Jonas Thern

Jonas Thern
Personal information
Full name Jonas Magnus Thern
Date of birth (1967-03-20) 20 March 1967 (age 57)
Place of birth Falköping, Sweden
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder, sweeper
Youth career
1982–1985 IFK Värnamo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1985–1987 Malmö FF 41 (6)
1987 FC Zürich 5 (0)
1988–1989 Malmö FF 35 (5)
1989–1992 Benfica 100 (10)
1992–1994 Napoli 48 (1)
1994–1997 Roma 59 (3)
1997–1999 Rangers 23 (5)
Total 308 (31)
International career
1984–1985 Sweden U19 10 (2)
1986–1988 Sweden U21/O 15 (3)
1987–1997 Sweden 75 (6)
Managerial career
2000–2001 IFK Värnamo
2002–2003 Halmstads BK
2010 IFK Värnamo
2017 Landskrona BoIS (assistant)
2019–2024 IFK Värnamo
Medal record
 Sweden
FIFA World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 1994
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jonas Magnus Thern (born 20 March 1967) is a Swedish football manager who manages Allsvenskan club IFK Värnamo. He is also a former professional player who played as a midfielder. Starting off his career with Malmö FF in 1985, he went on to represent FC Zürich, Benfica, Napoli, Roma, and Rangers before retiring in 1999. A full international between 1987 and 1997, he won 75 caps for the Sweden national team and captained the Sweden side that finished third at the 1994 FIFA World Cup. He also represented his country at the 1988 Summer Olympics, 1990 FIFA World Cup, as well as UEFA Euro 1992. He was the recipient of the 1989 Guldbollen as Sweden's best footballer of the year.