Tomas Antonelius

Position
Defender
Nationality
Place Of Birth
Stockholm
Date Of Birth
May 7, 1973
Age
51
Height (cm)
179
Games Played
18
-
Per Game
Games Started
11
0.6
Per Game
Minutes
1036
57.6
Per Game
Goals
0
0
Per Game
Assists
0
0
Per Game
Notes
Stats
Matches
Transfers
Gallery
Internationals

A small but energetic full back who joined Coventry in December 1999 from AIK Stockholm for £250,000. He looked a useful acquisition with his muscular build and good close skills and after three caps was tipped to become the successor in the national side to the great Roland Nilsson. He was selected for the Sweden squad for Euro 2000.
He suffered a cruciate ligament injury whilst playing for Sweden in Euro 2000 and never recovered fully. In 2001 he married and changed his surname from the common Gustafsson to his married sister’s name. In 2002 he signed for FC Copenhagen but had to retire from the game soon after and became an economics student.

• Right back
• Joined from AIK for £250,000 (aged 26 years 7 months) under Gordon Strachan
• Left for Copenhagen for free (aged 28 years 8 months) under Roland Nilsson
• Substitute appearances: 7
• Unused substitute: 9
• Bookings: 1

Swedish League (Allsvenskan) 1998, Swedish Cup (Svenska Cupen) 1996-97 & 1998-99 winner with AIK.
Danish Superliga 2002-03 winner with Copenhagen.

Championship (England)
2001-2002
Coventry City
5
3
2
302′
5
3
2
302′
0
0
0
0 (0)
0
0
FA Cup (England)
2001-2002
Coventry City
1
1
72′
1999-2000
Coventry City
2
0
2
26′
3
1
2
98′
0
0
0
0 (0)
0
0
Premier League (England)
1999-2000
Coventry City
10
7
3
636′
1
10
7
3
636′
1
0
0
0 (0)
0
0
Totals:
18
11
7
1036′
1
0
0
0 (0)
0
0
Date
For
Against
H/A
Result
Nationwide Football League First Division 2001-2002
Nationwide Football League First Division 2001-2002
Tue, 29 Jan, 2002
Crystal Palace Coventry City
Away
Coventry City
Crystal Palace
A
W 1:3
Sat, 19 Jan, 2002
Coventry City Stockport County
Home
Coventry City
Stockport County
H
D 0:0
Sun, 13 Jan, 2002
Wolverhampton Wanderers Coventry City
Away
Coventry City
Wolverhampton Wanderers
A
L 3:1
90`
Sat, 29 Dec, 2001
Nottingham Forest Coventry City
Away
Coventry City
Nottingham Forest
A
L 2:1
90`
Wed, 26 Dec, 2001
Grimsby Town Coventry City
Away
Coventry City
Grimsby Town
A
W 0:1
90`
Sat, 01 Dec, 2001
Coventry City Wimbledon
Home
Coventry City
Wimbledon
H
W 3:1
Wed, 28 Nov, 2001
Coventry City Crystal Palace
Home
Coventry City
Crystal Palace
H
W 2:0
15`
Sun, 25 Nov, 2001
Birmingham City Coventry City
Away
Coventry City
Birmingham City
A
L 2:0
Sat, 17 Nov, 2001
Coventry City Burnley
Home
Coventry City
Burnley
H
L 0:2
Sat, 03 Nov, 2001
Millwall Coventry City
Away
Coventry City
Millwall
A
L 3:2
Wed, 31 Oct, 2001
Coventry City Preston North End
Home
Coventry City
Preston North End
H
D 2:2
17`
FA Cup 2001-2002
FA Cup 2001-2002
Wed, 16 Jan, 2002
Coventry City Tottenham Hotspur
Home
Coventry City
Tottenham Hotspur
H
L 0:2
72`
FA Carling Premiership 1999-2000
FA Carling Premiership 1999-2000
Sun, 14 May, 2000
Watford Coventry City
Away
Coventry City
Watford
A
L 1:0
45`
Sun, 26 Mar, 2000
Arsenal Coventry City
Away
Coventry City
Arsenal
A
L 3:0
63`
Sat, 18 Mar, 2000
Coventry City Bradford City
Home
Coventry City
Bradford City
H
W 4:0
90`
Wed, 15 Mar, 2000
Coventry City Everton
Home
Coventry City
Everton
H
W 1:0
90`
Sat, 11 Mar, 2000
Aston Villa Coventry City
Away
Coventry City
Aston Villa
A
L 1:0
90`
Sat, 19 Feb, 2000
Middlesbrough Coventry City
Away
Coventry City
Middlesbrough
A
L 2:0
68`
Sat, 12 Feb, 2000
Coventry City Sunderland
Home
Coventry City
Sunderland
H
W 3:2
90`
Sat, 05 Feb, 2000
Manchester United Coventry City
Away
Coventry City
Manchester United
A
L 3:2
90`
Sat, 22 Jan, 2000
Derby County Coventry City
Away
Coventry City
Derby County
A
D 0:0
9`
Sat, 15 Jan, 2000
Coventry City Wimbledon
Home
Coventry City
Wimbledon
H
W 2:0
Tue, 04 Jan, 2000
Coventry City Chelsea
Home
Coventry City
Chelsea
H
D 2:2
Sun, 26 Dec, 1999
Coventry City Arsenal
Home
Coventry City
Arsenal
H
W 3:2
1`
Sat, 18 Dec, 1999
Liverpool Coventry City
Away
Coventry City
Liverpool
A
L 2:0
FA Cup 1999-2000
FA Cup 1999-2000
Sat, 29 Jan, 2000
Coventry City Charlton Athletic
Home
Coventry City
Charlton Athletic
H
L 2:3
19`
Sat, 08 Jan, 2000
Coventry City Burnley
Home
Coventry City
Burnley
H
W 3:0
7`
Club Out
Club In
Transfer Date
Fee
Club Out / Club In
Transfer Date / Fee
Coventry City
Copenhagen
Mon, 04 Feb, 2002
Free
Coventry City
Copenhagen
Mon, 04 Feb, 2002
Free
AIK
Coventry City
Wed, 08 Dec, 1999
£250,000
AIK
Coventry City
Wed, 08 Dec, 1999
£250,000

Sweden, 3 caps

Selected for the UEFA Euro 2000 squad (#8)

1999-00
22 February 2000 Italy v Sweden, Palermo, friendly 1-0
3 June 2000 Sweden v Spain, Gothenberg, friendly 1-1, subsitute
10 June 2000 Italy v Sweden, Eindhoven, UEFA Euro 2000 Group 2, 1-2

2 previous caps with AIK Solna and 3 further caps with Copenhagen (total 8 caps).
Selected for the FIFA 2002 World Cup squad but did not play.