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Svenson
Svensson (also Svenson and anglicised Swensson, Swenson, Swinson or Swanson) is the ninth most common Swedish family name, there are about 88,000 residents in Sweden with the name in the population register. The name is originally a patronymic surname, literally meaning "son of Sven", or "Sven's son". Sven (in Danish and Norwegian also Svend and in Norwegian also "Svein") is a Nordic first name which is used throughout Scandinavia, Estonia and Germany. The name itself is Old Norse for "Young man" or "Young warrior." Use as a word In Swedish, "Svensson" is used to signify an ordinary Swedish person (akin to an average Joe), as in "" ("He's a typical Svensson"). The term can be derogatory or descriptive, depending on context. Similarly, '' () describes a typical Swede. Notable people Music * Alf Svensson (guitarist) (born 1967), Swedish heavy metal guitarist of At the Gates * Andreas "Dregen" Tyrone Svensson (born 1973), Swedish guitarist of Backyard Babies * Barbro Svensson ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sweden
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, and Finland to the east. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic country by both area and population, and is the List of European countries by area, fifth-largest country in Europe. Its capital and largest city is Stockholm. Sweden has a population of 10.6 million, and a low population density of ; 88% of Swedes reside in urban areas. They are mostly in the central and southern half of the country. Sweden's urban areas together cover 1.5% of its land area. Sweden has a diverse Climate of Sweden, climate owing to the length of the country, which ranges from 55th parallel north, 55°N to 69th parallel north, 69°N. Sweden has been inhabited since Prehistoric Sweden, prehistoric times around 12,000 BC. The inhabitants emerged as the Geats () and Swedes (tribe), Swedes (), who formed part of the sea-faring peopl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eva-Britt Svensson
Eva-Britt Svensson (born 5 December 1946 in Värnamo) is a Swedish politician and former Member of the European Parliament. She is a member of the Left Party. Svensson has been vice-chair of the GUE/NGL group, and chair of the European Parliament's Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality. She was also a member of the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection, a substitute for the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs, a member of the delegation for relations with Israel, and a substitute for the delegation to the EU–Ukraine Parliamentary Cooperation Committee. Svensson is known for opposing Europe-wide restrictions on freedom of speech and to prevent perceived gender stereotyping In social psychology, a stereotype is a generalized belief about a particular category of people. It is an expectation that people might have about every person of a particular group. The type of expectation can vary; it can be, for example .... She left the Par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hilda Svensson
Hilda Svensson (born 24 August 2006) is a Swedish ice hockey forward for HV71 of the Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL) and member of the Sweden women's national ice hockey team. Playing career Svensson made her SDHL debut for HV71 during the 2020–21 season, where she recorded one assist in three games, while on loan from IF Troja-Ljungby. During the 2021–22 season she recorded one goal in five games. During the 2022–23 season, in her first full season with HV71, she was the top scoring junior player in the league and recorded nine goals and 13 assists in 32 games. Following the season she was named SDHL Rookie of the Year. During the 2023–24 season, she recorded seven goals and 16 assists in 32 games. Svensson is committed to play college ice hockey at Ohio State during the 2025–26 season. International play Svensson represented Sweden at the 2023 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship where she led the team in scoring and recorded four goals and two assists in six ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gustav Svensson
Karl Gustav Johan Svensson (born 7 February 1987) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for and captains Allsvenskan club IFK Göteborg. Starting off his footballing career in Sweden with IFK Göteborg in 2005, he went on to play professionally in Turkey, Ukraine, China, and the United States before returning to Sweden in 2021. A full international between 2009 and 2021, Svensson won 32 caps for the Sweden national team and represented his country at the 2018 FIFA World Cup as well as UEFA Euro 2020. Club career IFK Göteborg He played for a local team in Gothenburg as well as a French team in his youth but joined IFK Göteborg at the age of 14. He played there until 2010 and won the Swedish Championship with the club in 2007. Gustav was nominated as the Newcomer of the year in Swedish football the same season but lost out to Johan Oremo. Bursaspor On 1 September 2010, he signed a three-year contract with 2009–10 Süper Lig champions Bursaspor. Tav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bo Svensson
Bo Svensson (born 4 August 1979) is a Danish professional football manager and former player who played as a defender. He was most recently the head coach of Union Berlin. During his playing career, Svensson made three appearances for the Denmark national team. Playing career Svensson was born in Skørping, Northern Jutland. He started playing youth football with Copenhagen club KB, the reserve team of Copenhagen (FCK). He moved from KB into the FCK squad in June 1999, and got his FCK debut in September 1999, under FCK manager Kim Brink. He was soon a FCK regular team member, and was called up for the Danish under-21 national team in March 2000. With FCK, he won the 2001 Danish Superliga championship under manager Roy Hodgson, and the 2003 Superliga under manager Hans Backe. When FCK team captain Peter Nielsen retired in winter 2003, Bo Svensson was given the captain's armband. He went on to captain FCK when they won the Double, of both 2004 Superliga and Danish Cup ti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Björn Svensson
Björn Svensson (born 16 June 1986) is a Swedish professional ice hockey forward, currently an unrestricted free agent who most recently played for ERC Ingolstadt in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). He is the older brother of Magnus Pääjärvi-Svensson, who plays in the Swedish Hockey League with Timrå IK. Svensson has played in the Swedish Hockey League with Timra IK, Modo Hockey, Malmö Redhawks and Färjestad BK. In the midst of the 2016–17 season with Färjestad BK, having appeared in 31 games and compiling just 6 points, Svensson left Sweden in agreeing to a contract for the remainder of the year with German club, ERC Ingolstadt ERC Ingolstadt (''Eishockey-und-Rollschuh club'', ) is a German professional ice hockey club that plays in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). Commonly known as the Panthers, the team plays its home games at the Saturn Arena in Ingolstadt. Histor ... of the DEL on 13 January 2017. Svensson added 8 points in 16 games before suffering a pre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Annica Svensson
Annica Birgitta Teres Svensson (born 3 March 1983) is a Swedes, Swedish former Association football, football Defender (football)#Wing back, defender who last played in Sweden for Eskilstuna United DFF. She previously played for Tyresö FF, and spent the second half of the 2013 Damallsvenskan, 2013 season on loan at Vittsjö GIK. She represented Sweden women's national football team, Sweden at the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup and the Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament, 2012 London Olympics. Career A late bloomer, Svensson made her Sweden debut at the age of 27, in a 1–1 draw with United States women's national soccer team, United States on 30 July 2010. Svensson played ten times for Sweden's national youth teams, with the last appearance in 2001. She was called into the senior national team two years after suffering an anterior cruciate ligament injury while Captain (association football), captaining Hammarby Fotboll (women), Hammarby IF DFF in the Dama ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anders Svensson (footballer, Born 1976)
Anders Gunnar Svensson (; born 17 July 1976) is a Swedish former professional footballer. He was a central midfielder, known for his passing, free kicks, and set piece-taking abilities, who usually operated in a playmaking role. He was capped 148 times for the Sweden national team, many times as a captain, before he retired from international football in 2013. He is the most capped male player for Sweden, beating Thomas Ravelli's previous record of 143 caps. As well as being named captain of Sweden on several occasions, Svensson also captained Southampton and Elfsborg. He played important roles in the 2002 and 2006 World Cups, in which he proved his leadership skills, resulting in him being named captain of that Sweden national team in 2009. He is the eighth-most capped European player in history, after Lothar Matthäus, Martin Reim, Cristiano Ronaldo, Iker Casillas, Vitālijs Astafjevs, Sergio Ramos, and Gianluigi Buffon. Svensson also represented the Sweden national ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anders Svensson (footballer, Born 1939)
Anders Svensson (27 March 1939 – 6 December 2007) was a Swedish footballer who played as a midfielder. He played for Malmö FF, PSV and Örgryte IS during his career, and was capped once for Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, and Finland to the east. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic count .... References 1939 births 2007 deaths Men's association football midfielders Swedish men's footballers Sweden men's international footballers Swedish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands Allsvenskan players Malmö FF players PSV Eindhoven players Örgryte IS players 20th-century Swedish sportsmen {{Sweden-footy-midfielder-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anders Svensson (canoeist)
Anders Svensson (born 9 June 1977) is a Swedish sprint canoeist who competed in the late 1990s and early 2000s. He won a bronze medal in the K-4 500 m event at the 1997 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Dartmouth. Svensson also competed in the K-1 500 m event at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney Sydney is the capital city of the States and territories of Australia, state of New South Wales and the List of cities in Australia by population, most populous city in Australia. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Syd ..., but was eliminated in the semifinals. References * *Sports-reference.com profile 1977 births Canoeists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Living people Olympic canoeists for Sweden Swedish male canoeists ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in kayak {{Sweden-canoe-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anders Svensson (bandy)
Anders Svensson (born 11 June 1975) is a Swedish bandy player who currently plays for Edsbyn as a goalkeeper. Career Club career Svensson is a youth product of IFK Rättvik and has represented Ljusdal, IFK Rättvik, Edsbyn, Dynamo Kazan, and Volga. International career Svensson was part of Swedish World Champions teams of 2005, 2009, 2010, and 2012. Honours Country ; Sweden: * Bandy World Championship The Bandy World Championship is a competition for the men's teams of bandy-playing nations. The tournament is administrated by the Federation of International Bandy. It is distinct from the Bandy World Cup, a club competition, and from the ...: 2005, 2009, 2010, 2012 References External links * * 1975 births Living people Swedish bandy players Ljusdals BK players Edsbyns IF players Sportspeople from Umeå Dynamo Kazan players Volga Ulyanovsk players Expatriate bandy players in Russia Sweden international bandy players Bandy World Championship–winn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Åke Svenson
Åke Svenson (born 29 March 1953) is a Swedish Olympic middle-distance runner. He represented his country in the men's 1500 meters at the 1976 Summer Olympics The 1976 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad () and officially branded as Montreal 1976 (), were an international multi-sport event held from July 17 to August 1, 1976, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Montreal .... His time was a 3:44.42 in the first heat. He also competed in the men's 800 metres, posting a 1:48.86 in the heats. Ake Svenson at Sports Reference] Sports Reference References 1953 births Living people[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
