage games as Helsingborgs IF advanced to the Round of 32 before being eliminated by PSV Eindhoven.[4][5]

Injury and retirement

In a pre-season friendly game in March 2008 against SK Brann, Rönningberg suffered a severe knee injury with 15 minutes left of the game.[6] The injury made Rönningberg miss the entire 2008 season, and ultimately forced him to announce his retirement from professional football in September 2008 at the age of 22.[2][7]

International career

After having represented the Sweden U17, U19, and U21 teams, Rönningberg made his full international debut for Sweden on 13 January 2008 in a friendly game against Costa Rica, replacing Behrang Safari in the 68th minute in game that Sweden won 1–0.[8] He won his second and final international cap six days later in a friendly game against the United States, playing for 61 minutes before being replaced by Safari in a game that Sweden lost 2–0.[9]

Career statistics

Club
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[10][11]
Club Season League Svenska Cupen UEFA Cup Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Helsingborgs IF 2006 Allsvenskan 1104000150
2007 Alllsvenskan 1103070210
2008 Allsvenskan –
Career total 2207070360

International
Appearances and goals by national team and year[12]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Sweden 200820
Total20

Honours

Helsingborgs IF

References
  1. "Lagen i Torns IF". www.tornsif.com. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  2. "Fotbollsinvalid som 22-åring - nu ska ex-landslagsbacken hjälpa HIF: "Aldrig velat sitta på röven och sura"". fotbollskanalen (in Swedish). Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  3. "Helsingborg cupmästare 2006 — svenskfotboll.se". www2.svenskfotboll.se. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  4. "Galatasaray vs. Helsingborg - Football Match Summary - November 8, 2007 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  5. Harmby, Bo (21 February 2008). "Helsingborg utslaget ur Uefacupen". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). ISSN 1101-2412. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  6. "Oskar Rönningberg missar sextondelen mot PSV". Skånska Dagbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  7. "Stjärnans tunga besked - FotbollDirekt". Stjärnans tunga besked - FotbollDirekt. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  8. "Costa Rica - Sverige - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  9. "USA - Sverige - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  10. "Oskar Rönningberg". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  11. Klinteberg, Martin (8 December 2017). "Oskar Rönningberg "- Att få vara med att bygga HIF framöver är en ära och jävligt roligt"". Allt Om HIF (in Swedish). Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  12. "Oskar Rönningberg - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se. (in Swedish). Retrieved 13 October 2020.
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