| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Pär Johan Zetterberg | ||
| Date of birth | (1970-10-14)14 October 1970 (age 55) | ||
| Place of birth | Falkenberg, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | 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 | |||
Pär Johan Zetterberg (pronounced[ˈpæːˈʂɛ̂tːɛrˌbærj]; born 14 October 1970) is a Swedish former professionalfootballer who played as amidfielder. He is best remembered for his time withR.S.C. Anderlecht, but also representedFalkenbergs FF,Charleroi, andOlympiacos during a career that spanned between 1986 and 2006. A full international between 1993 and 1999, he won 30caps for theSweden national team and scored six goals. He was awardedGuldbollen in 1997 as Sweden's best footballer of the year.
Zetterberg started off his footballing career withFalkenbergs FF in 1978, and made his senior debut for the team inDivision 3 at the age of 15 in 1986.[1][2] After having played seven games for Falkenberg, he joinedAnderlecht as a youth player later in the same year.[2] He made his debut for Anderlecht in theBelgian First Division in 1989 and had a loan spell atCharleroi 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 joinedOlympiacos in theAlpha Ethniki 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]
Zetterberg represented theSweden U17 andU21 teams a total of 12 times, scoring two goals.[5]
He made his full international debut forSweden on 19 May 1993 in a1994 FIFA World Cup qualifier againstAustria, replacingJohnny 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 againstIsrael, scoring the third goal in 5–0 win.[7] Zetterberg helped Sweden qualify for the1994 FIFA World Cup, but missed out on the tournament because of a serious knee injury.[8]
He played in the qualification campaigns forUEFA Euro 1996 and the1998 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 managerTommy 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 1–0UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying win againstLuxembourg at the age of 28.[5] Zetterberg won a total of 30caps during his career, scoring six goals.[5]
On 21 March 2020, Zetterberg leftRSC Anderlecht as assistant manager after a two year stint.[10][11]
Zetterberg hastype 1 diabetes.[12] He is the father of professional footballerErik Zetterberg.[13]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Falkenberg | 1986[15] | Division 3 | 7 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |||||
| Anderlecht | 1989–90 | First Division | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1990–91 | First Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 1993–94 | First Division | 22 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 32 | 4 | |
| 1994–95 | First Division | 24 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 32 | 3 | |
| 1995–96 | First Division | 33 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 5 | |
| 1996–97 | First Division | 32 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 46 | 17 | |
| 1997–98 | First Division | 25 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 32 | 7 | |
| 1998–99 | First Division | 24 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 31 | 8 | |
| 1999–2000 | First Division | 34 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 41 | 18 | |
| Total | 196 | 51 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 40 | 6 | 248 | 61 | ||
| Charleroi (loan) | 1991–92 | First Division | 29 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 29 | 5 |
| 1992–93 | First Division | 33 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 38 | 7 | |
| Total | 62 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 12 | ||
| Olympiacos | 2000–01 | Alpha Ethniki | 22 | 4 | 12 | 0 | - | - | 8 | 0 | 42 | 4 |
| 2001–02 | Alpha Ethniki | 15 | 0 | 12 | 2 | - | - | 3 | 0 | 30 | 2 | |
| 2002–03 | Alpha Ethniki | 24 | 3 | 6 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 1 | 36 | 6 | |
| Total | 61 | 7 | 30 | 4 | - | - | 17 | 1 | 108 | 12 | ||
| Anderlecht | 2003–04 | First Division | 30 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 42 | 9 |
| 2004–05 | First Division | 29 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 37 | 8 | |
| 2005–06 | First Division | 30 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 38 | 8 | |
| Total | 89 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 117 | 25 | ||
| Career total | 415 | 92 | 61 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 77 | 8 | 557 | 110 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 1993 | 6 | 1 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 | |
| 1996 | 8 | 0 | |
| 1997 | 9 | 5 | |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 | |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 30 | 6 | |
| 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] |
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