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)
International career
2002–2003 Sweden U17 7 (0)
2004–2005 Sweden U19 10 (0)
2007–2009 Sweden U21 9 (0)
2011–2014 Sweden 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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. 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.[1]

Club career

Hansson represented Helsingborgs IF, Ängelholms FF, and Feyenoord between 2005 and 2019.[2][3] A neck injury forced him to announce his retirement from professional football in 2019.[4]

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]

Career statistics

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[5]
National team Year Apps Goals
Sweden 2011 1 0
2012 1 0
2013 3 0
2014 1 0
Total 6 0

Honours

Helsingborgs IF
Feyenoord
Sweden

References

  1. ↑ "Pär Hansson uttagen i EM-truppen - HIF". www.hif.se. Archived from the original on 2018-12-18.
  2. ↑ Hansson återvänder till HIF‚ aftonbladet.se, 14 June 2017
  3. ↑ "Pär Hansson" (in Swedish). Svenskfotboll. Retrieved 11 March 2012.
  4. ↑ ""Tyvärr har beslutet blivit verklighet nu"".
  5. 1 2 "Pär Hansson - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se. (in Swedish). Retrieved 2021-05-18.
  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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