Thomas Wernerson


Thomas Wernerson is a Swedish former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Wernerson is best remembered for his time with IFK Göteborg, with which he won two UEFA Cup titles. He made 9 appearances for the Sweden national team.

Club career

Åtvidabergs FF

Wernerson started off his career with Åtvidabergs FF, and witnessed the team win the 1972 and 1973 Allsvenskan seasons as a youth player before being promoted to the senior team in 1975. He spent a total of six seasons at Åtvidaberg, and helped the team win promotion back to Allsvenskan in 1977 after having been relegated in 1976.
He was also a part of the Åtvidaberg team that reached the final of the 1978–79 Svenska Cupen, losing to IFK Göteborg.

IFK Göteborg

Wernerson was signed to IFK Göteborg by Sven-Göran Eriksson after the 1980 Allsvenskan season. He made his "Änglarna" debut in a 1981 Allsvenskan game against GIF Sundsvall.
Wernerson went on to help the team win four Swedish championships, two Svenska Cupen titles, and most notably two UEFA Cup titles. He was also a part of the IFK Göteborg team that reached the semi-finals in the 1985–86 European Cup before being eliminated by FC Barcelona.
After having been the first-choice goalkeeper for IFK Göteborg from 1981 until 1987, Wernerson acted as a back-up goalkeeper for Erik Thorstvedt during the 1988 Allsvenskan season, and for Thomas Ravelli during the 1989 Allsvenskan season. Wernerson retired from competitive football in 1989.
In total Wernerson spent 9 seasons as a player with IFK Göteborg, appearing in 370 games and scoring 1 goal. He kept a clean sheet in 18 European games for "Blåvitt," which is a club record.

International career

Wernerson made his senior debut for Sweden in a Euro 1980 qualifier against Luxembourg on 23 October 1979. He made his ninth and ultimately last international appearance on 18 November 1985 in a 1986 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Malta.
Wernerson mostly served as back-up goalkeeper for future IFK Göteborg team mate Thomas Ravelli during his international career.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances in both UEFA competitions and the Allsvenskan play-offs.

International

Honours

; IFK Göteborg