Leif Daniel Tjernström (born 19 February 1974) is a Swedish former professional

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who played as a

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. He is best remembered for his time with

AIK AIK Fotboll (), more commonly known simply as AIK (), an abbreviation for Allmänna Idrottsklubben (meaning ''the public'' or ''general sports club''), is a Swedish football club competing in Allsvenskan, the top flight of Swedish football. The ...

which he represented between 1999 and 2013 and played 395 games for. A full international between 1997 and 1999, he won five

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for the Sweden national team.

Club career

Early career

Tjernström started his footballing career at Bråtens IK before spending three seasons in Division 2 Västra with

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. In 1993 he signed for

Degerfors IF Degerfors IF is a Swedish football club located in Degerfors. The club, formed 13 January 1907, is currently playing in the highest tier in Swedish football, Allsvenskan. Background Degerfors IF first played in the Allsvenskan in 1939 maki ...

with which he won the 1992–93 Svenska Cupen and spent three

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seasons with. In 1996, he was signed by

Örebro SK Örebro Sportklubb, more commonly known as Örebro SK, Örebro or (especially locally) ÖSK, is a Swedish professional football club based in Örebro. The club are affiliated to Örebro Läns Fotbollförbund and play their home games at Behrn A ...

and represented them for three seasons.

AIK

He signed with

in 1999, and played in the group stage of the

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against

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, and

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. He helped the team win the 1998–1999 Svenska Cupen, and served as the team captain when AIK won the

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and

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. He scored the game-winning goal against

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in November 2009 when AIK secured their first Allsvenskan title in nine years. He made his last appearance for AIK during the

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season in a 2–1 win against

Elfsborg Idrottsföreningen Elfsborg, more commonly known as IF Elfsborg or simply Elfsborg (), is a professional football club based in Borås, Sweden, and is affiliated to the Västergötlands Fotbollförbund. They play in the Allsvenskan and have spe ...

, which was his 395th competitive game for the club.

International career

Tjernström represented the Sweden U21 team six times before making his full international debut for the Sweden national team on 9 February 1997 in a

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against

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when he replaced Marino Rahmberg in the 76h minute in a 2–0 win. He made his fifth and final appearance for Sweden on 27 November 1999 in a friendly game against

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, playing for 59 minutes before being replaced by

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in a 1–0 loss. He also represented the Sweden B team once in 1997.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Degerfors *

Svenska Cupen Svenska Cupen (, ''The Swedish Cup'') is a knockout cup competition in Swedish football and the main Swedish football cup. Svenska Cupen usually refers to the men's tournament, although a women's tournament is also held. Each year 96 teams compe ...

: 1992–93 AIK *

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: 1998–99,

Supercupen Svenska Supercupen, ''Swedish Super Cup'', was a one-off fixture in Swedish football played between the Allsvenskan champions and the winners of Svenska Cupen. The fixture was played in November, after the Allsvenskan season. In the event of ...

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References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Tjernstrom, Daniel 1974 births Living people Swedish footballers Sweden international footballers Sweden under-21 international footballers Allsvenskan players Superettan players Division 2 (Swedish football) players AIK Fotboll players Degerfors IF players Örebro SK players Association football midfielders Association football wingers People from Karlskoga Municipality Sportspeople from Örebro County