# Dan Corneliusson

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**Mats Dan Erling Corneliusson** (born 2 October 1961) is a Swedish former professional [footballer](/source/Association_football) who played as a [striker](/source/Forward_(association_football)). He represented [IFK Göteborg](/source/IFK_G%C3%B6teborg), [VfB Stuttgart](/source/VfB_Stuttgart), [Como](/source/Como_1907), [FC Wettingen](/source/FC_Wettingen), [Malmö FF](/source/Malm%C3%B6_FF), [Qviding FF](/source/Qviding_FIF), and [Karlstad BK](/source/Karlstad_BK) during a career that spanned between 1978 and 1995. A full international between 1982 and 1990, he won 22 [caps](/source/Cap_(sport)) and scored 12 goals for the [Sweden national team](/source/Sweden_men's_national_football_team).

## Club career

Corneliusson is best remembered for his time with [IFK Göteborg](/source/IFK_G%C3%B6teborg) with which he won the [UEFA Cup](/source/UEFA_cup) and was the [1982 Allsvenskan](/source/1982_Allsvenskan) top scorer.[1] He also represented [VfB Stuttgart](/source/VfB_Stuttgart), with which he became the [1983–84 Bundesliga](/source/1983%E2%80%9384_Bundesliga) champion, [Como](/source/Como_1907), [FC Wettingen](/source/FC_Wettingen), [Malmö FF](/source/Malm%C3%B6_FF), [Qviding FF](/source/Qviding_FIF), and [Karlstad BK](/source/Karlstad_BK) between 1978 and 1995.[2][3]

## International career

A full international between 1982 and 1990, Corneliusson won 22 [caps](/source/Cap_(sport)) and scored 12 goals for the [Sweden national team](/source/Sweden_men's_national_football_team).[4] He also represented the [Sweden U17](/source/Sweden_men's_national_under-17_football_team), [U19](/source/Sweden_men's_national_under-19_football_team), and [U21](/source/Sweden_national_under-21_football_team) teams between 1978 and 1982.[4]

## Career statistics

### International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[4] National team Year Apps Goals Sweden 1982 3 1 1983 8 6 1984 3 1 1985 3 3 1986 2 0 1987 1 0 1988 0 0 1989 0 0 1990 2 1 Total 22 12

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

List of international goals scored by Dan Corneliusson No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref. 1 13 November 1982 Makarios Athletic Center, Nicosia, Cyprus Cyprus 1–0 1–0 UEFA Euro 1984 qualifying [5] 2 27 April 1983 Stadion Galgenwaard, Utrecht, Netherlands Netherlands 1–0 3–0 Friendly [6] 3 3–0 4 15 May 1983 Malmö Stadium, Malmö, Sweden Cyprus 2–0 5–0 UEFA Euro 1984 qualifying [7] 5 22 June 1983 Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden Brazil 1–1 3–3 Friendly [8] 6 2–1 7 21 September 1983 Råsunda Stadium, Solna, Sweden Czechoslovakia 1–0 1–0 UEFA Euro 1984 qualifying [9] 8 23 May 1984 Norrköpings Idrottspark, Norrköping, Sweden Malta 2–0 4–0 1986 FIFA World Cup qualifying [10] 9 11 September 1985 Parken, Copenhagen, Denmark Denmark 2–0 3–0 Friendly [11] 10 25 September 1985 Råsunda Stadium, Solna, Sweden West Germany 1–2 2–2 1986 FIFA World Cup qualifying [12] 11 16 October 1985 Stadion Evžena Rošického, Prague, Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia 1–0 1–2 1986 FIFA World Cup qualifying [13] 12 26 September 1990 Råsunda Stadium, Solna, Sweden Bulgaria 1–0 2–0 Friendly [14]

## Honours

**IFK Göteborg[1]**

- [UEFA Cup](/source/UEFA_cup): [1981–82](/source/1981%E2%80%9382_UEFA_Cup)
- [Swedish Champion](/source/List_of_Swedish_football_champions): [1982](/source/1982_Allsvenskan), [1983](/source/1983_Allsvenskan)
- [Svenska Cupen](/source/Svenska_Cupen): [1978–79](/source/1978%E2%80%9379_Svenska_Cupen), [1981–82](/source/1981%E2%80%9382_Svenska_Cupen), [1982–83](/source/1982%E2%80%9383_Svenska_Cupen)

**VfB Stuttgart[2]**

- [Bundesliga](/source/Bundesliga): [1983–84](/source/1983%E2%80%9384_Bundesliga)

**Individual[1]**

- [Allsvenskan top scorer](/source/List_of_Allsvenskan_top_scorers): 1982

## References

1. ["Dan Corneliusson - ifkdb.se"](https://ifkdb.se/spelare/Dan-Corneliusson_159). *ifkdb.se*. Retrieved 2021-12-07.

1. ["Dan Corneliusson: "Jag har aldrig mått så bra som jag gör i dag""](https://www.expressen.se/gt/sport/fotboll/blev-domd-for-rattfylleri-tre-ganger-vansinnigt/) (in Swedish). *www.expressen.se*. 29 October 2020. Retrieved 2022-10-28.

1. ["Corneliusson, Dan"](https://www.kicker.de/dan-corneliusson/spieler/bundesliga/1983-84/vfb-stuttgart) (in German). [Kicker](/source/Kicker_(magazine)). Retrieved 9 April 2011.

1. ["Dan Corneliusson - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll"](https://www.svenskfotboll.se/spelarfakta/dan-corneliusson/98841ee4-ff6e-4c18-9a1f-049dceeed62d/) (in Swedish). *www.svenskfotboll.se.*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20210413202336/https://www.svenskfotboll.se/spelarfakta/dan-corneliusson/98841ee4-ff6e-4c18-9a1f-049dceeed62d/) 13 April 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2021-12-07.

1. ["Cypern - Sverige - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll"](https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/cypern-sverige-landskamper-herr-senior/1568684/) (in Swedish). *www.svenskfotboll.se*. Retrieved 2021-12-07.

1. ["Nederländerna - Sverige - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll"](https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/nederlanderna-sverige-landskamper-herr-senior/1568686/) (in Swedish). *www.svenskfotboll.se*. Retrieved 2021-12-07.

1. ["Sverige - Cypern - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll"](https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/sverige-cypern-landskamper-herr-senior/1568688/) (in Swedish). *www.svenskfotboll.se*. Retrieved 2021-12-07.

1. ["Sverige - Brasilien - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll"](https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/sverige-brasilien-landskamper-herr-senior/1568692/) (in Swedish). *www.svenskfotboll.se*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20211207095935/https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/sverige-brasilien-landskamper-herr-senior/1568692/) 7 December 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2021-12-07.

1. ["Sverige - Tjeckoslovakien - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll"](https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/sverige-tjeckoslovakien-landskamper-herr-senior/1568700/) (in Swedish). *www.svenskfotboll.se*. Retrieved 2021-12-07.

1. ["Sverige - Malta - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll"](https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/sverige-malta-landskamper-herr-senior/1568714/) (in Swedish). *www.svenskfotboll.se*. Retrieved 2021-12-07.

1. ["Danmark - Sverige - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll"](https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/danmark-sverige-landskamper-herr-senior/1568766/) (in Swedish). *www.svenskfotboll.se*. Retrieved 2021-12-07.

1. ["Sverige - Västtyskland - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll"](https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/sverige-vasttyskland-landskamper-herr-senior/1568770/) (in Swedish). *www.svenskfotboll.se*. Retrieved 2021-12-07.

1. ["Tjeckoslovakien - Sverige - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll"](https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/tjeckoslovakien-sverige-landskamper-herr-senior/1568774/) (in Swedish). *www.svenskfotboll.se*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20210413123411/https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/tjeckoslovakien-sverige-landskamper-herr-senior/1568774/) 13 April 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2021-12-07.

1. ["Sverige - Bulgarien - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll"](https://web.archive.org/web/20210627012751/https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/sverige-bulgarien-landskamper-herr-senior/1569088/) (in Swedish). *www.svenskfotboll.se*. Archived from [the original](https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/sverige-bulgarien-landskamper-herr-senior/1569088/) on 27 June 2021. Retrieved 2021-12-07.

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