| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Tomas Emil Rune Antonelius | ||
| Birth name | Tomas Gustafsson[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1973-05-07)7 May 1973 (age 52) | ||
| Place of birth | Stockholm, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft10+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1991 | Winnipeg Fury[2][3] | 14 | (0) |
| 1991–1996 | Brommapojkarna | 102 | (4[2]) |
| 1996–1999 | AIK | 75 | (2) |
| 1999–2002 | Coventry City[4] | 15 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | Copenhagen[5] | 27 | (2) |
| Total | 234 | (6) | |
| International career | |||
| 1999–2002 | Sweden | 8 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Tomas Emil Rune Antonelius (bornTomas Gustafsson; 7 May 1973) is a Swedish former professionalfootballer who played as adefender. He played professionally in Sweden, Canada, England, and Denmark, before injuries cut his career short. He won eightcaps for theSweden national team between 1999 and 2002, and represented his country atUEFA Euro 2000 and the2002 FIFA World Cup.
Antonelius had a brief stint with Canadian sideWinnipeg Fury, during a year in college in North America.[6] Whilst atAIK, he played againstArsenal in the1999–2000 UEFA Champions League.[7][8] At the time, Arsenal were playing their home European games atWembley Stadium, giving Antonelius a run out at the famous ground.
In December 1999, Antonelius joined Coventry City for an undisclosed fee, signing a three-and-a-half-year contract.[9][10] He made his debut against Arsenal, coming on as a late substitute forYoussef Chippo, as Coventry won 3–2.[11][12]
In February 2002, he joinedDanish Superliga sideCopenhagen.[13] However, he suffered a serious knee injury, 1.5 years after joining the club and never played football again. He announced his retirement in September 2003, due to this failure to recover from the injury.[14]
Antonelius made his full international debut for theSweden national team on 18 August 1999, in afriendly 0–0 draw withAustria. He made his competitive international debut for Sweden againstItaly atUEFA Euro 2000, playing for 75 minutes before being replaced byKennet Andersson in a 1–2 loss.[15] He was also selected for the2002 FIFA World Cup, but did not play.[16][17] He won his eight and finalcap on 12 October 2002 in aUEFA Euro 2004 qualifier againstHungary, playing for 67 minutes before being replaced byMattias Jonson.[18]
Antonelius began his career playing as "Tomas Gustafsson", before changing his name in 2001. The reason for this change was that "Gustafsson" is a very common name in Sweden, and he chose "Antonelius" as it was the married name of his older sister.[19]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 1999 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2002 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 8 | 0 | |
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