Jörgen Pettersson

Jörgen Ola Pettersson (born 29 September 1975) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a striker. He started his career with Malmö FF in 1991 and later played for Borussia Mönchengladbach, 1. FC Kaiserslautern and Copenhagen before retiring at Landskrona BoIS in 2008. He also represented the Sweden national team between 1995 and 2002, earning 27 caps and scoring 8 goals and he was a part of Sweden's UEFA Euro 2000 squad.

Club career Pettersson started his career in Dösjöbro IF and later played for Kävlinge GIF. In 1991 he signed for Malmö FF and in 1995 he moved to Borussia Mönchengladbach despite being close to Inter Milan after negotiations with its owner Massimo Moratti who offered 1.5 million dollars to Malmo. He also played for 1. FC Kaiserslautern, FC København and Landskrona BoIS in his home country. In February 2009, Pettersson retired from the professional football and has been playing for the Swedish Division 4 club Häljarps IF since May 2009.

International career

Youth He represented the Sweden U17, U19, and U21 teams, was a part of the Sweden U21 team that finished sixth at the 1998 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.

Senior Pettersson made his senior debut for Sweden on 16 August 1995 in a friendly game against the USA.

Personal life Pettersson's career was marred by a 2001 accident on the A63 Autobahn near Wörrstadt when his Mercedes crashed into a Ford Ka that had spun out after rear-ending a truck. The Ka's 20-year-old driver instantly died upon impact with Pettersson's car.

Career statistics

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