- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1975–1996
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
GOAT Rank · 157
Greatest Athletes from Sweden
This ranking is led by Pia Sundhage, Therese Alshammar and Henrik Larsson. GOAT Rank currently ranks 157 eligible athletes from Sweden using verified career records across dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
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According to GOAT Rank's current model, Pia Sundhage ranks #1 on this list with a GOAT Score of 88.2.
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- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1994–2016
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 96.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1992–2013
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1999–2023
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 94.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1996–2009
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1940–1958
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1996–2009
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2007–active
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1946–1961
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1997–2015
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1952–1971
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2016–active
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 93.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1938–1960
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2016–active
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 85.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2011–active
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1972–1983
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 95.0
- Dominance
- 93.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1976–1999
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 75.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 85.0
- Longevity
- 95.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1985–1996
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 89.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1990–2007
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2007–active
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2010–active
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1970–1983
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1999–2018
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 87.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2001–2023
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1994–2008
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2000–2024
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1993–2008
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1994–2012
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1995–2013
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1981–1997
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2011–active
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1987–1999
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2012–active
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2005–2023
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1952–1963
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1997–2011
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2011–active
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2011–active
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1976–1984
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 68.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1940–1945
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 66.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1968–1974
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 66.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1991–2008
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1980–1996
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1988–2012
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 87.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 94.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2014–active
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1954–1962
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2009–2019
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1992–2008
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1983–1996
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 130 | Pia Sundhage | Football | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1975–1996 | 88.2 |
| 158 | Therese Alshammar | Swimming | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1994–2016 | 87.6 |
| 169 | Henrik Larsson | Football | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1992–2013 | 87.5 |
| 185 | Zlatan Ibrahimović | Football | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1999–2023 | 87.3 |
| 191 | Hanna Ljungberg | Football | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1996–2009 | 87.3 |
| 254 | Gunnar Nordahl | Football | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1940–1958 | 86.6 |
| 301 | Victoria Svensson | Football | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1996–2009 | 86.2 |
| 318 | Sarah Sjöström | Swimming | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2007–active | 85.9 |
| 321 | Nils Liedholm | Football | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1946–1961 | 85.9 |
| 341 | Therese Sjögran | Football | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1997–2015 | 85.8 |
| 367 | Kurt Hamrin | Football | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1952–1971 | 85.5 |
| 370 | Viktor Gyökeres | Football | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2016–active | 85.5 |
| 455 | Gunnar Gren | Football | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1938–1960 | 85.0 |
| 488 | Alexander Isak | Football | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2016–active | 84.8 |
| 513 | Amanda Ilestedt | Football | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2011–active | 84.6 |
| 517 | Björn Borg | Tennis | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1972–1983 | 84.5 |
| 545 | Thomas Ravelli | Football | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1976–1999 | 84.4 |
| 580 | Lena Videkull | Football | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1985–1996 | 84.2 |
| 599 | Malin Andersson | Football | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1990–2007 | 84.1 |
| 600 | Sofia Jakobsson | Football | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2007–active | 84.1 |
| 740 | Emil Forsberg | Football | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2010–active | 83.3 |
| 741 | Ralf Edström | Football | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1970–1983 | 83.3 |
| 774 | Kim Källström | Football | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1999–2018 | 83.1 |
| 836 | Nilla Fischer | Football | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2001–2023 | 82.8 |
| 907 | Kajsa Bergqvist | Athletics | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1994–2008 | 82.4 |
| 936 | Hedvig Lindahl | Football | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2000–2024 | 82.3 |
| 968 | Stefan Holm | Athletics | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1993–2008 | 82.1 |
| 975 | Fredrik Ljungberg | Football | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1994–2012 | 82.1 |
| 978 | Olof Mellberg | Football | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1995–2013 | 82.1 |
| 990 | Patrik Sjöberg | Athletics | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1981–1997 | 82.0 |
| 998 | Fridolina Rolfö | Football | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2011–active | 82.0 |
| 1061 | Ludmila Engquist | Athletics | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1987–1999 | 81.7 |
| 1137 | Lina Hurtig | Football | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2012–active | 81.3 |
| 1163 | Sebastian Larsson | Football | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2005–2023 | 81.2 |
| 1181 | Ingemar Johansson | Boxing | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1952–1963 | 81.1 |
| 1205 | Christian Olsson | Athletics | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1997–2011 | 80.9 |
| 1220 | Elin Rubensson | Football | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2011–active | 80.8 |
| 1357 | Magdalena Eriksson | Football | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2011–active | 80.1 |
| 1386 | Pär Arvidsson | Swimming | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1976–1984 | 79.9 |
| 1387 | Stina Blackstenius | Football | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2013–active | 79.9 |
| 1459 | Gunder Hägg | Athletics | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1940–1945 | 79.6 |
| 1534 | Gunnar Larsson | Swimming | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1968–1974 | 79.2 |
| 1663 | Jonas Björkman | Tennis | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1991–2008 | 78.6 |
| 1664 | Anders Järryd | Tennis | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1980–1996 | 78.6 |
| 1701 | Nicklas Lidström | Ice Hockey | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1988–2012 | 78.4 |
| 1806 | Andreas Almgren | Athletics | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2014–active | 77.9 |
| 1814 | Dan Waern | Athletics | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1954–1962 | 77.9 |
| 1835 | Abeba Aregawi | Athletics | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2009–2019 | 77.8 |
| 1837 | Lars Frölander | Swimming | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1992–2008 | 77.8 |
| 1872 | Stefan Edberg | Tennis | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1983–1996 | 77.6 |
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