Andreas Jakobsson

Bo Janne Andreas Jakobsson (born 6 October 1972) is a Swedish former professional footballer in the defender position and the defensive midfielder. He has played 36 international matches for the Sweden national team, and was a squad player for the 2002 FIFA World Cup and the 2004 European Championship.

Andreas Jakobsson
Personal information
Full name Bo Janne Andreas Jakobsson
Date of birth (1972-10-06) 6 October 1972
Place of birth Lund, Sweden
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position(s) Defender, defensive midfielder
Youth career
1978–1988 Teckomatorps SK
1988–1989 Landskrona BoIS
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1990–1994 Landskrona BoIS 99 (2)
1995–2000 Helsingborgs IF 135 (5)
2000–2003 Hansa Rostock 99 (4)
2003–2004 Brøndby IF 34 (5)
2004–2005 Southampton 27 (2)
2005–2007 Helsingborgs IF 58 (5)
Total 452 (23)
National team
1996–2004 Sweden 36 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

Born in Lund and raised in Teckomatorp, Jakobsson started his senior career as a central defender for nearby club Landskrona BoIS in 1990. He helped Landskrona win promotion for the top-flight Swedish Allsvenskan championship in 1993. Landskrona were relegated again following the 1994 Allsvenskan season, and Jakobsson moved on to Allsvenskan club Helsingborgs IF. He instantly commanded a place in Helsingborg's starting line-up, and made his debut for the Swedish national team in February 1996. Together with Ola Nilsson, he formed the strongest central defence in Allsvenskan for several years and in, 1999, HIF was finally able to win Allsvenskan after 58 years of waiting. Without the solid defence controlled by Jakobsson, many doubt it would have been possible.

After winning the 1999 Allsvenskan championship with HIF, he moved abroad to play for F.C. Hansa Rostock in the German Bundesliga in the summer 2000. He played three seasons at Rostock, missing only three of 102 league games for the club. He was called up for the Swedish squad for the 2002 FIFA World Cup, and played full-time in all four games for Sweden, replacing the injured captain Patrik Andersson. In July 2003, Jakobsson left Rostock to play for Brøndby IF in the Danish Superliga. He was selected to represent Sweden at the 2004 European Championship, and played full-time in the tournament, as Sweden reached the quarter-finals. He was a designated penalty taker in the penalty shoot out against the Netherlands, but refused to take his penalty. Instead, Olof Mellberg took a penalty which Dutch keeper Edwin van der Sar saved and Sweden were consequently eliminated. [1] Jakobsson announced his retirement from international football after the tournament.

He played five games in the 2004–05 Superliga, which Brøndby would go on to win, before moving to English club Southampton F.C. in the FA Premier League, scoring twice against Crystal Palace[2] and Middlesbrough.[3] At the end of the season, Southampton were relegated, and Jakobsson returned to play for Helsingborgs IF. After the 2007 season, he retired from professional football.[4]

Club statistics
Only league games included.
SeasonClubMatchesGoals
1990Landskrona50
1991Landskrona240
1992Landskrona280
1993Landskrona252
1994Landskrona170
1995Helsingborgs IF252
1996Helsingborgs IF260
1997Helsingborgs IF251
1998Helsingborgs IF261
1999Helsingborgs IF250
2000Helsingborgs IF81
2000–01F.C. Hansa Rostock341
2001–02F.C. Hansa Rostock322
2002–03F.C. Hansa Rostock331
2003–04Brøndby IF294
2004–05Brøndby IF51
2004–05Southampton272
2005Helsingborgs IF110
2006Helsingborgs IF210
2007Helsingborgs IF265
Total45223

Honours

References
  1. https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/season=2004/matches/round=1582/match=1059190/postmatch/report/index.html
  2. "Southampton 2–2 C Palace". BBC. 27 November 2004. Retrieved 27 November 2009.
  3. "Middlesbrough 1–3 Southampton". BBC. 20 March 2005. Retrieved 27 November 2009.
  4. https://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/a/A2Pnjq/andreas-jakobsson-slutar-i-landslaget
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