Sanny Åslund

Sanny Åslund
Personal information
Full name	John Sanny Åslund
Date of birth	29 August 1952 (age 72)
Place of birth	Torsby, Sweden
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
1963–1971	Sörby IK
Senior career*
Years	Team
1971–1972	Degerfors IF
1973–1974	AIK
1974–1976	Espanyol
1975–1976	→ Werder Bremen (loan)
1976–1978	AIK
1979–1980	Malmö FF
1980–1982	AIK
International career
1974–1978	Sweden U21
1977–1979	Sweden
Managerial career
1984–1985	IFK Täby
1986–1987	Väsby IK
1988–1990	AIK
1991–1992	IFK Norrköping
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Sanny Åslund (born 29 August 1952) is a Swedish former football coach and former player. As a player, he represented Degerfors IF, AIK, Espanyol, and Werder Bremen during a career that spanned between 1971 and 1982. A full international between 1977 and 1979, he won five caps and scored two goals for the Sweden national team and was a part of their 1978 FIFA World Cup squad. As a coach, he most notably managed AIK and IFK Norrköping.

Club career

Åslund started his career in Sörby IK in 1963 and moved on to the professionals and played for Degerfors IF in 1971, after one season he moved to AIK Fotboll, yet again he only played one season before moving on to Spanish RCD Espanyol in 1974 where he spent one year before being transferred to Werder Bremen of Germany. After his one-year spell in Germany, he returned to Swedish side AIK where he played between 1976 and 1982. During 1979 and 1980 he had a short spell in Malmö FF.^[1]

International career

Åslund was an unused sub for the 1978 FIFA World Cup and managed to win five caps for the Sweden national team.^[2]

Post-playing career

He is a former CEO for AIK, and he is the father of former AIK player Martin Åslund.^[3]

Career statistics

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year^[2]
National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Sweden	1977	1	1
	1978	3	1
	1979	1	0
Total		5	2

Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Åslund goal.

List of international goals scored by Sanny Åslund
No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Ref.
1	12 November 1977	Stadion Olimpijski, Wrocław, Poland	Poland	1–1	1–2	Friendly	^[4]
2	4 April 1978	Zentralstadion, Leipzig, East Germany	East Germany	1–0	1–0	Friendly	^[5]

References

^ "Sanny Åslund". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
^ ^a ^b "Sanny Åslund - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se. (in Swedish). Retrieved 14 December 2020.
^ "500 AIK:are - Sanny Åslund". www.aik.se. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
^ "Polen - Sverige - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 1 March 2022.
^ "Östtyskland - Sverige - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 1 March 2022.

External links

Profile at AIK Fotboll (in Swedish)

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[1] "Sanny Åslund". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 8 July 2013.

[:0-2] "Sanny Åslund - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se. (in Swedish). Retrieved 14 December 2020.

[3] "500 AIK:are - Sanny Åslund". www.aik.se. Retrieved 1 March 2022.

[4] "Polen - Sverige - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 1 March 2022.

[5] "Östtyskland - Sverige - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 1 March 2022.

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