Jonas Lundén is a Swedish former footballer who last played for GAIS in the Allsvenskan. He notably also played for IF Elfsborg and IFK Göteborg. Lundén played as a forward early in his career, but at Elfsborg he was converted to a winger and full back. In 2001, he played one game for the Sweden men's national football team. He received a degree of fame amongst video game fans as one of the best prospects in Championship Manager 2001/02 - one of a golden generation of Swedish youngsters who found fame outside of Sweden due to the cult football management game.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jonas Lundén | ||
| Date of birth | December 27, 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Borlänge, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender (former Striker) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998 | Brage | ||
| 1998–2001 | IFK Göteborg | 57 | (7) |
| 2001–2006 | IF Elfsborg | 64 | (1) |
| 2006–2011 | GAIS | 78 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 1999–2001 | Sweden U21 | 6 | (0) |
| 2001 | Sweden | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2012–2015[1] | GAIS (sporting director) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
References
edit- ^ Officiellt: Jonas Lundén lämnar GAIS‚ fotbolltransfers.com, 8 November 2015
- ^ "Why Championship Manager 01/02 Is The Absolute Bollocks | SPORTbible". www.sportbible.com. Archived from the original on March 26, 2019.
- Jonas Lundén at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish) (archived)
- Player info at gais.se at the Wayback Machine (archived June 22, 2009) (in Swedish)
- Jonas Lundén at National-Football-Teams.com
External links
edit- #11 Jonas Lundén at ifkdb.com