Hans-Jürgen Stefan Schwarz(born 18 April 1969) is a Swedish former professionalfootballerwho played as amidfielder.Schwarz started off his career withMalmö FFin 1987 before moving on to representBenfica,Arsenal,FiorentinaandValenciauntil he retired atSunderlandin 2003. Schwarz won 69capsfor theSweden national team,scoring 6 goals. He represented his country at the1990 FIFA World Cup,UEFA Euro 1992and most notably the1994 FIFA World Cupwhere Sweden finished third.
 Schwarz in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Hans-Jürgen Stefan Schwarz | ||
| Date of birth | 18 April 1969 | ||
| Place of birth | Malmö,Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder,left wingback | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1982 | Kulladals FF | ||
| 1982–1985 | Malmö FF | ||
| 1985–1987 | Bayer Leverkusen | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1987–1990 | Malmö FF | 32 | (0) |
| 1990–1994 | Benfica | 77 | (7) |
| 1994–1995 | Arsenal | 34 | (2) |
| 1995–1998 | Fiorentina | 78 | (2) |
| 1998–1999 | Valencia | 23 | (4) |
| 1999–2003 | Sunderland | 62 | (3) |
| Total | 306 | (18) | |
| International career | |||
| 1984–1985 | Sweden U17 | 10 | (0) |
| 1986 | Sweden U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 1987–1988 | Sweden U21 | 6 | (0) |
| 1990–2001 | Sweden | 69 | (6) |
Medal record | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editBorn to a German father (who played football in lower leagues in Germany) and a Swedish mother in the city ofMalmö,Schwarz started his playing career as a midfielder with Kulladals FF's academy. Between 1985 and 1987, he spent two seasons withBayer Leverkusen's youth team.[1]He made his debut as a professional footballer with his hometown clubMalmö FF.[2]He then moved toBenficafor the1990–91 seasonto play under managerSven-Göran Eriksson.Schwarz became a regular starter for Benfica, winning thePrimeira Ligatwice, and playing in the side that knockedArsenalout of theEuropean Cupin 1991.[3]
He subsequently moved toLondonto play for Arsenal in the summer of 1994 for £1.8 million but grew frustrated withGeorge Graham's defensive tactics.[4]The defeat to Real Zaragoza in the1995 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup finalwas Schwarz's last game for Arsenal. He leftHighburyafter just one season at the club.[5][6][7]
Schwarz then completed a £2.5 million transfer toFiorentina.He spent three seasons in Italy, lifting theCoppa ItaliaandSuper Cup.In the summer 1998 he reunited withClaudio Ranieri,moving to Spain to joinValencia.After one season he joined English sideSunderlandon 29 July 1999 for a then-club record fee of £3.75 million.[8]Because of Schwarz's publicly-expressed desire to become a space tourist, the club inserted a "Space Clause" into his contract, stating that if he were to travel beyond Earth's atmosphere his contract would become wholly invalid.[9]
He was bestowed with theGuldbollenin November 1999, Sweden's award for footballer of the year.[10]Schwarz eventually fell out with managerPeter Reidand was transfer listed in summer 2002.[11]He made his last appearance for the club coming off the bench for the final 25 minutes of the League Cup tie atSheffield United3 December 2002. Schwarz retired from playing in March 2003.[12][13][14]
International career
editAfter having represented theSweden U17,U19,andU21teams, Schwarz made his full international debut forSwedenon 14 February 1990 as asubstitutein afriendly gameagainst theUnited Arab Emirateswhere he replacedPontus Kåmarkin the 80th minute before also scoring his first international goal in a 1–1 draw.[15][16]A few months later he appeared in his first major tournament for Sweden as he played in all three games at left back as Sweden was eliminated from the1990 FIFA World Cupafter the group stage.[15]
In 1992, Schwarz appeared in three games as Sweden progressed to the semi-finals ofUEFA Euro 1992before being eliminated byWest Germany.[15]In 1994, he played incentre midfieldalongsideJonas Thernas Sweden finished third at the1994 FIFA World Cup.[15]An injury to hisAchilles tendonkept him out of the squad forUEFA Euro 2000.[17]
He declared his international retirement in August 2001 to focus on his club team after a series of injuries while with the national team.[18]His last international appearance came in a2002 FIFA World Cup qualifieragainstMoldovaon 28 March 2001.[15]
Schwarz won a total of 69capsduring his career, scoring six goals.[15]
Career statistics
edit| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 1990 | 11 | 2 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1992 | 7 | 2 | |
| 1993 | 7 | 0 | |
| 1994 | 12 | 1 | |
| 1995 | 7 | 1 | |
| 1996 | 5 | 0 | |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1998 | 7 | 0 | |
| 1999 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2001 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 69 | 6 | |
- Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Schwarz goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 February 1990 | Al-Maktoum Stadium,Dubai,United Arab Emirates |  United Arab Emirates
|
2–1 | 2–1 | Friendly | [16] |
| 2 | 11 April 1990 | Stade du 5 Juillet 1962,Algiers,Algeria |  Algeria
|
1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly | [19] |
| 3 | 27 May 1992 | Råsunda Stadium,Solna,Sweden |  Hungary
|
1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly | [20] |
| 4 | 2–0 | ||||||
| 5 | 5 May 1994 | Råsunda Stadium, Solna, Sweden |  Nigeria
|
1–0 | 3–1 | Friendly | [21] |
| 6 | 11 October 1995 | Råsunda Stadium, Solna, Sweden |  Scotland
|
2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly | [22] |
Honours
edit- Malmö[23]
- Benfica[23]
- Arsenal[5]
- UEFA Cup Winners' Cup:Runner-up1994–95
- Fiorentina[23]
- Valencia[23]
- Sweden[5]
- FIFA World Cupthird place:1994
Individual
- "Man of the tournament" –Makita Tournament:1994
- Guldbollen:1999
References
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- ^"Har spelat i sex länder – Sport – Sydsvenskan-Nyheter Dygnet Runt".Sydsvenskan.se. 18 April 1969. Archived fromthe originalon 10 August 2011.Retrieved12 June2013.
- ^"uefa.com".1 August 2021.
- ^Spurling, Jon (2001).Top Guns.Aureus. pp. 95–96.
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- ^"that-match-is-still-iconic-in-sweden-stefan-schwarz-on-knocking-england-out-of-the-euros".20 January 2023.
- ^Schwarz, Stefan (2016).De kallade mig Gud.Sweden: Lava forlag.
- ^"Posts Sunderland official FB".Facebook.1 March 2022.
- ^Carpenter, Les (1 March 2022)."the-joy-of-six-strange-sports-contract-clauses".The Guardian.
- ^"guldbollen-1999/".1 March 2022.
- ^"Laslandes and Schwarz in Sunderland clear-out".The Guardian.20 January 2023.
- ^"Sunderland old boy Stefan Schwarz backs the Black Cats to beat the drop".Chronicle Live.co.uk.8 December 2015.
- ^"FA Carling Premiership | Footballer banned from space".BBC News. 2 August 1999.Retrieved12 June2013.
- ^"i-love-sunderland-roker-report-meets-stefan-schwarz".1 March 2022.
- ^abcdefgh"Stefan Schwarz – Spelarstatistik – Svensk fotboll".svenskfotboll.se.(in Swedish).Retrieved4 November2020.
- ^ab"Förenade Arabemiraten – Sverige – Matchfakta – Svensk fotboll".svenskfotboll.se(in Swedish).Retrieved4 November2020.
- ^"Österrike-Sverige: Schwarz skadad – missar EM. Fotboll. 1-1 på usel plan. Sunderlandproffset slet av hälsenan. Även Fredrik Ljungberg och Patrik Andersson skadade".DN.SE(in Swedish). 30 March 2000.Retrieved4 November2020.
- ^""Aldrig mera landslaget"".Aftonbladet(in Swedish). 23 August 2001.Retrieved4 November2020.
- ^"Algeriet – Sverige – Matchfakta – Svensk fotboll".svenskfotboll.se(in Swedish).Retrieved4 November2020.
- ^"Sverige – Ungern – Matchfakta – Svensk fotboll".svenskfotboll.se(in Swedish).Retrieved4 November2020.
- ^"Sverige – Nigeria – Matchfakta – Svensk fotboll".svenskfotboll.se(in Swedish).Retrieved4 November2020.
- ^"Sverige – Skottland – Matchfakta – Svensk fotboll".svenskfotboll.se(in Swedish).Retrieved4 November2020.
- ^abcd"Stefan Schwartz".Eurosport.com.
External links
edit- Stefan Schwarzat National-Football-Teams.com
