Anders Limpar
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Limpar playing for the Sweden national team | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Anders Erik Limpár | ||
| Date of birth | 24 September 1965 | ||
| Place of birth | Solna, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1981–1986 | Brommapojkarna | 77 | (20) |
| 1986–1988 | Örgryte | 47 | (9) |
| 1988–1989 | Young Boys | 27 | (7) |
| 1989–1990 | Cremonese | 24 | (3) |
| 1990–1994 | Arsenal | 96 | (17) |
| 1994–1997 | Everton | 66 | (5) |
| 1997 | Birmingham City | 4 | (0) |
| 1998–1999 | AIK | 22 | (2) |
| 1999–2000 | Colorado Rapids | 36 | (3) |
| 2000 | Djurgården | 0 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | Brommapojkarna | 19 | (3) |
| Total | 416 | (69) | |
| International career | |||
| 1981–1982 | Sweden U17 | 6 | (3) |
| 1983–1984 | Sweden U19 | 22 | (6) |
| 1984–1988 | Sweden U21/O | 30 | (4) |
| 1987–1996 | Sweden | 58 | (6) |
Medal record | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Anders Erik Limpár (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈanːdɛʂ ˈlɪmˌpɑːr]; born 24 September 1965) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Limpar featured for the clubs IF Brommapojkarna, Young Boys, Cremonese, Arsenal, Everton, Birmingham City, AIK, Colorado Rapids and Djurgårdens IF during a career that spanned between 1981 and 2002.
A full international between 1987 and 1996, Limpar was capped 58 times by Sweden, scoring 6 goals altogether. He represented Sweden at the 1988 Summer Olympics, the 1990 FIFA World Cup, UEFA Euro 1992, as well as the 1994 FIFA World Cup where Sweden finished third.
In 1991, he was awarded Guldbollen as Sweden's best footballer of the year.