Pär Zetterberg

Pär Zetterberg (pronounced [ˈpæː ˈʂɛ̂tːɛrˌbærj];[3] born 14 October 1970) is a Swedish former football midfielder, who played most of his career for R.S.C. Anderlecht.

Pär Zetterberg

Pär Zetterberg
Personal information
Full name	Pär 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)
National team
	Sweden U16[1]	11	(2)
	Sweden U23[2]	1	(0)
1993–1999	Sweden	30	(6)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Zetterberg started his career at his local club, Falkenbergs FF, but after only seven games at senior level he became professional, joining the Belgian team RSC Anderlecht. He has remained loyal to Anderlecht, except for spells at Charleroi (1991–1993) and Olympiacos F.C. (2000–2003).

He has twice been football player of the year in Belgium and won the Guldbollen as the Swedish Footballer of the Year in 1997. He has also won the Belgian as well as the Greek championships three times. Zetterberg has been capped 30 times for Sweden.[4] In Belgium, he has won the Fair player of the year prize 6 times. He was one of the most respected players ever, because of his positive attitude on as well as off the field. He also excelled in creativity, which led to the many beautiful goals and assists he made. He quit football after the season 2005–2006 and has continued to work at RSC Anderlecht, as youth scout.

He was regarded as one of the most talented footballers in Sweden in his time but due to getting into a serious argument with Tommy Söderberg, the then new coach of the Swedish national team, he said he won't play for the national team as long as Söderberg coach and only played a total of 30 games for his country.

On 21 March 2020, Zetterberg left RSC Anderlecht as assistant manager.[5]

Zetterberg suffers from diabetes type 1.[6]