Bo Johan Peter Arneng (born 14 June 1979) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He won two Allsvenskan titles, two Svenska Cupen titles, and two Norwegian Football Cup titles during a career that spanned between 1999 and 2014. A full international between 2004 and 2005, he won two caps for the Sweden national team.
Club career
After a spell with Empoli FC's youth organization, Arneng began his senior career with Raufoss IL in the Norwegian Second Division.[1] He signed with Vålerenga in 2002, and helped the team win the 2002 Norwegian Football Cup.[2] After only one season in the Norwegian Premier Division, Arneng signed with Allsvenskan side Djurgårdens IF in 2003.[3] While with Djurgårdens IF, he would go on and win the 2003 and 2005 Allsvenskan titles, as well as the 2004 and 2005 Svenska Cupen titles.[4][3] In 2008, he left Sweden to yet again play in Norway, this time for Aalesund with which he ended up winning the 2009 Norwegian Football Cup.[5] After three years in Norway, Arneng rounded off his career with stints with Syrianska and IK Sirius before retiring in 2014.[6][7]
International career
Arneng featured three times for the Sweden U19 team in 1997.[8] He made his full international debut for the Sweden national team on 22 January 2004, playing for 90 minutes in a friendly 0–3 loss against Norway.[9] He won his second and final cap on 17 August 2005, replacing Henrik Larsson in the 84th minute of a friendly 2–1 win against the Czech Republic.[10]
Career statistics
International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 2004 | 1 | 0 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 0 | |
Honours
Vålerenga
Djurgårdens IF[11]
Aalesund
- Norwegian Football Cup: 2009
Individual
References
- ^ "Johan Arneng Facts". guardian.touch-line.com. Archived from the original on 26 September 2012. Retrieved 23 January 2010.
- ^ Berndt Rosqvist (11 February 2003). "Johan Arneng till Djurgården". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 18 April 2013. Retrieved 23 January 2010.
- ^ a b "Arneng klar för Ålesund". www.aftonbladet.se (in Swedish). 30 November 2007. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
- ^ Gänger, Hasse (2007). Djurgårdens IF Fotboll 1899-2006 (in Swedish). Stockholm: Djurgårdens IF Fotboll. p. 79. ISBN 978-91-633-0992-2.
- ^ "Ålesund vann norska cupen - Arneng hjälte". www.expressen.se (in Swedish). 8 November 2009. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
- ^ "Här är Arnengs nya klubb - lämnar Syrianska". fotbollskanalen (in Swedish). Retrieved 4 November 2021.
- ^ "Tvingas lämna Dif: "Jag hade gärna suttit kvar"". www.expressen.se (in Swedish). 3 January 2020. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
- ^ a b "Johan Arneng - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se. (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 19 April 2021. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
- ^ "Sverige - Norge - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.sehttps (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 4 November 2021. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
- ^ "Sverige - Tjeckien - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.sehttps (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 4 November 2021. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
- ^ "Förteckning över samtliga SM-guld för Djurgårdens IF på seniornivå genom tiderna" (PDF). difarkivet.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2010.