Pontus Farnerud
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Hans Pontus Farnerud | ||
Date of birth | 4 June 1980 | ||
Place of birth | Helsingborg, Sweden | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
–1996 | Landskrona BoIS | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1996–1998 | Landskrona BoIS | 55 | (14) |
1998–2003 | Monaco B | 17 | (4) |
1998–2005 | Monaco | 94 | (5) |
2003–2004 | → Strasbourg (loan) | 30 | (0) |
2005–2006 | Strasbourg | 32 | (3) |
2006–2008 | Sporting CP | 23 | (0) |
2008–2011 | Stabæk | 88 | (8) |
2012–2013 | IFK Göteborg | 49 | (5) |
2014 | Glumslövs FF | 1 | (0) |
2018–2020 | Öjersjö IF | 3 | (1) |
Total | 382 | (40) | |
International career | |||
1996–1997 |
Sweden U16 | 10 | (1) |
1998–1999 |
Sweden U18 | 20 | (2) |
2000–2001 |
Sweden U21 | 14 | (6) |
2002–2010 |
Sweden | 11 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Hans Pontus Farnerud (born 4 June 1980) is a Swedish former professional
Club career
Farnerud was born in Helsingborg, and grew up in Landskrona. During his youth he was also a promising hockey player, playing with Malmö Redhawks. After starting professionally at 16 with Landskrona BoIS, he was acquired in 1999 by French club AS Monaco FC, and appeared in 15 Ligue 1 matches as the team won the 2000 national title; after spending the 2003–04 season on loan to fellow league side Strasbourg he returned,[1] playing six games in the UEFA Champions League and scoring once in the league, after only one minute on the pitch for a 2–1 home win against FC Nantes.
In June 2005, Farnerud was bought definitely by Strasbourg, reuniting with younger brother Alexander.[2] The pair (with Pontus only missing six league contests) could not prevent a final relegation, as second from the bottom.
Afterwards, Farnerud moved to
Farnerud spent his two last seasons as a professional back in his homeland, with
In May 2019, it was announced that Farnerud would take the position as assistant
International career
Farnerud was a
Personal life
Farnerud's younger brother, Alexander, is also a footballer. He too is a midfielder and former Swedish international.[8][9]
After retiring, Farnerud worked as a French League pundit for the TV company C More Entertainment.[10]
Career statistics
International
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Sweden
|
2002 | 2 | 0 |
2003 | 4 | 0 | |
2004 | 3 | 0 | |
2005 | 0 | 0 | |
2006 | 0 | 0 | |
2007 | 0 | 0 | |
2008 | 0 | 0 | |
2009 | 0 | 0 | |
2010 | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 11 | 0 |
Honours
Monaco
- Ligue 1: 1999–2000
- 2002–03
- Trophée des Champions: 2000
Sporting
Stabæk
IFK Göteborg
References
- ^ Les suédois passés par le championnat de France (Swedes with spells in the French championship); Sport 365, 7 November 2016 (in French)
- ^ Strasbourg secure second Farnerud; UEFA, 16 June 2005
- ^ Sporting chance for Farnerud; UEFA, 22 June 2006
- ^ Farnerud klar för IFK Göteborg (Farnerud signs for IFK Göteborg) Archived 5 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine; IFK Göteborg, 3 February 2012 (in Swedish)
- ^ Pontus Farnerud klar för Glumslövs FF!(Pontus Farnerud signs for Glumslövs FF!); Glumslövs FF, 20 August 2014 (in Swedish)
- ^ Farnerud om sportchefsjobbet i Blåvitt: "Självklart tackade jag ja" (Farnerud about the blue-and-white sporting director job: "Of course I appreciated it"); Fotbollskanalen, 31 May 2019 (in Swedish)
- ^ a b c "Pontus Farnerud - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se. (in Swedish). Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ Farnerud till storklubb (Farnerud to giants); Aftonbladet, 22 June 2006 (in Swedish)
- ^ Inget Bröndby för Farnerud (No Bröndby for Farnerud); Expressen, 17 July 2008 (in Swedish)
- ^ Pontus Farnerud blir ny Ibrahimovic-expert (Pontus Farnerud becomes new expert on Ibrahimovic); Expressen, 17 December 2014 (in Swedish)
External links
- Pontus Farnerud at L'Équipe Football (in French)
- Pontus Farnerud – French league stats at Ligue 1 – also available in French
- Pontus Farnerud at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Pontus Farnerud at National-Football-Teams.com
- Pontus Farnerud at Soccerway
- Pontus Farnerud at EU-Football.info
- Pontus Farnerud at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish)
- #21 Pontus Farnerud at ifkdb.com