Andreas Granqvist

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Andreas Granqvist
Sweden at the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Full name Andreas Granqvist[1]
Date of birth (1985-04-16) 16 April 1985 (age 38)
Place of birth Påarp, Sweden
Height 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Youth career
0000–1999 Påarps GIF
1999–2003 Helsingborgs IF
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2007 Helsingborgs IF 72 (1)
2007 → Wigan Athletic (loan) 0 (0)
2007–2008 Wigan Athletic 14 (0)
2008 → Helsingborgs IF (loan) 11 (1)
2008–2011 Groningen 96 (21)
2011–2013
Genoa
 63 (2)
2013–2018 Krasnodar 134 (3)
2018–2021 Helsingborgs IF 43 (2)
Total 433 (30)
International career
2004–2006
Sweden U21
 26 (0)
2006–2021
Sweden
 88 (9)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Andreas Granqvist (Swedish pronunciation: [anˈdrêːas ˈgrɑ̂ːnkvɪst]; born 16 April 1985) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.

Starting his career with Helsingborgs IF in the mid-2000s, he went on to play for clubs in England, the Netherlands, Italy, and Russia before retiring at Helsingborg in 2021.

A full international between 2006 and 2021, he won 88

Sweden national team and represented his country at four UEFA European Championships as well as the 2018 FIFA World Cup. He captained the national team between 2016 and 2021. However, due to injuries, he played his last international match in 2019.[2][3]

He was awarded Guldbollen (the Golden Ball), given to the Swedish player of the year, in 2017.[4]

Club career

Born in Påarp, Granqvist started his career with his local club, Påarps GIF. He later transferred to Helsingborgs IF and he made his debut in Allsvenskan, 2004. Two years later he was team captain, when the club won its third Swedish Cup title, beating Gefle IF with 2–0. The victorious Helsingborg side also contained Swedish internationals Henrik Larsson and Andreas Jakobsson as well as former Hibernian goalkeeper Daniel Andersson.

In January 2007, he completed a loan move to Wigan Athletic with a view to a permanent deal in the summer.[5] On 19 June 2007, he signed a two-year deal with Wigan,[6] for a fee reported to be around £750,000. On 12 March 2008, he returned to Helsingborg on a loan deal until the end of the English season in June.[7]

On 9 July 2008, Granqvist signed a four-year contract with Dutch club, Groningen,[8] with Wigan receiving a fee of around £600,000. On 13 September 2008, he scored after a 65-metre solo run,[9] a remarkable feat, which he again managed to accomplish in the last match of the regular season on 10 May 2009.[10]

On 15 June 2011, Groningen sold Granqvist to

Genoa for €2 million. The Swedish international has signed a four-year contract with the Italian club.[11][12]

Granqvist lining up for Krasnodar in 2014

On 16 August 2013, Granqvist moved from Genoa to Russian Premier League side Krasnodar.[13]

On 28 January 2018, it was announced that Granqvist would return to Helsingborgs IF after the World Cup. He would join the club on a 3.5-year player contract that would be followed by a three-year term as the director of sports for the club.[14] He officially played his farewell game for Krasnodar on 13 May 2018.[15]

Granqvist officially retired on 17 July 2021, having played in 6 leagues; Allsvenskan, Premier League, Eredivisie, Serie A, Russian Premier League and Superettan, never playing for 2 clubs in one country. He said that he wanted to continue, but his body wasn't feeling it.[16] He continued working at Helsingborg IF as the director of sports.[17]

International career

Granqvist played for the

Swedish national team, and, in May 2008, he was included in Sweden's 23-man squad for UEFA Euro 2008
. He was an unused substitute in all three of Sweden's games. In 2011, he played in the finals of the Cyprus International Football Tournament, but Sweden lost to Ukraine.[18] On 6 July 2016 Granqvist was appointed captain of Sweden by the new manager Janne Andersson. Granqvist succeeded Zlatan Ibrahimović after the latter's retirement from the national team following UEFA Euro 2016.

In May 2018 he was named in the 23-man Sweden squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[19] He captained the team for their opening World Cup fixture against South Korea on 18 June 2018. Over the course of the match he provided several long balls over the top which posed a threat to the South Korean defenders. In the 65th minute he scored the only goal of the game, calmly slotting home from the penalty spot. He was given the Player of the match award.[20] Nine days later he scored another penalty, the second goal in a 3–0 win over Mexico which meant Sweden qualified for the next round and topped the group.[21] Overall, Granqvist played a full 90 minutes in all games as Sweden were eliminated by England in the quarter final.[22]

In May 2021, Granqvist was somewhat controversially included in Sweden's 26-man squad for the postponed UEFA Euro 2020, since he had not made an appearance for the national team for nearly two years due to ongoing injury problems.[23]

Personal life

Granqvist goes by the nickname "Granen" (Swedish for 'the spruce'; IPA: [ˈɡrɑ̌ːnɛn]),[24] originating from his last name which means "spruce twig".[25]

Granqvist became a father for a second time after his wife Sofie gave birth in Helsingborg on 6 July 2018, while he was with the Sweden team at the World Cup in Russia.[26]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[27]
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Helsingborgs IF 2005 Allsvenskan 26 1 0 0 — — 26 1
2006 Allsvenskan 25 0 1 0 — — 25 0
Total 51 1 1 0 — — 52 1
Wigan Athletic (loan) 2006–07 Premier League 0 0 1 0 0 0 — 1 0
Wigan Athletic 2007–08 Premier League 14 0 1 0 1 0 — 16 0
Helsingborgs IF (loan) 2008 Allsvenskan 11 1 0 0 — — 11 1
Groningen 2008–09 Eredivisie 36 4 3 1 — — 39 5
2009–10 Eredivisie 34 6 3 1 — — 37 7
2010–11 Eredivisie 36 11 4 1 — — 40 12
Total 106 21 10 3 — — 116 24
Genoa 2011–12 Serie A 28 1 2 0 — — 30 1
2012–13 Serie A 35 1 1 0 — — 36 1
Total 63 2 3 0 — — 66 2
Krasnodar 2013–14 Russian Premier League 20 1 3 0 — — 23 1
2014–15 Russian Premier League 27 0 2 0 — 9[c] 1 38 1
2015–16 Russian Premier League 29 1 3 1 — 12[c] 1 44 3
2016–17 Russian Premier League 29 0 2 2 — 12[c] 0 43 2
2017–18 Russian Premier League 29 1 0 0 — 4[c] 1 33 2
Total 134 3 10 3 — 37 3 181 10
Helsingborgs IF 2018 Superettan 15 2 0 0 — — 15 2
2019 Allsvenskan 22 0 0 0 — — 22 0
2020 Allsvenskan 1 0 0 0 — — 1 0
2021 Superettan 5 0 0 0 — — 5 0
Total 43 2 0 0 — — 43 2
Career total 422 30 26 6 1 0 37 3 486 39
  1. ^ Includes Svenska Cupen, FA Cup, KNVB Cup, Coppa Italia, Russian Cup
  2. Football League Cup
  3. ^ a b c d Appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[28]
National team Year Apps Goals
Sweden
2006 1 0
2007 1 0
2008 2 0
2009 1 0
2010 4 2
2011 6 0
2012 12 0
2013 5 0
2014 8 0
2015 8 0
2016 12 1
2017 9 3
2018 12 3
2019 7 0
Total 88 9

Sweden's score is listed first, and the score column indicates the score after each Granqvist goal.[29]

International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 7 September 2010 Swedbank Stadion, Malmö, Sweden 7  San Marino 4–0 6–0 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
2 12 October 2010 Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands 8  Netherlands 1–4 1–4 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
3 24 March 2016 Antalya Stadium, Antalya, Turkey 49  Turkey 1–1 1–2 Friendly
4 3 September 2017 Borisov Arena, Barysaw, Belarus 65  Belarus 4–0 4–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
5 7 October 2017
Solna
, Sweden		 66  Luxembourg 1–0 8–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
6 6–0
7 18 June 2018 Nizhny Novgorod Stadium, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia 73  South Korea 1–0 1–0 2018 FIFA World Cup
8 27 June 2018 Central Stadium, Yekaterinburg, Russia 75  Mexico 2–0 3–0 2018 FIFA World Cup
9 17 November 2018 Konya Büyükşehir Stadium, Konya, Turkey 80  Turkey 1–0 1–0 2018–19 UEFA Nations League B

Honours

Helsingborgs IF

Individual

References

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  3. ^ "Janne Andersson summerar EM" (in Swedish). Svenskfotboll. 1 July 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Guldbollen 2017 till Andreas Granqvist" (in Swedish). Svenskfotboll. 20 November 2017. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  5. ^ "Granqvist signs for Wigan on loan". BBC Sport. 28 December 2006. Retrieved 1 April 2007.
  6. ^ "Wigan clinch deal for Granqvist". BBC Sport. 19 June 2007. Retrieved 19 June 2007.
  7. ^ "Granqvist makes Helsingborg move". BBC Sport. 12 March 2008. Retrieved 12 March 2008.
  8. ^ "Granqvist joins Groningen". Sky Sports. 9 July 2008. Retrieved 9 July 2008.
  9. ^ "Andreas Granqvist FC Groningen vs Fc Utrecht 14-08-08". Archived from the original on 19 December 2021. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
  10. ^ "SUPER GOAL Andreas Granqvist (fc groningen-nac)". Archived from the original on 19 December 2021. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
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  12. ^ McKnight, Gareth (15 June 2011). "Genoa confirm signing of Groningen's Andreas Granqvist". Goal. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  13. ^ «Краснодар» согласовал трансфер Андреаса Гранквиста (in Russian). FC Krasnodar. 16 August 2013. Archived from the original on 23 September 2013.
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  24. ^ Andreas Granqvist med i EM-truppen, svt.se.
  25. ^ grankvist, Svenska Akademiens Ordlista
  26. ^ Earnshaw, Jessica (6 July 2018). "Andreas Granqvist wife: Sweden captain and spouse Sofie 'finally' welcome 'World Cup baby'". Express.co.uk. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
  27. ^ Andreas Granqvist at Soccerway. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
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  32. ^ "Kane crowned King, Mina the PPG VIP". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Retrieved 25 July 2018.

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