Stefan Pettersson

Stefan Bengt Pettersson (born 22 March 1963) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a striker. He won the UEFA Cup with both IFK Göteborg and Ajax, and won 31 caps for the Sweden national team. He represented his country at the 1990 FIFA World Cup.

Club career Pettersson was born and raised in Västerås, and started his football career with the local club IFK Västerås. He began his Allsvenskan career with IFK Norrköping, before leaving for IFK Göteborg during the 1984 season. The following four years he helped Göteborg win one league title, become runners-up once, and to one UEFA Cup victory in 1987, in which he scored in the final itself against Dundee United.

International career Pettersson represented the Sweden U17, U19, and U21 teams a total of 31 times between 1979 and 1985. He scored his first international goal for Sweden on 31 August 1988 in a friendly 1–2 loss against Denmark.

7 May 1992 Råsunda Stadium, Solna, Sweden

Friendly

26 August 1992 Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway

Friendly

7 October 1992 Råsunda Stadium, Solna, Sweden

1994 FIFA World Cup qualifier Honours IFK Göteborg

UEFA Cup: 1986–87 Allsvenskan: 1984, 1994, 1995, 1996

Ajax

UEFA Cup: 1991–92 Eredivisie: 1989–90, 1993–94 KNVB Cup: 1992–93

Individual Pettersson was also given the "Folkets lirare" ("People's Choice Player") award at Fotbollsgalan in 1997. Årets Ärkeängel: 1987