Pär Hansson

Pär Johan Åke Hansson (born 22 June 1986) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He represented Helsingborgs IF, Ängelholms FF, and Feyenoord during a professional career that spanned between 2005 and 2019.[1][2][3] A full international between 2011 and 2014, he won six caps for the Sweden national team and was a squad member at UEFA Euro 2012.[4]

Pär Hansson
Personal information
Full name Pär Johan Åke Hansson
Date of birth (1986-06-22) 22 June 1986
Place of birth Vejbystrand, Sweden
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
1992–2001 Vejbyslätts IF
2001–2005 Helsingborgs IF
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2015 Helsingborgs IF 193 (0)
2006–2008 → Ängelholms FF (loan) 79 (0)
2016–2017 Feyenoord 1 (0)
2017–2019 Helsingborgs IF 39 (0)
Total 312 (0)
National team
2002–2003 Sweden U17 7 (0)
2004–2005 Sweden U19 10 (0)
2007–2009 Sweden U21 9 (0)
2011–2014 Sweden 6 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

International career

Hansson represented the Sweden U17, U19, and U21 teams and was a part of the Sweden U21 squad that reached the semi-finals of the 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Championship on home soil in Sweden.[5]

He made his full international debut for Sweden on 19 January 2011 in a friendly 2–1 win against Botswana.[6] He was selected for Sweden's UEFA Euro 2012 squad, and served as a backup goalkeeper for Andreas Isaksson together with Johan Wiland during the tournament.[7] He made his first and only competitive game for Sweden in a 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Faroe Islands on 11 June 2013, covering for Andreas Isaksson in a 2–0 win at Friends Arena.[8] He made his sixth and final international appearance on 17 January 2014 against Moldova, playing for 90 minutes in a friendly 2–1 win.[9]

Honours
Helsingborgs IF
Feyenoord
Sweden

References
  1. ""Tyvärr har beslutet blivit verklighet nu"".
  2. Hansson återvänder till HIF‚ aftonbladet.se, 14 June 2017
  3. "Pär Hansson" (in Swedish). Svenskfotboll. Retrieved 11 March 2012.
  4. "Pär Hansson uttagen i EM-truppen - HIF". www.hif.se. Archived from the original on 2018-12-18.
  5. "Pär Hansson - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se. (in Swedish). Retrieved 2021-05-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. "Botswana - Sverige - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2021-05-18.
  7. "Sveriges EM-trupp". SVT Sport (in Swedish). 2012-05-30. Retrieved 2021-05-18.
  8. "Sverige - Färöarna - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2021-05-18.
  9. "Moldavien - Sverige - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2021-05-18.


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