Andreas Ravelli

Andreas Ravelli (born 13 August 1959) is a Swedish former footballer who played as a central defender. He played primarily for Öster and IFK Göteborg during a club career that spanned between 1977 and 1996. A full international between 1980 and 1989, he won 41 caps and scored two goals for the Sweden national team.

Andreas Ravelli

Ravelli (right) with brother Thomas in 2010
Personal information
Date of birth	(1959-08-13) 13 August 1959 (age 66)
Place of birth	Vimmerby, Sweden
Position(s)	Centre back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1977–1987	Öster	196	(12)
1988–1989	IFK Göteborg	38	(1)
1990	Lenhovda
1991–1992	Öster	37	(0)
1993–1994	Hovmantorp
1995–1996	Lenhovda
International career
1979–1981	Sweden U21	12	(1)
1980–1989	Sweden	41	(2)
Managerial career
1997–1998	Öster
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

He is the twin brother of Thomas Ravelli.

Club career

Born in Vimmerby, Ravelli started playing professionally for Östers IF, lasting 11 seasons with the team and winning two Allsvenskan titles before signing for IFK Göteborg.^[1][2]

At age 31, he moved to amateur football, representing Lenhovda IF – two stints – and Hovmantorp until his retirement (he also represented Öster in between). Later, he also worked as manager of his main club.^[3]

International career

Ravelli won 41 caps for Sweden, his debut coming on 12 November 1980 in a 0–0 away draw against Israel for the 1982 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. He never participated in any international tournament, however.^[2]

Personal life

Ravelli's twin brother, Thomas, is also a former footballer, who played as goalkeeper. Their father was an Austrian immigrant of Italian descent who moved to Sweden in 1952,^[4][5][6] and the siblings played alongside each other in Öster and the national team as well as one year in Göteborg.