Pär Zetterberg

Pär Johan Zetterberg (pronounced [ˈpæː ˈʂɛ̂tːɛrˌbærj]; born 14 October 1970) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He is best remembered for his time with R.S.C. Anderlecht, but also represented Falkenbergs FF, Charleroi, and Olympiacos during a career that spanned between 1986 and 2006. A full international between 1993 and 1999, he won 30 caps for the Sweden national team and scored six goals. He was awarded Guldbollen in 1997 as Sweden's best footballer of the year.

Pär Zetterberg
Pär Zetterberg
Personal information
Full name Pär Johan Zetterberg
Date of birth (1970-10-14) 14 October 1970
Place of birth Falkenberg, Sweden
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1978–1986 Falkenbergs FF
1986–1991 Anderlecht
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1986 Falkenbergs FF 7 (0)
1989–2000 Anderlecht 195 (49)
1991–1993 → Charleroi (loan) 62 (11)
2000–2003 Olympiacos 61 (7)
2003–2006 Anderlecht 89 (23)
Total 414 (90)
International career
1986–1987 Sweden U17 11 (2)
1990 Sweden U21 1 (0)
1993–1999 Sweden 30 (6)
Managerial career
2018–2020 Anderlecht (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Zetterberg started off his footballing career with Falkenbergs FF in 1978, and made his senior debut for the team in Division 3 at the age of 15 in 1986.[1][2] After having played seven games for Falkenberg, he joined Anderlecht as a youth player later in the same year.[2] He made his debut for Anderlecht in the Belgian First Division in 1989 and had a loan spell at Charleroi between 1991 and 1993.[2] He stayed with Anderlecht until the year 2000 and helped the team to four league titles during this time.[2]

In 2000, Zetterberg joined Olympiacos in the Greek Superleague and helped the team to three straight league titles between 2000 and 2003.[3] He returned to Anderlecht in 2003 and helped the team to another two league titles before retiring from professional football in 2006.[2]

He appeared in around 300 games for Anderlecht during his two spells with the team.[4]

International career

Zetterberg represented the Sweden U17 and U21 teams a total of 12 times, scoring two goals.[5]

He made his full international debut for Sweden on 19 May 1993 in a 1994 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Austria, replacing Johnny Ekström in the 70th minute of a 1–0 win.[6] He scored his first senior goal for Sweden two weeks later on 2 June 1993 in a 1994 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Israel, scoring the third goal in 5–0 win.[7] Zetterberg helped Sweden qualify for the 1994 FIFA World Cup, but missed out on the tournament because of a serious knee injury.[8]

He played in the qualification campaigns for UEFA Euro 1996 and the 1998 FIFA World Cup, but could not help Sweden qualify for the two tournaments despite scoring a total of three goals during the latter campaign.[5]

Zetterberg had a falling out with the national team manager Tommy Söderberg in 1999, and declared that he would not return to the Sweden national team until Söderberg no longer managed the team.[9] He would play his last ever international game for Sweden in a 1–0 UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying win against Luxembourg at the age of 28.[5] Zetterberg won a total of 30 caps during his career, scoring six goals.[5]

Coaching career

On 21 March 2020, Zetterberg left RSC Anderlecht as assistant manager after a two year stint.[10][11]

Personal life

Zetterberg has type 1 diabetes.[12] He is the father of professional footballer Erik Zetterberg.[13]

Career statistics

Club
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[14]
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Falkenberg 1986[15]Division 370—70
Anderlecht 1989–90 First Division 0010001020
1990–91 First Division 2000001030
1993–94 First Division 223311060324
1994–95 First Division 243301040323
1995–96 First Division 335301020395
1996–97 First Division 32126200834617
1997–98 First Division 257100060327
1998–99 First Division 247110060318
1999–2000 First Division 34141100634118
Total 196511943040624861
Charleroi (loan) 1991–92 First Division 2950000--295
1992–93 First Division 3365100--387
Total 62115100006712
Olympiacos 2000–01 Alpha Ethniki 224120--80424
2001–02 Alpha Ethniki 150122--30302
2002–03 Alpha Ethniki 24362--61366
Total 617304--17110812
Anderlecht 2003–04 First Division 307510071429
2004–05 First Division 298201050378
2005–06 First Division 308000080388
Total 8923711020111725
Career total 41592611040778557110

International
Appearances and goals by national team and year[5]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Sweden 199361
199400
199530
199680
199795
199830
199910
Total306
Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Zetterberg goal.
List of international goals scored by Pär Zetterberg
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 2 June 1993 Råsunda Stadium, Solna, Sweden  Israel 3–0 5–0 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification [7]
2 22 May 1997 Råsunda Stadium, Solna, Sweden  Poland 1–0 2–2 Friendly [16]
3 2–0
4 8 June 1997 Kadriorg Stadium, Tallinn, Estonia  Estonia 2–0 3–2 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification [17]
5 20 August 1997 Dinamo Stadium, Minsk, Belarus  Belarus 2–1 1–1 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification [18]
6 11 October 1997 Råsunda Stadium, Solna, Sweden  Estonia 1–0 1–0 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification [19]

Honours

Anderlecht[20]

Olympiacos

Individual

References
  1. Mastrogiannopoulos, Alexander (11 December 2009). "Sweden – Record International Players". RSSSF.
  2. "Pär Zetterberg slutar". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). 4 May 2006. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  3. Kamraterna (11 January 2017). "Pär Zetterberg om Kujovic och slukhålet Belgien: "Jag förstår det inte"". Kamraterna (in Swedish). Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  4. "Pär Zetterberg får gå när Anderlecht måste spara". SVT Sport (in Swedish). 22 March 2020. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  5. "Pär Zetterberg spelarstatistik". Svensk Fotboll.
  6. "Sverige - Österrike - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). 19 May 1993. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  7. "Sverige - Israel - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). 2 June 1993. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  8. "Guldbollen 1997 — fogis.se". fogis.se. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  9. "Pär Zetterberg: "Jag har rett ut problemen"". www.expressen.se (in Swedish). 20 August 2013. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
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  11. "Pär Zetterberg får gå när Anderlecht måste spara". SVT Sport (in Swedish). 22 March 2020. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  12. "Diabetic Designed: Pär Zetterberg". Retrieved 23 January 2013.
  13. "Zetterberg: Mitt mål är att spela i en toppliga". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). 14 April 2018. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  14. Pär Zetterberg at National-Football-Teams.com
  15. Frantz, Alf; Glanell, Tomas; Persson, Gunnar, eds. (2008). Det svenska fotbollslandslaget 1908–2008 [The Swedish National Football Team 1908–2008] (in Swedish). Vällingby: CA Strömberg AB. ISBN 978-91-86184-69-8.
  16. "Sverige - Polen Herrar A träningslandskamp". Svensk Fotboll. 22 May 1997.
  17. "Estland - Sverige - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). 8 June 1997. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  18. "Herrar A VM-kval Vitryssland 1 - 2 Sverige". Svensk Fotboll. 20 August 1997.
  19. "Sverige - Estland VM-kval". Svensk Fotboll. 11 October 1997.
  20. "RSC Anderlecht | Palmares".
  21. "Anderlecht wint de Ligabeker". May 2000.
  22. "Rode Duivels Ploeg van het Jaar".
  23. "Palmarès de l'Olympiakos".
  24. "Winnaars Gouden Schoen". 11 January 2012.
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  26. "Homme de la saison belge".
  27. "Guldbollen 1997".
  28. UEFA.com (15 January 2004). "Aruna voted Belgium's finest | Inside UEFA". UEFA.com. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  29. "Het beste Gouden Schoen-elftal ooit". 18 January 2011.
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