Bo Janne Andreas Jakobsson (; born 6 October 1972) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a defender and defensive midfielder. Starting off his professional career with Landskrona BoIS in 1990, he went on to also represent Helsingborgs IF, Hansa Rostock, Brøndby IF, and Southampton before retiring at Helsingborg in 2007. He played 36 international matches for the Sweden national team, and was a squad player at the 2002 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2004.
Club career Born in Lund and raised in Teckomatorp, Jakobsson started his senior career as a central defender for nearby club Landskrona BoIS in 1990. He helped Landskrona win promotion for the top-flight Swedish Allsvenskan championship in 1993. Landskrona were relegated again following the 1994 Allsvenskan season, and Jakobsson moved on to Allsvenskan club Helsingborgs IF. He instantly commanded a place in Helsingborg's starting line-up, and made his debut in the Sweden national team in February 1996. Together with Ola Nilsson, he formed the strongest central defence in Allsvenskan for several years and in 1999, HIF was finally able to win Allsvenskan after 58 years of waiting. Without the solid defence controlled by Jakobsson, many doubt it would have been possible.
After winning the 1999 Allsvenskan championship with HIF, he moved abroad to play for Hansa Rostock in the Bundesliga in the summer 2000. He played three seasons at Rostock, missing only three of 102 league games for the club. In July 2003, Jakobsson left Rostock to play for Brøndby IF in the Danish Superliga.
He played five games in the 2004–05 Superliga, which Brøndby would go on to win, before moving to English club Southampton F.C. in the FA Premier League, scoring twice against Crystal Palace and Middlesbrough. At the end of the season, Southampton were relegated, and Jakobsson returned to play for Helsingborgs IF. After the 2007 season, he retired from professional football.
International career Jakobsson was called up for the Swedish squad for the 2002 FIFA World Cup, and played full-time in all four games for Sweden, replacing the injured captain Patrik Andersson. He was selected to represent Sweden at the 2004 European Championship, and played full-time in the tournament, as Sweden reached the quarter-finals. He was a designated penalty taker in the penalty shoot out against the Netherlands, but refused to take his penalty. Instead, Olof Mellberg took a penalty which Dutch keeper Edwin van der Sar saved and Sweden were consequently eliminated. Jakobsson announced his retirement from international football after the tournament.
Career statistics Club + Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsLandskrona1990 Division 1 Södra50–1991Division 1 Södra240–1992Division 1 Södra280–1993Division 1 Södra252–1994Allsvenskan170–Total992–Helsingborgs IF1995 Allsvenskan2521996Allsvenskan2601997Allsvenskan2511998Allsvenskan2611999Allsvenskan2502000Allsvenskan81Total1355Hansa Rostock2000–01 Bundesliga3412001–02Bundesliga3222002–03Bundesliga331Total994Brøndby IF2003–04 Danish Superliga2942004–05Danish Superliga51Total345Southampton 2004–05 Premier League272Helsingborgs IF 2005 Allsvenskan1102006 Allsvenskan2102007 Allsvenskan265Total585Career total45223
International +Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsSweden1996101997501998201999202000002001102002110200371200471Total362 Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Jakobsson goal. +List of international goals scored by Andreas JakobssonNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition16 September 2003Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden2–05–0UEFA Euro 2004 qualifier25 June 2004Råsunda Stadium, Solna, Sweden2–03–1Friendly
Honours Landskrona BoIS Division 1 Södra: 1993
Helsingborgs IF Allsvenskan: 1999 Svenska Cupen: 1997–98, 2006
Brøndby IF Danish Superliga: 2004–05
References
External links
Profile from the Swedish Football Association Interview from Sportbladet