Anders Svensson
Anders Gunnar Svensson (; born 17 July 1976) is a Swedish former professional footballer. He was a central midfielder, known for his passing, free kicks, and set piece-taking abilities, who usually operated in a playmaking role. He was capped 148 times for the Sweden national team, many times as a captain, before he retired from international football in 2013. He is the most capped male player for Sweden, beating Thomas Ravelli's previous record of 143 caps.As well as being named captain of Sweden on several occasions, Svensson also captained Southampton and Elfsborg. He played important roles in the 2002 and 2006 World Cups, in which he proved his leadership skills, resulting in him being named captain of that Sweden national team in 2009.
He is the eighth-most capped European player in history, after Lothar Matthäus, Martin Reim, Cristiano Ronaldo, Iker Casillas, Vitālijs Astafjevs, Sergio Ramos, and Gianluigi Buffon. Svensson also represented the Sweden national team at three consecutive European Championships, in 2004, 2008, and 2012. Provided by Wikipedia
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3by Bengt Fridlund, Carina Elmqvist, Elin-Sofie Forsgärde, Anders Svensson, Richard Andersson, Mattias RööstGet full text
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5by Marius Folden Simonsen, Giovanni Baccolo, Thomas Blunier, Alejandra Borunda, Barbara Delmonte, Robert Frei, Steven Goldstein, Aslak Grinsted, Helle Astrid Kjær, Todd Sowers, Anders Svensson, Bo Vinther, Diana Vladimirova, Gisela Winckler, Mai Winstrup, Paul VallelongaGet full text
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6by Vasileios Gkinis, Bo M. Vinther, Trevor J. Popp, Thea Quistgaard, Anne-Katrine Faber, Christian T. Holme, Camilla-Marie Jensen, Mika Lanzky, Anine-Maria Lütt, Vasileios Mandrakis, Niels-Ole Ørum, Anna-Sofie Pedersen, Nikol Vaxevani, Yongbiao Weng, Emilie Capron, Dorthe Dahl-Jensen, Maria Hörhold, Tyler R. Jones, Jean Jouzel, Amaëlle Landais, Valérie Masson-Delmotte, Hans Oerter, Sune O. Rasmussen, Hans Christian Steen-Larsen, Jørgen-Peder Steffensen, Árný-Erla Sveinbjörnsdóttir, Anders Svensson, Bruce Vaughn, James W. C. WhiteGet full text
Published 2021-05-01
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