Thomas Ravelli

Thomas Ravelli
Ravelli at the Swedish Sports Awards inside the Stockholm Globe Arena in Stockholm, Sweden in 2014
Personal information
Full name Thomas Ravelli
Date of birth (1959-08-13) 13 August 1959 (age 65)
Place of birth Vimmerby, Sweden
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
Öster
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1976–1988 Öster 219 (0)
1989–1997 IFK Göteborg 211 (0)
1998 Tampa Bay Mutiny 23 (0)
1999 Öster 8 (0)
Total 461 (0)
International career
1977 Sweden U18 9 (0)
1979–1981 Sweden U21 10 (0)
1981–1997 Sweden 143 (0)
Medal record
 Sweden
FIFA World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 1994 United States
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Thomas Ravelli (Swedish: [ˈtʊ̌mːas raˈvɛ̌lːɪ]; born 13 August 1959) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. His 21-year professional career was almost exclusively associated with Öster and Göteborg, for whom he appeared in a combined 416 Allsvenskan games.[1] The most-capped player for the Sweden national team for several years, Ravelli represented the nation at the 1990 and 1994 FIFA World Cups, and UEFA Euro 1992.

  1. ^ "Nu blir du mest i Sverige, Sven". Aftonbladet.se. 25 June 2001. Retrieved 29 January 2018.