Swedish footballer and manager

John Sanny Åslund (born 29 August 1952) is a Swedish former football coach and former player. As a player, he represented Degerfors IF, AIK, Espanyol, and Werder Bremen during a career that spanned between 1971 and 1982. A full international between 1977 and 1979, he won five caps and scored two goals for the Sweden national team and was a part of their 1978 FIFA World Cup squad. As a coach, he most notably managed AIK and IFK Norrköping.

Contents

• 1 Club career
• 2 International career
• 3 Post-playing career
• 4 Career statistics
  • 4.1 International
• 5 References
• 6 External links

Club career

Åslund started his career in Sörby IK in 1963 and moved on to the professionals and played for Degerfors IF in 1971, after one season he moved to AIK Fotboll, yet again he only played one season before moving on to Spanish RCD Espanyol in 1974 where he spent one year before being transferred to Werder Bremen of Germany. After his one-year spell in Germany, he returned to Swedish side AIK where he played between 1976 and 1982. During 1979 and 1980 he had a short spell in Malmö FF.

International career

Åslund was an unused sub for the 1978 FIFA World Cup and managed to win five caps for the Sweden national team.

Post-playing career

He is a former CEO for AIK, and he is the father of former AIK player Martin Åslund.

Career statistics

International

Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Åslund goal.

References

External links

• Profile at AIK Fotboll (in Swedish)