Top 15 Swedish footballers in history

According to Dagens Nyheter (Stockholm)

1. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (born 1981)

2. Gunnar Nordahl (1921-1995)

3. Gunnar Gren (1920-1991)

4. Tomas Brolin (born 1969)

5. Henrik Larsson (born 1971)

6. Nils Liedholm (1922-2007)

7. Kurt Hamrin (born 1934)

8. Lennart ”Nacka” Skoglund (1929-1975)

9. Fredrik Ljungberg (born 1977)

10. Sven Rydell (1905-1975)

11. Ove Kindvall (born 1943)

12. Bosse Larsson (born 1944)

13. Glenn Hysén (born 1959)

14. Patrik Andersson (born 1971)

15. Ronnie Hellström (born 1949)

Female players:

1. Pia Sundhage (born 1960)

2. Lotta Schelin (born 1984)

3. Hanna Ljungberg (born 1979)

Parma ratings 1992/93

 

6,57 Faustino Asprilla
6,52 Marco Ballotta
6,40 Lorenzo Minotti
6,39 Alberto Di Chiara
6,36 Georges Grün
6,28 Stefano Cuoghi
6,27 Marco Osio
6,26 Luigi Apolloni, Fausto Pizzi
6,20 Antonio Benarrivo
6,19 Daniele Zoratto
6,15 Gabriele Pin
6,10 Tomas Brolin
6,09 Alessandro Melli
5,92 Ivo Pulga
5,90 Gianluca Hervatin
5,89 Salvatore Matrecano
5,64 Cláudio Taffarel

Sweden ratings in the 1994 World Cup

6,57 Tomas Brolin 

6,45 Thomas Ravelli

6,44 Kennet Andersson 

6,32 Håkan Mild 

6,30 Stefan Schwarz, Martin Dahlin

6,24 Henrik Larsson

6,23 Klas Ingesson

6,18 Jonas Thern

6,06 Patrik Andersson

6,00 Ronald Nilsson

5,96 Pontus Kåmark

Sweden ratings in the Euro 1992

 

Ratings: Corriere della Sera - Guerin Sportivo - La Stampa - Aftonbladet - La Repubblica - L'Unità.

6,56 Tomas Brolin
6,47 Stefan Schwarz
6,33 Jan Eriksson
6,21 Thomas Ravelli
6,20 Klas Ingesson, Jonas Thern
6,08 Martin Dahlin
6,03 Patrik Andersson
6,01 Roland Nilsson
5,98 Anders Limpar
5,87 Kennet Andersson
5,86 Joachim Björklund

Parma ratings 1990/91

6,45 Lorenzo Minotti
6,38 Alessandro Melli
6,34 Enzo Gambaro
6,30 Marco Osio
6,20 Cláudio Taffarel, Georges Grün
6,19 Luigi Apolloni
6,15 Daniele Zoratto, Stefano Cuoghi
6,03 Cornelio Donati
6,00 Aldo Monza
5,97 Tomas Brolin
5,94 Tarcisio Catanese
5,75 Giovanni Sorce

Average ratings in Sweden's WC and Euro qualifiers 1992-97

 

The Tommy Svensson era. Ratings: Aftonbladet - Expressen (0-5).

3,10 Anders Limpár
3,03 Martin Dahlin
2,88 Jonas Thern
2,80 Jan Eriksson
2,78 Patrik Andersson
2,67 Thomas Ravelli
2,62 Stefan Rehn
2,60 Pär Zetterberg
2,57 Stefan Schwarz
2,50 Roland Nilsson
2,47 Joachim Björklund
2,45 Tomas Brolin
2,38 Roger Ljung
2,30 Klas Ingesson
2,28 Pontus Kåmark, Kennet Andersson
2,12 Henrik Larsson
2,08 Håkan Mild
2,00 Niclas Alexandersson
1,50 Jesper Blomqvist

The 50 greatest Swedish footballers of all time

1. Gunnar Nordahl
2. Zlatan Ibrahimovic
3. Kurt Hamrin
4. Gunnar Gren
5. Nils Liedholm
6. Lennart "Nacka" Skoglund
7. Henry "Garvis" Carlsson
8. Henrik Larsson
9. Torbjörn Nilsson
10. Fredrik Ljungberg
11. Tomas Brolin
12. Bo Larsson
13. Jonas Thern
14. Ronnie Hellström
15. Ralf Edström
16. Patrik Andersson
17. Glenn Strömberg
18. Peter Larsson
19. Ove Kindvall
20. Glenn Hysén
21. Kennet Andersson
22. Hans Jeppson
23. Roger Magnusson
24. Sven Rydell
25. Calle Palmér
26. Arne Selmosson
27. Stefan Pettersson
28. Martin Dahlin
29. Agne Simonsson
30. Robert Prytz
31. Stefan Schwarz
32. Thomas Ravelli
33. Roland Sandberg
34. Nils-Åke "Kajan" Sandell
35. Bengt Lindskog
36. Jan Eriksson
37. Joachim Björklund
38. Ove Grahn
39. Andreas Isaksson
40. Kim Källström
41. Olof Mellberg
42. Emil Forsberg
43. Anders Svensson
44. Anders Limpar
45. Rudolf "Putte" Kock
46. Sven Jonasson
47. Andreas Granqvist
48. Tommy Holmgren
49. Bengt "Julle" Gustavsson
50. Klas Ingesson

Sweden ratings in the 1990 World Cup

Ratings: Guerin Sportivo - La Stampa - La Repubblica - El Mundo Deportivo.

6,28 Tomas Brolin
6,12 Glenn Strömberg
5,99 Thomas Ravelli
5,98 Jonas Thern
5,88 Johnny Ekström
5,87 Peter Larsson
5,85 Klas Ingesson, Joakim Nilsson
5,79 Stefan Schwarz
5,66 Roland Nilsson
5,62 Stefan Pettersson
5,52 Glenn Hysén
5,46 Anders Limpar

 

1994 World Cup: World Soccer's Ideal XI

 

Sweden ratings in the 1990 World Cup

Ratings: Guerin Sportivo - La Stampa - La Repubblica - El Mundo Deportivo.

6,28 Tomas Brolin
6,12 Glenn Strömberg
5,99 Thomas Ravelli
5,98 Jonas Thern
5,88 Johnny Ekström
5,87 Peter Larsson
5,85 Klas Ingesson, Joakim Nilsson
5,79 Stefan Schwarz
5,66 Roland Nilsson
5,62 Stefan Pettersson
5,52 Glenn Hysén
5,46 Anders Limpar

Average ratings Sweden in 1994.

World Cup and Euro qualifiers.

3,95 Tomas Brolin
3,78 Kennet Andersson
3,70 Thomas Ravelli
3,39 Stefan Schwarz
3,22 Joachim Björklund
3,17 Pontus Kåmark
3,14 Jonas Thern
3,06 Martin Dahlin
3,05 Roland Nilsson
2,93 Roger Ljung
2,88 Håkan Mild
2,70 Patrik Andersson
2,31 Klas Ingesson

Average ratings in Sweden's WC and Euro qualifiers 1992-97.

The Tommy Svensson era.

3,10 Anders Limpár
3,03 Martin Dahlin
2,88 Jonas Thern
2,80 Jan Eriksson
2,78 Patrik Andersson
2,67 Thomas Ravelli
2,62 Stefan Rehn
2,60 Pär Zetterberg
2,57 Stefan Schwarz
2,50 Roland Nilsson
2,47 Joachim Björklund
2,45 Tomas Brolin
2,38 Roger Ljung
2,30 Klas Ingesson
2,28 Pontus Kåmark, Kennet Andersson
2,12 Henrik Larsson
2,08 Håkan Mild
2,00 Niclas Alexandersson
1,50 Jesper Blomqvist

Swedish players' average ratings in World Cups & Euros 1990-2008.

1990 World Cup
2,56 Brolin
2,33 Thern
2,22 Schwarz
2,17 Hysén
2,11 T. Ravelli
2,00 P. Larsson
1,89 J. Nilsson
1,78 Ingesson, S. Pettersson
1,67 R. Nilsson
1,50 Limpár

Best: 4,00 Brolin, vs Brazil.
Worst: 1,00 five players vs Scotland & Costa Rica.

1992 Euro
4,06 J. Eriksson
3,92 Schwarz, Dahlin
3,75 P. Andersson, Thern
3,69 Brolin
3,25 T. Ravelli
3,12 R. Nilsson
2,69 Ingesson
2,50 Limpár
2,38 K. Andersson
2,31 Björklund

Best: 5,00 Brolin, vs Denmark.
Worst: 1,00 J. Nilsson, vs Germany.

1994 World Cup
3,96 K. Andersson
3,92 Brolin
3,90 Schwarz
3,84 T. Ravelli
3,61 Björklund
3,60 Thern
3,47 Mild
3,29 Kåmark
3,27 Dahlin
3,10 Ljung
3,01 R. Nilsson
2,95 P. Andersson
2,64 H. Larsson
2,36 Ingesson

Best: 5,00 Brolin, vs Bulgaria; Dahlin, vs Russia; T. Ravelli, vs Brazil (semi).
Worst: 1,00 P. Andersson, vs Cameroon; Dahlin, vs Brazil (semi).

2000 Euro
2,92 Björklund
2,42 Mjällby
2,25 Mellberg, Ljungberg, Lučić
2,12 K. Andersson
2,08 Hedman
2,00 P. Andersson, H. Larsson
1,75 Mild
1,50 D. Andersson, J. Pettersson
1,25 Alexandersson

Best: 3,50 Björklund, vs Belgium; M. Svensson, vs Italy.
Worst: 1,00 P. Andersson, vs Belgium; Alexandersson, vs Turkey.
 
2002 World Cup
3,97 H. Larsson
3,91 Mjällby, A. Svensson
3,78 Jakobsson
3,44 Andreas Andersson
3,25 Linderoth
3,06 Ljungberg
3,04 Mellberg
2,97 Lučić
2,88 Hedman
2,56 Alexandersson
2,37 M. Svensson
2,31 Allbäck

Best: 5,00 Mjällby, vs Argentina.
Worst: 1,75 M. Svensson, vs England.

2004 Euro
4,06 Isaksson
3,88 Ibrahimović, H. Larsson
3,79 Linderoth
3,66 Mellberg
3,53 Ljungberg
3,25 Jakobsson
3,06 M. Jonson
2,96 A. Svensson
2,84 M. Nilsson
2,79 Edman
2,58 Wilhelmsson
2,25 Källström

Best: 5,00 H. Larsson, vs Bulgaria.
Worst: 1,50 Lučić, vs Bulgaria.  

2006 World Cup
3,25 Ljungberg
3,17 Isaksson
2,88 Lučić
2,67 Allbäck
2,38 Alexandersson, Linderoth
2,25 Mellberg
2,17 Källström
2,00 Wilhelmsson
1,75 Edman, H. Larsson
1,33 Ibrahimović

Best: 5,00 Isaksson, vs Germany.
Worst: 1,00 three players vs Trinidad & Tobago and seven vs Germany. 

2008 Euro
3,50 Ibrahimović
3,33 Mellberg
3,17 Isaksson
2,67 D. Andersson 
2,50 Hansson, A. Svensson
2,33 M. Nilsson, H. Larsson
2,17 Ljungberg
2,00 Stoor
1,83 Elmander

Best: 4,50 Ibrahimović, vs Greece.
Worst: 1,00 Rosenberg, vs Spain; M. Nilsson, D. Andersson, Hansson, A. Svensson & Stoor, vs Russia.

Today 18 years ago: AIK Stockholm 0, Parma 1.

0-1 73' Branca. Att: 18.146.
AIK: Magnus Hedman 6,25 – Johan Mjällby 5,75, Gary Sundgren 5,50, Jesper Jansson 6,25, Anders Hjelm 5,25 – Krister Nordin 6,25, Fredrik Espmark 5,25 (10’ Pierre Gallo 5,25), Mattias Johansson 5,00, Michael Borgqvist 6,00 – Kim Bergstrand 6,00, Dick Lidman 6,00. – coach: Hans Backe. = average: 5,73 [disappointing]
Parma: Bucci 6,50 — Castellini 6,00, Di Chiara 6,50, Minotti 5,75, Apolloni 6,00 — Sensini 6,75, Brolin 7,25, Crippa 6,75, Branca 5,25, Zola 6,25 (72' Pin 6,25), Asprilla 6,75 (85' Lemme). — coach: Scala. = average: 6,33 [good]

Memory Lane: Sweden in Worlds Cups and Euros 1990-2006.

Ratings: Dagens Nyheter, Svenska Dagbladet, Aftonbladet & Expressen (1-5). 



WC 1990 
2,56 Brolin 
2,33 Thern 
2,22 Schwarz 
2,17 Hysén 
2,11 T. Ravelli 
2,00 P. Larsson 
1,89 J. Nilsson 
1,78 Ingesson, S. Pettersson 
1,67 R. Nilsson 
1,50 Limpár 


Highest: 4,00 Brolin, vs Brazil. 
Lowest: 1,00 five players vs Scotland & Costa Rica. 


Euro 1992 
4,06 J. Eriksson -photo- 
3,92 Schwarz, Dahlin 
3,75 P. Andersson, Thern 
3,69 Brolin 
3,25 T. Ravelli 
3,12 R. Nilsson 
2,69 Ingesson 
2,50 Limpár 
2,38 K. Andersson 
2,31 Björklund 


Highest: 5,00 Brolin, vs Denmark. 
Lowest: 1,00 J. Nilsson, vs Germany. 


WC 1994 
3,96 K. Andersson 
3,92 Brolin 
3,90 Schwarz 
3,84 T. Ravelli 
3,61 Björklund 
3,60 Thern 
3,47 Mild 
3,29 Kåmark 
3,27 Dahlin 
3,10 Ljung 
3,01 R. Nilsson 
2,95 P. Andersson 
2,64 H. Larsson 
2,36 Ingesson 


Highest: 5,00 Brolin, vs Bulgaria; Dahlin, vs Russia; T. Ravelli, vs Brazil. 
Lowest: 1,00 P. Andersson, vs Cameroon; Dahlin, vs Brazil. 


Euro 2000 
2,92 Björklund 
2,42 Mjällby 
2,25 Mellberg, Ljungberg, Lučić 
2,12 K. Andersson 
2,08 Hedman 
2,00 P. Andersson, H. Larsson 
1,75 Mild 
1,50 D. Andersson, J. Pettersson 
1,25 Alexandersson 


Highest: 3,50 Björklund, vs Belgium; M. Svensson, vs Italy. 
Lowest: 1,00 P. Andersson, vs Belgium; Alexandersson, vs Turkey. 


WC 2002 
3,97 H. Larsson 
3,91 Mjällby, A. Svensson 
3,78 Jakobsson 
3,44 Andreas Andersson 
3,25 Linderoth 
3,06 Ljungberg 
3,04 Mellberg 
2,97 Lučić 
2,88 Hedman 
2,56 Alexandersson 
2,37 M. Svensson 
2,31 Allbäck 


Highest: 5,00 Mjällby, vs Argentina. 
Lowest: 1,75 M. Svensson, vs England. 


Euro 2004 
4,06 Isaksson 
3,88 Ibrahimović, H. Larsson 
3,79 Linderoth 
3,66 Mellberg 
3,53 Ljungberg 
3,25 Jakobsson 
3,06 M. Jonson 
2,96 A. Svensson 
2,84 M. Nilsson 
2,79 Edman 
2,58 Wilhelmsson 
2,25 Källström 


Highest: 5,00 H. Larsson, vs Bulgaria. 
Lowest: 1,50 Lučić, vs Bulgaria. 


WC 2006 
3,44 Ljungberg 
3,29 Isaksson 
3,00 Lučić 
2,66 Mellberg 
2,62 Alexandersson, Linderoth 
2,50 Källström 
2,41 Wilhelmsson 
2,31 Edman 
2,19 H. Larsson 
1,98 M. Jonson 
1,79 Ibrahimović 


Highest: 4,62 Isaksson, vs Germany. 
Lowest: 1,12 Källström, vs Germany.