Håkan Söderstjerna
Håkan Söderstjerna (born 30 October 1975) is a Swedish retired footballer. In media he sometimes went under the alias "The one armed bandit", as he was born with one arm only.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 30 October 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–1996 | Landskrona BoIS | ||
| 1996–1997 | Fremad Amager | ||
| 1997–1998 | Tanjong Pagar United FC | ||
| 1998–2000 | Fremad Amager | ||
| 2000–2002 | Landskrona BoIS | ||
| 2003–2004 | Fredrikstad | ||
| 2005–2007 | Landskrona BoIS | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Career
Söderstjerna, who was born without his lower right arm,[1] played club football in Sweden, Denmark, Singapore and Norway for Landskrona BoIS (three spells), Fremad Amager (two spells), Tanjong Pagar United FC and Fredrikstad.[2] He retired from club football in November 2007.[3] Fans of Landskrona BoIS had previously written a song in his honour.[1][3] Söderstjerna also studied economics and law at Lund University.[4]
References
- John Ashdown (4 April 2012). "Which players have won trophies while missing body parts?". The Guardian.
- Håkan Söderstjerna on Playerhistory.com
- Michael Svegbrandt (7 November 2007). "Håkan Söderstjerna lägger av med fotbollen helt" (in Swedish). svenskafans.com.
- "Hallå där, Håkan Söderstjerna, hur går det mot HIF?" (in Swedish). Landskrona BoIS. 11 May 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-08-12. Retrieved 2012-04-04.
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