Petter Hansson

Petter Hansson 'pɛtɛr 'hɑːnsɔn (born December 14 1976 in Söderhamn) is a Sweden Association football who is currently playing in the France Ligue 1 at Stade Rennais.

Career

Club career

Söderhamn FF and Halmstads BK

Petter Hansson started Petter Hansson career at Söderhamn FF and was transferred to Halmstads BK in 1998. Petter Hansson made Petter Hansson Allsvenskan debut on October 4 1998 versus AIK Fotboll. Petter Hansson became a popular player at Halmstads BK, mainly because Petter Hansson fighting spirit and a strong will to win a match. Hansson played as a defensive midfielder and as a central defender and became a key player for the club. This resulted in a growing popularity among fans and Petter Hansson became the team's captain. While at Halmstads BK Petter Hansson helped them winning theipr fourth championship in their history in 2000.

SC Heerenveen

In 2002 Petter Hansson moved to the Netherlands to play at Eredivisie side SC Heerenveen. At Heerenveen Petter Hansson developed as a more consistent player and became a fan's favourite again. Heerenveen supporters voted Petter Hansson to be SC Heerenveen's best player of the season several times.

Stade Rennais

On May 1 2007 Petter Hansson signed a contract at Stade Rennais, playing in Ligue 1.

International career

Hansson also made it into the Sweden national football team and was part of their squad during UEFA Euro 2004 and the 2006 FIFA World Cup. On June 2 2007, in the rivalry match against Denmark national football team, Petter Hansson scored Petter Hansson first goal for the national team. On June 10 in UEFA Euro 2008, Petter Hansson scored Petter Hansson second goal for the national team in the opening match of their campaign, a 2-0 defeat of Greece national football team.

International goals

"- " Match abandoned, see UEFA Euro 2008 qualifier fan attack.