Jörgen Pettersson (footballer)

Jörgen Ola Pettersson (born 29 September 1975) is a former Swedish football striker. He played 27 international matches for the Sweden national team and was a squad player at Euro 2000. He was the manager of the Superettan team Landskrona BoIS until 11 June 2014 when his contract was cancelled.

Jörgen Pettersson
Jörgen Pettersson
Personal information
Full name Jörgen Ola Pettersson
Date of birth (1975-09-29) 29 September 1975
Place of birth Lackalänga, Sweden[1]
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
Dösjöbro IF
Kävlinge GIF
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1991–1995 Malmö FF 60 (32)
1995–1999 Borussia M'gladbach 144 (32)
1999–2002 1. FC Kaiserslautern 67 (15)
2002–2004 F.C. Copenhagen 32 (6)
2004–2008 Landskrona BoIS 91 (23)
Total 394 (108)
National team
1991–1992 Sweden U17 12 (2)
1994–1995 Sweden U19 14 (9)
1993–1998 Sweden U21 4 (3)
1995–2003 Sweden 27 (8)
Teams managed
2009–2010 Landskrona BoIS (individual coach)
2012 Malmö FF (assistant manager)
2013–2014 Landskrona BoIS
2015–2016 Högaborgs BK
2017 Teckomatorps SK
2018– IF Lödde (assistant)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Pettersson started his career in Dösjöbro IF, and has since played for Kävlinge GIF, Malmö FF, Borussia Mönchengladbach, 1. FC Kaiserslautern, FC København and Landskrona BoIS in his home country. In February 2009, Pettersson retired from the professional football and has since May 2009 been playing for the Swedish Division 4 club Häljarps IF.

International career

Early career

Having represented the Sweden U17, U19, and U21 teams, Pettersson made his senior debut for Sweden on 16 August 1995 in a friendly game against the USA.[2] He scored his first international goal two months later, in a friendly game against Scotland on 11 October 1995.[2] He made his competitive debut for Sweden the following month on 15 November 1995 against Turkey in a UEFA Euro 1996 qualifier, scoring a goal in a 2–2 draw.[2]

In 1998, Pettersson was part of the Sweden U21 team that finished sixth at the 1998 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.[2]

Euro 2000 and last appearance

Two years later, Pettersson represented Sweden at Euro 2000, appearing in the group stage games against Belgium and Turkey as Sweden was failed to advance from their group.[2]

He made his last international appearance on 16 October 2002, scoring a goal as Sweden lost 2–3 to Portugal in a friendly.[2] In total, Pettersson won 27 caps for Sweden, scoring 8 goals.[2]

Career statistics

International

[2]

Sweden national team
Year Apps Goals
1995 3 2
1996 2 0
1997 4 0
1998 6 3
1999 5 0
2000 6 2
2001 0 0
2002 1 1
Total 27 8

International goals

[2]

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 11 October 1995 Råsunda Stadium, Solna, Sweden  Scotland 1–0 2–0 Friendly
2. 15 November 1995 Råsunda Stadium, Solna, Sweden  Turkey 2–1 2–2 UEFA Euro 1996 qualifier
3. 28 May 1998 Malmö Stadium, Malmö, Sweden  Denmark 2–0 3–0 Friendly
4. 3–0
5. 19 August 1998 Eyravallen, Örebro, Sweden  Russia 1–0 1–0 Friendly
6. 29 March 2000 Arnold Schwarzenegger Stadium, Graz, Austria  Austria 1–1 1–1 Friendly
7. 26 April 2000 Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark  Denmark 1–0 1–0 Friendly
8. 16 October 2002 Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden  Portugal 1–0 2–3 Friendly

Coaching career

Pettersson was appointed as one of the three new assistant managers at Malmö FF on 29 October 2011 ahead of the 2012 season along with Daniel Andersson and Simon Hollyhead. On 16 November 2012, Pettersson was appointed manager in Superettan club Landskrona BoIS, replacing Henrik Larsson.[3]

Accident

In 2001 Pettersson was involved in a car accident on the German autobahn A63 near Wörrstadt. He crashed his Mercedes into a minicar with such velocity the 20-year old driver of said car died instantly. Seconds prior to the fatal crash the minicar presumably was involved in a minor collision which led it to spin out of control.[4]

References
  1. "Jörgen Pettersson". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 19 December 2012.
  2. "Jörgen Pettersson - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se. (in Swedish). Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  3. "Jörgen Pettersson tränar Landskrona Bois" (in Swedish). sverigesradio.se. 16 November 2012. Retrieved 19 December 2012.
  4. Germany, SPIEGEL ONLINE, Hamburg. "1. FC Kaiserslautern: Autofahrer stirbt bei Pettersson-Crash". SPIEGEL ONLINE. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
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