Thomas Sjöberg

This article is about the Swedish soccer player. For the Swedish writer, see Thomas Sjöberg (journalist).

Thomas Sjöberg

Personal information
Date of birth	(1952-07-06) 6 July 1952
Place of birth	Helsingborg, Sweden
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
1964–1974	Eskilsminne IF
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1974–1976	Malmö FF
1976–1977	Karlsruher SC	6	(0)
1977–1978	Malmö FF
1978	Al-Ittihad
1979	Chicago Sting
1979–1982	Malmö FF
1983–1985	Helsingborgs IF
International career
1974–1981	Sweden	45	(14)
Managerial career
1997–1998	BSC Young Boys
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Thomas Sjöberg, (born 6 July 1952 in Helsingborg), is a former Swedish footballer.

Career

Sjöberg played much of his career with Malmö FF in Allsvenskan during the 1970s. Already during his first season for Malmö FF, the club, much to his goal scoring capacity won the top Swedish football league, Allsvenskan in 1974, under English manager Bob Houghton. This was repeated the following season. When he then left for Karlsruher SC in the Bundesliga during the 1976-77 season, his former Swedish club only came second in Allsvenskan, behind Halmstad BK, which were led by another Englishman, Roy Hodgson. As Sjöberg returned to Malmö FF they won Allsvenskan again! So during four years, Malmö FF won Allsvenskan at three occasions, in which Sjöberg participated during the three "golden years" only.

After scoring a goal for Sweden in the 1978 Word Cup in Argentine against Brazil, the well bearded Sjöberg become interesting for an Arabian Sheik, who bought him for a club in Saudi Arabia. This became a rather short adventure for him, and likewise a shorter time in the old North American NASL league (not to be confused with current MLS) and a club from Chicago followed. This time he was abcent from Malmö FF for less than 12 months. However he missed an indeed very importaint season for Malmö FF, and didn't participate in the club's most well known international achievement so far (also by summer of 2014), to reach the final of the European Cup in 1978-79 season. (which though was lost to Nottingham Forest by a single decider). He did though return to Malmö FF for a third time and for some more seasons. But he ended his career in Helsingborg IF, the main club of his home city, Helsingborg, Scania .

Sjöberg was capped 45 times for the Sweden national football team and scored a goal against Brazil in the 1978 FIFA World Cup. With Malmö FF he won Allsvenskan and became Swedish Champion in 1974, 1975 and 1977.

He coached BSC Young Boys with Roland Andersson.

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