Håkan Sandberg (born 27 June 1958) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a forward in Sweden and Greece. He made 13 appearances for the Sweden national team scoring three goals.
Club career Sandberg started off his footballing career with Ludvika FF, before signing with the Allsvenskan club Örebro SK in 1976. He signed with IFK Göteborg in 1981, and helped the team with the 1981–82 UEFA Cup as well as the 1982, 1983, and 1984 Swedish Championships. In 1984, he left for Greece where he spent three seasons with
On 5 July 1984, Sandberg moved to Greece and was transferred to AEK Athens for a fee of 8 million drachmas. He immediately stood out for his distinctive appearance and for his playing style. Alongside Thomas Mavros and Márton Esterházy, created an effective offensive triplet in the team. Οn 2 December 1984 in a home match against Apollon Athens he made an assist to Mavros, where the players exchanged headers before the latter scored. During his spell at AEK he scored two hat-tricks against Panachaiki at home and Ethnikos Piraeus away from home. He also scored a brace in the away defeat against Panathinaikos with 3–2. He was the scorer for his club in the 1–1 at home against Olympiacos.
On 2 July 1987, he was released from AEK and signed for Olympiacos. His participation and contribution to the "red and whites" was near to nothing, since he was suffering from injuries. He returned to Sweden in 1988 to finish up his career with GIF Sundsvall.
International career Sandberg won a total of 20 youth caps for the Sweden U19 and U21 teams, scoring 4 goals. He made his full international debut for Sweden on 13 November 1982 in a UEFA Euro 1984 qualifier against Cyprus which Sweden won 1–0. He scored his first international goal for Sweden on 29 May 1983 in a UEFA 1984 qualifier against Italy which Sweden Sweden won 2–0. His last international appearance came on 17 November 1985 in a 1986 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Malta. Sandberg won a total of 13 caps for Sweden and scored three goals, but never appeared in a major international tournament.
Career statistics +Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsSweden198210198361198442198520Total133 Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sandberg goal. +List of international goals scored by Håkan SandbergNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden1–02–0UEFA Euro 1984 qualifier223 February 1984Tipshallen Elmia, Jönköping, Sweden3–04–0Friendly34–0
Honours
IFK Göteborg
UEFA Cup: 1981–82 Allsvenskan: 1982, 1983, 1984
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