Magnus Erlingmark
Personal information
Full name Per Magnus Erlingmark
Date of birth (1968-07-08) 8 July 1968 (age 55)
Place of birth Jönköping, Sweden
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Defender, midfielder, forward
Youth career
–1984 BK Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1985–1988 BK Forward 71 (10)
1989–1992 Örebro SK 102 (11)
1993–2004 IFK Göteborg 278 (42)
2005 BK Häcken 0 (0)
Total 451 (63)
International career
1989–1990 Sweden U21 10 (1)
1990–1998 Sweden[1] 37 (1)
Medal record
 Sweden
FIFA World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 1994
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Per Magnus Erlingmark (born 8 July 1968) is a Swedish former footballer who played as a defender, midfielder, and forward. A versatile player, he is best remembered for his time with IFK Göteborg with which he won four Allsvenskan titles. A full international between 1990 and 1998, he made 37 appearances for the Sweden national team and appeared at UEFA Euro 1992 and at the 1994 FIFA World Cup where Sweden finished third.

Club career

Early career

Erlingmark started off his career with BK Forward before signing with the Allsvenskan club Örebro SK in 1989.[2] After having appeared in more than 100 Allsvenskan games for Örebro, he signed with IFK Göteborg ahead of the 1993 Allsvenskan season.[2]

IFK Göteborg

Erlingmark helped IFK Göteborg to four straight Allsvenskan titles between 1993 and 1996.[2] His most memorable time with the club came during the 1994–95 UEFA Champions League season, where he helped Göteborg win their group ahead of FC Barcelona, Manchester United, and Galatasaray by scoring four goals.[3] He played a total of 471 games for the club from 1993 until his retirement in 2004.[4]

BK Häcken

Erlingmark came out of his retirement ahead of the 2005 Allsvenskan and signed for BK Häcken as a back-up player, but never appeared in any competitive game during his lone season with the club.[5][2]

International career

Youth

Erlingmark represented the Sweden U21 team at the 1990 UEFA European Under-21 Championship where Sweden reached the semi-finals before being eliminated by the Soviet Union.[6] He appeared a total of 10 times for the Swedish U21 team and scored one goal.[6]

Senior

Erlingmark made his senior debut for the Sweden national team in a friendly game against the United Arab Emirates which ended in a 1–2 loss for Sweden.[6] On 17 April 1992, he scored his first international goal for Sweden in a friendly 2–2 draw with Greece.[6]

He was a squad player for Sweden at UEFA Euro 1992 in which Sweden progressed to the semi-finals, and made his only appearance in the tournament as a substitute for Anders Limpar in a 1–0 group stage win against the eventual UEFA Euro 1992 champions Denmark.[7] Two years later, Erlingmark represented Sweden at the 1994 FIFA World Cup in which Sweden finished third.[6] He made his only appearance in the tournament coming in as a substitute for Joachim Björklund in a 3–1 group stage win against Russia.[8]

Erlingmark played his last international game on 14 October 1998, coming on as a late substitute in a UEFA Euro 2000 qualifier against Bulgaria, which Sweden won 1–0.[6] He won a total of 37 caps for Sweden between 1990 and 1998, scoring one goal.[6]

Personal life

He is the father of professional footballer August Erlingmark.[4]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[2][4]
Club Season League Svenska Cupen Other* Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
BK Forward 1985 Division 3 Västra Svealand 3 0 3 0
1986 Division 3 Västra Svealand 18 4 18 4
1987 Division 1 Norra 26 2 26 2
1988 Division 1 Norra 24 4 24 4
Total 71 10 71 10
Örebro SK 1989 Allsvenskan 22 2 22 2
1990 Allsvenskan 22 2 22 2
1991 Allsvenskan 27 4 27 4
1992 Allsvenskan 31 3 31 3
Total 102 11 102 11
IFK Göteborg 1993 Allsvenskan 19 9 3 3 0 0 22 12
1994 Allsvenskan 25 9 1 0 8 4 34 13
1995 Allsvenskan 26 5 6 5 4 0 36 10
1996 Allsvenskan 22 6 7 2 7 2 36 10
1997 Allsvenskan 24 0 3 3 7 0 34 3
1998 Allsvenskan 23 2 4 1 4 0 31 3
1999 Allsvenskan 26 1 8 1 6 0 40 2
2000 Allsvenskan 20 1 5 1 0 0 25 2
2001 Allsvenskan 24 3 3 0 0 0 27 3
2002 Allsvenskan 25 2 3 0 4 0 32 2
2003 Allsvenskan 25 2 3 0 0 0 28 2
2004 Allsvenskan 19 2 3 0 2 0 24 2
Total 278 42 49 16 42 6 369 64
BK Häcken 2005 Allsvenskan 0 0 0 0 – 0 0
Career total 451 63 49 16 42 6 542 85

*Appearance(s) in the UEFA Champions League, the UEFA Cup, Allsvenskan qualifiers, and Svenska Mästerskapsserien.

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[6]
National team Year Apps Goals
Sweden 1990 5 0
1991 8 1
1992 6 0
1994 7 0
1995 5 0
1996 3 0
1998 3 0
Total 37 1
Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Erlingmark goal.
List of international goals scored by Magnus Erlingmark
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 17 April 1991 Neas Philadelphias, Athens, Greece  Greece 1–1 2–2 Friendly [9]

Honours

BK Forward

IFK Göteborg

Sweden

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Sweden national football team stats". passagen.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 2012-06-06.
  2. ^ a b c d e Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Magnus Erlingmark". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 2021-02-25.
  3. ^ "Veteranen Erlingmark lämnar Blåvitt". SVT Sport (in Swedish). 2004-11-19. Retrieved 2020-12-01.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Magnus Erlingmark - ifkdb.se". ifkdb.se. Retrieved 2021-02-25.
  5. ^ "Erlingmark kan göra comeback - i Häcken". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 2021-02-25.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h "Magnus Erlingmark". Svensk Fotboll.
  7. ^ "Magnus Erlingmark — svenskfotboll.se".
  8. ^ "Magnus Erlingmark — svenskfotboll.se".
  9. ^ "Grekland - Sverige - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2021-02-25.
  10. ^ "1986 - Clas Glenning Football". sites.google.com. Retrieved 2021-02-25.
  11. ^ "Stora Grabbars Märke - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2021-02-25.
  12. ^ "Alla 48 ärkeänglar | ifkdb.se". ifkdb.se. Retrieved 2021-02-25.

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