- Petter Hansson
Football player infobox| playername= Petter Hansson
fullname = Petter Hansson
nickname = Les Muer
dateofbirth = Birth date and age|1976|12|14|df=y
cityofbirth =Söderhamn
countryofbirth =Sweden
height = height|m=1.86
currentclub =Stade Rennais
clubnumber = 13
position = Defender
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1997
1998-2002
2002-2007
2007-
clubs = Söderhamn
HalmstadSC Heerenveen Stade Rennais
caps(goals) = 000 00(0)
086 0(13)
162 0(14)
034 00(2)
nationalyears = 2001-
nationalteam = Sweden
nationalcaps(goals) = 036 00(2)
pcupdate = 6 May 2007
ntupdate = 7 September 2008Petter Hansson ['pɛtɛr 'hɑːnsɔn] (born
December 14 1976 inSöderhamn ) is a Swedish footballer who is currently playing in the FrenchLigue 1 atStade Rennes .Career
Club career
Söderhamn FF and Halmstads BK
He started his career at
Söderhamn FF and was transferred toHalmstads BK in 1998. He made hisAllsvenskan debut onOctober 4 1998 versus AIK. Petter Hansson became a popular player at Halmstads BK, mainly because his fighting spirit and a strong will to win a match. Hansson played as a defensive midfielder and as a central defender and became a key player for the club. This resulted in a growing popularity among fans and he became the team's captain. While at Halmstads BK he helped them winning their fourth championship in their history in 2000.SC Heerenveen
In 2002 he moved to the
Netherlands to play atEredivisie sideSC Heerenveen . At Heerenveen he developed as a more consistent player and became a fan's favourite again. Heerenveen supporters voted him to be SC Heerenveen's best player of the season several times.Stade Rennais
On
May 1 2007 he signed a contract atStade Rennais , playing inLigue 1 .International career
Hansson also made it into the Swedish national team and was part of their squad during Euro 2004 and the 2006 World Cup. On
June 2 2007 , in the rivalry match against Denmark, he scored his first goal for the national team. OnJune 10 in Euro 2008, he scored his second goal for the national team in the opening match of their campaign, a 2-0 defeat of Greece. [ [http://en.euro2008.uefa.com/tournament/matches/match=300688/report=rp.html Greece vs Sweden match report] ]International goals
"*" Match abandoned, see
UEFA Euro 2008 qualifier fan attack .References
* [http://www.stade-rennais-online.com/Petter-Hansson.html Petter Hansson's profile, photo & statistics in Stade Rennais Online]
* [http://www.sc-heerenveen.nl/web/show/id=41702/dbid=26642/typeofpage=41436 SC Heerenveen profile]
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