Glenn Strömberg

Glenn Peter Strömberg (; born 5 January 1960) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Starting his career in 1979 with IFK Göteborg, he helped the club win the 1981–82 UEFA Cup before signing with Benfica in 1983. In 1984, he joined the Serie A club Atalanta for which he served as the team captain for four seasons until his retirement in 1992. A full international between 1982 and 1990, he won 52 caps and scored 7 goals for the Sweden national team, and represented his country at the 1990 FIFA World Cup. He was awarded Guldbollen in 1985 as Sweden's best footballer of the year.

Club career

IFK Göteborg Strömberg was a part of IFK Göteborg's youth teams before making his senior debut for "Änglarna" on 16 April 1979 in an Allsvenskan game against Kalmar FF that ended 4–0. He helped the team win the 1981–82 UEFA Cup, the 1982 Allsvenskan, as well as three Svenska Cupen titles between 1979 and 1983. During Strömberg's four seasons at Göteborg, he played in 203 games (including friendlies) and scored 33 goals. During only one and a half seasons at Benfica, Strömberg helped the team win two straight Portuguese league championships.

International career Strömberg appeared 9 times for the Sweden U21 team between 1979 and 1981. He made his senior international debut for Sweden on 3 June 1982 in a friendly 1-1 draw with the Soviet Union, playing for 68 minutes before being replaced by Karl Gunnar Björklund. Strömberg scored his first international goal on 29 May 1983 in a UEFA Euro 1984 qualifying game against Italy which Sweden won 2–0. His usual position was central midfield or defensive midfield.

Personal life Strömberg works as an expert commentator for Sveriges Television, for Viasat on UEFA Champions League and F.A. Premier League matches and for sports betting site Expekt.com

Career statistics Appearances and goals by national team and year 2.

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3. 2–0 4. 17 November 1985 Ta' Qali Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta 2–1 2–1 1986 FIFA World Cup qualifying 5. 12 October 1986 Estadio Nacional, Lisbon, Portugal 1–0 1–1 UEFA Euro 1988 qualifying 6. 27 April 1988 Råsunda Stadium, Solna, Sweden 2–0 4–1 Friendly 7. 16 June 1990 Stadio Luigi Ferraris, Genoa, Italy 1–2 1–2 1990 FIFA World Cup Honours IFK Göteborg

UEFA Cup: 1981–82 Allsvenskan: 1982 Svenska Cupen: 1978–79, 1981–82 Benfica Primeira Liga: 1982–83, 1983–84 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira runner-up: 1983 Iberian Cup: 1983 Atalanta Coppa Italia runner-up: 1986–87 Individual Guldbollen: 1985 Orders