Thomas Sjöberg

Thomas Sjöberg
Personal information
Date of birth	6 July 1952 (age 71)
Place of birth	Helsingborg, Sweden
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
1964–1974	Eskilsminne IF
Senior career*
Years	Team
1974–1976	Malmö FF
1976–1977	Karlsruher SC
1977–1978	Malmö FF
1978	Al-Ittihad
1979	Chicago Sting
1979–1982	Malmö FF
1983–1985	Helsingborgs IF
1985–1986	Lunds BK
International career
1974	Sweden U21
1974–1981	Sweden
Managerial career
1991	GIF Nike P85
1997–1998	BSC Young Boys
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Thomas Sjöberg (born 6 July 1952) is a Swedish former professional

Sweden national team and represented his country at the 1978 FIFA World Cup

Club career

Sjöberg played much of his career with

Halmstad BK, which were led by another Englishman, Roy Hodgson

After scoring a goal for Sweden in the

Nottingham Forest by a single decider). He did though return to Malmö FF for a third time and for some more seasons. He ended his career at Lunds BK

Sjöberg was capped 45 times for the

Appearances and goals by national team and year^[1]
National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Sweden	1974	1	0
	1975	7	4
	1976	8	5
	1977	10	2
	1978	8	1
	1979	0	0
	1980	7	1
	1981	4	1
Total		45	14

Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sjöberg goal.

List of international goals scored by Thomas Sjöberg
No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Ref.
1	16 April 1975	Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden	Scotland	1–0	1–1	Friendly	^[3]
2	19 May 1975	Örjans Vall, Halmstad, Sweden	Algeria	4–0	4–0	Friendly	^[4]
3	13 August 1975	Ullevaal Stadium, Oslo, Norway	Norway	2–0	2–0	UEFA Euro 1976 qualifying	^[5]
4	3 September 1975	Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland	Northern Ireland	2–1	2–2	UEFA Euro 1976 qualifying	^[6]
5	16 June 1976	Solna , Sweden	Norway	2–0	2–0	1978 FIFA World Cup qualifying	^[7]
6	11 August 1976	Malmö Stadium, Malmö, Sweden	Finland	1–0	6–0	1972–77 Nordic Football Championship	^[8]
7	11 August 1976	Malmö Stadium, Malmö, Sweden	Finland	3–0	6–0	1972–77 Nordic Football Championship	^[8]
8	22 September 1976	Ullevaal Stadium, Oslo, Norway	Norway	2–2	2–3	1972–77 Nordic Football Championship	^[9]
9	9 September 1976	St. Jakob-Park, Basel, Switzerland	Switzerland	1–2	1–2	1978 FIFA World Cup qualifying	^[10]
10	8 June 1977	Råsunda Stadium, Solna, Sweden	Switzerland	1–0	2–1	1978 FIFA World Cup qualifying	^[11]
11	7 September 1977	Ullevaal Stadium, Oslo, Norway	Norway	1–1	1–2	1978 FIFA World Cup qualifying	^[12]
12	3 June 1978	Estadio José María Minella, Mar del Plata, Argentina	Brazil	1–0	1–1	1978 FIFA World Cup	^[13]
13	22 May 1980	Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland	Finland	2–0	2–0	1978–80 Nordic Football Championship	^[14]
14	12 August 1981	Rimnersvallen, Uddevalla, Sweden	Bulgaria	1–0	1–0	Friendly	^[15]