Tomas Antonelius

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Tomas Antonelius
Personal information
Full name Tomas Emil Rune Antonelius
Birth name Tomas Gustafsson[1]
Date of birth (1973-05-07) 7 May 1973 (age 50)
Place of birth Stockholm, Sweden
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1991 Winnipeg Fury[2][3] 14 (0)
1991–1996 Brommapojkarna 102 (4[2])
1996–1999 AIK 75 (2)
1999–2002 Coventry City[4] 15 (0)
2002–2003 Copenhagen[5] 27 (2)
Total 234 (6)
International career
1999–2002
Sweden
 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Tomas Emil Rune Antonelius (born Tomas Gustafsson; 7 May 1973) is a Swedish former professional

Sweden national team between 1999 and 2002, and represented his country at UEFA Euro 2000 and the 2002 FIFA World Cup
.

Club career

Early career

Antonelius had a brief stint with Canadian side Winnipeg Fury, during a year in college in North America.[6] Whilst at AIK, he played against Arsenal in the 1999–2000 UEFA Champions League.[7][8] At the time, Arsenal were playing their home European games at Wembley Stadium, giving Antonelius a run out at the famous ground.

Coventry City

In December 1999, Antonelius joined Coventry City for an undisclosed fee, signing a three-and-a-half-year contract.[9][10] He made his debut against Arsenal, coming on as a late substitute for Youssef Chippo, as Coventry won 3–2.[11][12]

Copenhagen

In February 2002, he joined Danish Superliga side Copenhagen.[13] However, he suffered a serious knee injury, 1,5 years after joining the club and never played football again. He announced his retirement in September 2003, due to this failure to recover from the injury.[14]

International career

Antonelius made his full international debut for the

UEFA Euro 2004 qualifier against Hungary, playing for 67 minutes before being replaced by Mattias Jonson.[18]

Personal life

Antonelius began his career playing as "Tomas Gustafsson", before changing his name in 2001. The reason for this change was that "Gustafsson" is a very common name in Sweden, and he chose "Antonelius" as it was the married name of his older sister.[19]

Career statistics

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[20]
National team Year Apps Goals
Sweden
 1999 2 0
2000 3 0
2001 0 0
2002 3 0
Total 8 0

Honours

AIK

Copenhagen

References

  1. ^ "FOOTBALL: NEW NAME IN CITY SQUAD; Familiar face makes unusual switch. – Free Online Library".
  2. ^ a b "Tomas Antonelius".
  3. ^ "De skapade vår historia – Tomas Gustafsson (Antonelius)".
  4. ^ "Thomas Antonelius career stats". Soccerbase. Retrieved 14 December 2008.
  5. ^ "Thomas Antonelius". Nipserstat (in Danish). Retrieved 15 February 2011.
  6. ^ "Exilgnagare – AIK:are som spelat utomlands". AIK Fotboll official website (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 29 April 2014. Retrieved 13 May 2012.
  7. ^ "Arsenal break Wembley hoodoo". BBC News. 23 September 1999. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
  8. ^ "Gunners sink battling Swedes". BBC News. 2 November 1999. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
  9. ^ "Swede with Coventry". New Straits Times. Reuters. 9 December 1999. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
  10. ^ Harris, Nick (7 December 1999). "Football: Guilty Forest fined pounds 25,000 over payments". The Independent. Independent Print Limited. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
  11. ^ "Coventry City 3–2 Arsenal". BBC News. 26 December 1999. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
  12. ^ Moore, Glenn (27 December 1999). "Football: Arsenal's ambition checked by Keane". The Independent. Independent Print Limited. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
  13. ^ Winther-Rasmussen, Michael (4 February 2002). "Antonelius til FCK". Ekstra Bladet (in Danish). JP/Politikens Hus A/S. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
  14. ^ "Tomas Antonelius karriär är över". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). 17 September 2003. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
  15. ^ "Italien – Sverige – Matchfakta – Svensk fotboll" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
  16. ^ "Sweden squad". BBC Sport. 22 June 2000. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
  17. ^ "Squad Profiles – Sweden". BBC Sport. 3 May 2002. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
  18. ^ "Sverige – Ungern – Matchfakta – Svensk fotboll" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
  19. ^ Turner, Andy (24 July 2001). "Football: New name in City squad; Familiar face makes unusual switch". Coventry Evening Telegraph. The Free Library. Retrieved 13 May 2012.
  20. ^ "Tomas Antonelius – Spelarstatistik – Svensk fotboll" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
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