Andreas Ravelli
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 Ravelli (right) with brother Thomas | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 13 August 1959 | ||
| Place of birth | Vimmerby, Sweden | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1977–1987 | Öster | 196 | (12) |
| 1988–1989 | IFK Göteborg | 38 | (1) |
| 1990 | Lenhovda | ||
| 1991–1992 | Öster | 37 | (0) |
| 1993–1994 | Hovmantorp | ||
| 1995–1996 | Lenhovda | ||
| International career | |||
| 1979–1981 | Sweden U21 | 12 | (1) |
| 1980–1989 | Sweden | 41 | (2) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1997–1998 | Öster | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Andreas Ravelli (born 13 August 1959) is a Swedish former footballer who played as a central defender. He played primarily for Öster and IFK Göteborg during a club career that spanned between 1977 and 1996. A full international between 1980 and 1989, he won 41 caps and scored two goals for the Sweden national team.
He is the twin brother of Thomas Ravelli.
Club career
[edit]Born in Vimmerby, Ravelli started playing professionally for Östers IF, lasting 11 seasons with the team and winning two Allsvenskan titles before signing for IFK Göteborg.[1][2]
At age 31, he moved to amateur football, representing Lenhovda IF – two stints – and Hovmantorp until his retirement (he also represented Öster in between). Later, he also worked as manager of his main club.[3]
International career
[edit]Ravelli won 41 caps for Sweden, his debut coming on 12 November 1980 in a 0–0 away draw against Israel for the 1982 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. He never participated in any international tournament, however.[2]
Personal life
[edit]Ravelli's twin brother, Thomas, is also a former footballer. Their father was an Austrian immigrant of Italian descent who moved to Sweden in 1952,[4][5][6] and the siblings played alongside each other in Öster and the national team as well as one year in Göteborg.
References
[edit]- ^ "Öster hade inte varit vad man blev utan honom" [Öster would have not become what it did without him]. Aftonbladet (in Swedish). 22 February 2004. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
- ^ a b "Andreas Ravelli" (in Swedish). Vilirare. 16 November 2015. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
- ^ "Fotboll: Andreas Ravelli tar över Öster. Bergstrand fick sparken" [Football: Andreas Ravelli takes over at Öster. Bergstrand was fired]. Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). 23 October 1996. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
- ^ "Thomas Ravellis släkthistoria stolen" [Thomas Ravelli's family history stolen]. Aftonbladet (in Swedish). 10 June 2000. Archived from the original on 5 April 2008. Retrieved 4 November 2009.
- ^ "Thomas Ravelli". UEFA. 10 July 2003. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
- ^ Fredriksson, Jimmy (4 May 2014). "Ravelli: "Jag var rädd för att göra bort mig"" [Ravelli: "I was afraid of making a fool out of myself"]. Expressen (in Swedish). Retrieved 12 October 2017.
External links
[edit]
- Svensk Fotboll profile (in Swedish)
- Andreas Ravelli at National-Football-Teams.com
- Andreas Ravelli at EU-Football.info
- #4 Andreas Ravelli at ifkdb.com
