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Mats Gustafsson (footballer)

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Mats Gustafsson
Personal information
Date of birth (1975-12-12) 12 December 1975 (age 48)
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Right-back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
–1997 Sund IF
1997–2005 Inter Turku 178 (23)
2006–2007 IFK Mariehamn 41 (0)
Total 219 (23)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mats Gustafsson (born 12 December 1975) is a Finnish former professional footballer who played as a right-back for Finnish clubs IFK Mariehamn and FC Inter Turku.[1][2]

Career

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Gustafsson is a Swedish-speaking Finn from Åland.[3][2] He moved to FC Inter Turku from Finnish fourth-tier side Sund IF in 1997.[2] He missed the beginning of 2002 season the due to an ankle injury.[4] Having previously played as a striker, he was converted into a right-back in the 2002 season.[2] He played 178 league matches scoring 23 goals for Inter Turku.[5]

In October 2005 it was announced he would join IFK Mariehamn from Inter Turku for the 2006 season.[3] He signed a three-year contract.[3] He made 41 league appearances for IFK Mariehamn.[5]

Gustafsson announced his retirement from playing in November 2007 at the age of 31, with two years left on his contract with IFK Mariehamn.[5]

Personal life

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Originally a construction worker, Gustafsson graduated from Åbo Akademi University with a degree in Economics in 2004.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Mats Gustafsson at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ a b c d e Welling, Jari (25 September 2004). "Rakennusmies Gustafssonista tuli mantereella jalkapalloilija" [Builder Gustafsson became a football player on the mainland]. Turun Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  3. ^ a b c "Mats Gustafsson IFK Mariehamniin" [Mats Gustafsson to IFK Mariehamn]. Yle Urheilu (in Finnish). 24 October 2005. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Ankle injury rules out Gustafsson". UEFA. 5 April 2002. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  5. ^ a b c "Mats Gustafssonin jalkapalloura ohitse" [Mats Gustafsson's football career is over]. Turun Sanomat (in Finnish). 14 November 2017. Retrieved 22 January 2022.