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Jonny Rödlund

Jonny Rödlund

Swedish footballer

Jonny Erik Gunnar Rödlund (born 22 December 1971) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. A youth player at RSC Anderlecht and Manchester United, he went on to win Allsvenskan and Svenska Cupen with IFK Norrköping before representing teams in Portugal, Germany, and China. A full international between 1990 and 1992, he won two caps for the Sweden national team and represented his country at the 1992 Summer Olympics.

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Club career

Starting his footballing career with Skiljebo SK, Rödlund played youth football at RSC Anderlecht and Manchester United between 1987 and 1989 before signing with IFK Norrköping in 1989.[1] While at Norrköping, he helped the club win the 1989 Allsvenskan and the 1990–91 Svenska Cupen titles.[2] He also represented clubs in Portugal, Germany, and China before retiring at Skiljebo SK in 2007.[3]

In Sweden, due to his youth career both with RSC Anderlecht and Manchester United, he is generally considered as 'the talent that never bloomed'.[4]

International career

Rödlund won two caps for the Sweden national team in 1990 and 1992.[5] He also represented the Sweden Olympic team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain and scored two goals before Sweden was eliminated in the quarterfinals.[6]

Career statistics

International

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Honours

IFK Norrköping

References

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    "Jonny Rödlund". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
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    Andersson, Pär (22 January 2019). "IFK-stjärnan: "Jag förlorade allt" – Motala Vadstena Tidning". mvt.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 7 March 2021.
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    "Jonny Rödlund blåst – förlorade miljoner". www.expressen.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 7 March 2021.
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    "Pappan som kom hem - till slut..." Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 7 March 2021.
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    "Jonny Rödlund - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se. (in Swedish). Retrieved 7 March 2021.
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    Grönlund, Christopher (16 July 2015). "Rödlund om OS-upplevelsen 1992". vlt.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 7 March 2021.


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