Håkan Söderstjerna
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 30 October 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–1996 | Landskrona BoIS | ||
| 1996–1997 | Fremad Amager | ||
| 1997–1998 | Tanjong Pagar United FC | ||
| 1998–2000 | Fremad Amager | ||
| 2000–2002 | Landskrona BoIS | ||
| 2003–2004 | Fredrikstad | ||
| 2005–2007 | Landskrona BoIS | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Håkan Söderstjerna (born 30 October 1975) is a Swedish retired footballer. In media he sometimes went under the alias "The one armed bandit", as he was born with one arm only.
Career
Söderstjerna, who was born without his lower right arm,[1] played club football in Sweden, Denmark, Singapore and Norway for Landskrona BoIS (three spells), Fremad Amager (two spells), Tanjong Pagar United FC and Fredrikstad.[2] He retired from club football in November 2007.[3] Fans of Landskrona BoIS had previously written a song in his honour.[1][3] Söderstjerna also studied economics and law at Lund University.[4]
References
- 1 2 John Ashdown (4 April 2012). "Which players have won trophies while missing body parts?". The Guardian.
- ↑ Håkan Söderstjerna on Playerhistory.com
- 1 2 Michael Svegbrandt (7 November 2007). "Håkan Söderstjerna lägger av med fotbollen helt" (in Swedish). svenskafans.com.
- ↑ "Hallå där, Håkan Söderstjerna, hur går det mot HIF?" (in Swedish). Landskrona BoIS. 11 May 2011.
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