Karl Corneliusson

Swedish footballer
Karl Corneliusson
Personal information
Full name Björn Karl Håkan Corneliusson
Date of birth (1976-11-17) 17 November 1976 (age 47)
Place of birth Gothenburg, Sweden
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1982–1985 Masthuggets BK
1986–1987 Göteborgs FF
1988–1994 Örgryte IS
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–1998 Örgryte IS 56 (1)
1999–2003 AIK 98 (7)
2004–2005 Salernitana 22 (2)
2004–2005 → Napoli (loan) 11 (0)
2005–2007 Landskrona BoIS 43 (3)
2008–2009 Lilla Torg FF 19 (1)
2010–2012 BK Skottfint 11 (1)
2014 Stenungsunds IF 0 (0)
2014 Styrsö BK 3 (1)
International career
1992–1993 Sweden U17 13 (2)
1994 Sweden U19 7 (1)
1996–1998 Sweden U21 19 (1)
2000–2001 Sweden 9 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Björn Karl Håkan Corneliusson (born 17 November 1976) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a defender. Starting off his career with Örgryte IS, he went on to play professionally for AIK, Salernitana, Napoli, and Landskrona BoIS during a career that spanned between 1994 and 2007. He won nine caps for the Sweden national team between 2000 and 2001, scoring one goal.

Club career

Corneliusson began his footballing career with Örgryte IS, before signing with AIK ahead of the 1999 Allsvenskan season.[1] While at AIK, he was a part of the team that competed in the 1999–2000 UEFA Champions League, as well as won the 1998–1999 Svenska Cupen.[2]

After the 2003 Allsvenskan season, he left AIK to sign for Salernitana in the Italian Serie B.[1] The following season, he was loaned out to Napoli in Serie C. In 2005, he returned home to Sweden to sign for Landskrona BoIS.[1]

International career

Youth

Corneliusson made a total of 39 appearances for the Sweden U17, U19, and U21 teams, and was a part of the Sweden U21 team that finished 6th at the 1998 UEFA European Under-21 Championship in Romania.[2]

Senior

Corneliusson made his full international debut for Sweden on 4 February 2000 in a friendly game against Norway, coming on as a substitute for Teddy Lucic in the 71st minute in a game that ended in a 0–1 loss.[2] Later that year, he made his competitive debut for Sweden in a 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Turkey, replacing Niclas Alexandersson in the 55th minute and picking up a yellow card in a 1–1 draw.[2]

Corneliusson scored his only international goal for Sweden on 28 February 2001 in a friendly game against Malta, netting the first goal in a 3–0 win.[2] He won his ninth and final international cap on 25 April 2001 in a 2-0 friendly win against Switzerland.[2]

Corneliusson played in three 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifying games, but was not called up to Sweden's 2002 FIFA World Cup squad after injuring his hand only a month before the tournament.[2][1]

Career statistics

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[2]
National team Year Apps Goals
Sweden 2000 2 0
2001 7 1
Total 9 1

Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Corneliusson goal.

List of international goals scored by Karl Corneliusson
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 28 February 2001 National Stadium Ta' Qali, Ta' Qali, Malta  Malta 1–0 3–0 Friendly [3]

Honours

AIK

Individual

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "500 AIK:are - Karl Corneliusson". www.aik.se. Retrieved 2020-10-06.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "Karl Corneliusson - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se. (in Swedish). Retrieved 2020-10-06.
  3. ^ "Malta - Sverige - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2020-10-06.
  4. ^ "Matchens fanbärare: Karl Corneliusson". AIK Fotboll (in Swedish). Retrieved 2020-10-06.