Sweden need a new hero!

The Swedish national team has good traditions at international level. But, they have always had really good football players. Now, after Zlatan Ibrahimovic retired from international football, Sweden don’t have any star players in their squad! So, The Blue-Yellow urgently need a new hero!

The Scandinavian team has a great record at major tournaments. Sweden have finished in 2nd place in the 1958 FIFA World Cup. The Blue-Yellow have won the Bronze medals from the World Cups in 1950 and 1994. They have reached the semi-finals on 1 another occasion. In addition, Sweden have qualified to the semi-finals of the UEFA Euro 1992. Their only 1st place at a major international tournament is in 1948, when Sweden have won the Olympic games in the UK.

To continue with, let’s see who were the key players for Sweden in the modern history of football. Patrik Andersson is a legendary defender. He was a participant in the Euro 1992, 2000 and in the FIFA World Cup 2002. Andersson is a former player of Borussia Monchengladbach, Bayern Munich and Barcelona. He won 96 caps for Sweden and scored 4 goals for his country.

Thomas Ravelli is another emblematic figure for Sweden. The goalkeeper started his international career in 1981 and retired 16 years later. He played in 2 World Cups (including the third place in 1994) and the Euro 1992. During his long career, Ravelli won 143 caps for Sweden, becoming a legend for his country.

The attackers Tomas Brolin and Martin Dahlin were personifications for a classy goal-scorers. They both were in the squad, when Sweden won the third place in 1994 World Cup in USA. Both had clinical finishing skills and had also very good club careers. All the Englishmen remember Brolin’s magnificent finish against England in 1992…

Sweden have had even more explosive players in attack since the millennium. The trio Henrik Larsson, Fredrik Ljungberg and Zlatan Ibrahimovic were unstoppable! Larsson is one of the most successful Swedish football players. He began his international career in 1993, before retiring in 2009. Larsson scored 37 goals in 106 matches for Sweden. Ljungberg was a part of the great Arsenal’s team, which went unbeaten during the season 2003/04. Ibrahimovic has become the Sweden’s top goal-scorer ever with 62 goals in 116 participations for his country.

However, now there is no magic left in Sweden’s squad… The world is waiting for the next Sweden’s football generation!