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{{short description|Swedish footballer (born 1961)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2021}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Dan Corneliusson
| full_name = Mats Dan Erling Corneliusson
| image = Dan Corneliusson.jpg
| caption = Corneliusson with [[Como 1907|Como]] in 1985
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1961|10|02}}
| birth_place = [[Trollhättan]], Sweden
| height = 1.82 m
| position = [[Forward (association football)|Striker]]
| years1 = 1978–1983
| clubs1 = [[IFK Göteborg]]
| caps1 = 62
| goals1 = 29
| years2 = 1983–1984
| clubs2 = [[VfB Stuttgart]]
| caps2 = 28
| goals2 = 12
| years3 = 1984–1989
| clubs3 = [[Como Calcio|Como]]
| caps3 = 112
| goals3 = 18
| years4 = 1989–1990
| clubs4 = [[FC Wettingen]]
| caps4 = 27
| goals4 = 9
| years5 = 1990–1992
| clubs5 = [[Malmö FF]]
| caps5 = 36
| goals5 = 9
| years6 = 1993
| clubs6 = [[Qviding FIF]]
| caps6 = 0
| goals6 = 0
| years7 = 1994–1995
| clubs7 = [[Karlstad BK]]
| caps7 = 17
| goals7 = 4
| totalcaps = 282
| totalgoals = 81
| nationalyears1 = 1978
| nationalteam1 = [[Sweden men's national under-17 football team|Sweden U17]]
| nationalcaps1 = 3
| nationalgoals1 = 4
| nationalyears2 = 1978–1979
| nationalteam2 = [[Sweden men's national under-19 football team|Sweden U19]]
| nationalcaps2 = 17
| nationalgoals2 = 6
| nationalyears3 = 1981–1982
| nationalteam3 = [[Sweden national under-21 football team|Sweden U21]]
| nationalcaps3 = 4
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| nationalyears4 = 1982–1990
| nationalteam4 = [[Sweden men's national football team|Sweden]]
| nationalcaps4 = 22
| nationalgoals4 = 12
}}

'''Mats Dan Erling Corneliusson''' (born 2 October 1961) is a Swedish former professional [[Association football|footballer]] who played as a [[Forward (association football)|striker]]. He represented [[IFK Göteborg]], [[VfB Stuttgart]], [[Como 1907|Como]], [[FC Wettingen]], [[Malmö FF]], [[Qviding FIF|Qviding FF]], and [[Karlstad BK]] during a career that spanned between 1978 and 1995. A full international between 1982 and 1990, he won 22 [[Cap (sport)|caps]] and scored 12 goals for the [[Sweden men's national football team|Sweden national team]].

==Club career==
Corneliusson is best remembered for his time with [[IFK Göteborg]] with which he won the [[UEFA cup|UEFA Cup]] and was the [[1982 Allsvenskan]] top scorer.<ref name=":0" /> He also represented [[VfB Stuttgart]], with which he became the [[1983–84 Bundesliga]] champion, [[Como 1907|Como]], [[FC Wettingen]], [[Malmö FF]], [[Qviding FIF|Qviding FF]], and [[Karlstad BK]] between 1978 and 1995.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Dan Corneliusson: "Jag har aldrig mått så bra som jag gör i dag" |url=https://www.expressen.se/gt/sport/fotboll/blev-domd-for-rattfylleri-tre-ganger-vansinnigt/ |access-date=2022-10-28 |website=www.expressen.se |date=29 October 2020 |language=sv}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.kicker.de/dan-corneliusson/spieler/bundesliga/1983-84/vfb-stuttgart | title = Corneliusson, Dan | language = de | publisher = [[Kicker (magazine)|Kicker]] | access-date = 9 April 2011}}</ref>

== International career ==
A full international between 1982 and 1990, Corneliusson won 22 [[Cap (sport)|caps]] and scored 12 goals for the [[Sweden men's national football team|Sweden national team]].<ref name=":2" /> He also represented the [[Sweden men's national under-17 football team|Sweden U17]], [[Sweden men's national under-19 football team|U19]], and [[Sweden national under-21 football team|U21]] teams between 1978 and 1982.<ref name=":2" />

== Career statistics ==

=== International ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+Appearances and goals by national team and year<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title=Dan Corneliusson - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll|url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/spelarfakta/dan-corneliusson/98841ee4-ff6e-4c18-9a1f-049dceeed62d/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-12-07|website=www.svenskfotboll.se.|language=sv|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210413202336/https://www.svenskfotboll.se/spelarfakta/dan-corneliusson/98841ee4-ff6e-4c18-9a1f-049dceeed62d/ |archive-date=13 April 2021 }}</ref>
!National team
!Year
!Apps
!Goals
|-
| rowspan="9" |[[Sweden men's national football team|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
|-
! colspan="2" |Total
!22
!12
|}
: ''Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Corneliusson goal''.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+List of international goals scored by Dan Corneliusson
! scope="col" |No.
! scope="col" |Date
! scope="col" |Venue
! scope="col" |Opponent
! scope="col" |Score
! scope="col" |Result
! scope="col" |Competition
! class="unsortable" scope="col" |{{Abbr|Ref.|References}}
|-
| align="center" |1
|13 November 1982
|[[Makario Stadium|Makarios Athletic Center]], [[Nicosia]], Cyprus
|{{fb|CYP}}
| align="center" |1–0
| align="center" |1–0
|[[UEFA Euro 1984 qualifying]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Cypern - Sverige - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll|url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/cypern-sverige-landskamper-herr-senior/1568684/|access-date=2021-12-07|website=www.svenskfotboll.se|language=sv}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" |2
| rowspan="2" |27 April 1983
| rowspan="2" |[[Stadion Galgenwaard]], [[Utrecht]], Netherlands
| rowspan="2" |{{fb|NED}}
| align="center" |1–0
| rowspan="2" align="center" |3–0
| rowspan="2" |[[Friendly game|Friendly]]
| rowspan="2" |<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nederländerna - Sverige - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll|url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/nederlanderna-sverige-landskamper-herr-senior/1568686/|access-date=2021-12-07|website=www.svenskfotboll.se|language=sv}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" |3
| align="center" |3–0
|-
| align="center" |4
|15 May 1983
|[[Malmö Stadion|Malmö Stadium]], [[Malmö]], Sweden
|{{fb|CYP}}
| align="center" |2–0
| align="center" |5–0
|UEFA Euro 1984 qualifying
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sverige - Cypern - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll|url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/sverige-cypern-landskamper-herr-senior/1568688/|access-date=2021-12-07|website=www.svenskfotboll.se|language=sv}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" |5
| rowspan="2" |22 June 1983
| rowspan="2" |[[Ullevi]], [[Gothenburg]], Sweden
| rowspan="2" |{{fb|BRA}}
| align="center" |1–1
| rowspan="2" align="center" |3–3
| rowspan="2" |Friendly
| rowspan="2" |<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sverige - Brasilien - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll|url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/sverige-brasilien-landskamper-herr-senior/1568692/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-12-07|website=www.svenskfotboll.se|language=sv|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211207095935/https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/sverige-brasilien-landskamper-herr-senior/1568692/ |archive-date=7 December 2021 }}</ref>
|-
| align="center" |6
| align="center" |2–1
|-
| align="center" |7
|21 September 1983
|[[Råsunda Stadium]], [[Solna Municipality|Solna]], Sweden
|{{fb|Czechoslovakia}}
| align="center" |1–0
| align="center" |1–0
|UEFA Euro 1984 qualifying
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sverige - Tjeckoslovakien - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll|url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/sverige-tjeckoslovakien-landskamper-herr-senior/1568700/|access-date=2021-12-07|website=www.svenskfotboll.se|language=sv}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" |8
|23 May 1984
|[[Norrköpings Idrottspark]], [[Norrköping]], Sweden
|{{fb|MLT}}
| align="center" |2–0
| align="center" |4–0
|[[1986 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)|1986 FIFA World Cup qualifying]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sverige - Malta - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll|url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/sverige-malta-landskamper-herr-senior/1568714/|access-date=2021-12-07|website=www.svenskfotboll.se|language=sv}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" |9
|11 September 1985
|[[Københavns Idrætspark|Parken]], [[Copenhagen]], Denmark
|{{fb|DEN}}
| align="center" |2–0
| align="center" |3–0
|Friendly
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Danmark - Sverige - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll|url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/danmark-sverige-landskamper-herr-senior/1568766/|access-date=2021-12-07|website=www.svenskfotboll.se|language=sv}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" |10
|25 September 1985
|Råsunda Stadium, Solna, Sweden
|{{fb|West Germany}}
| align="center" |1–2
| align="center" |2–2
|1986 FIFA World Cup qualifying
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sverige - Västtyskland - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll|url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/sverige-vasttyskland-landskamper-herr-senior/1568770/|access-date=2021-12-07|website=www.svenskfotboll.se|language=sv}}</ref>
|-
| align="center"|11
|16 October 1985
|[[Stadion Evžena Rošického]], [[Prague]], Czechoslovakia
|{{fb|Czechoslovakia}}
| align="center"|1–0
| align="center"|1–2
|1986 FIFA World Cup qualifying
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tjeckoslovakien - Sverige - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll|url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/tjeckoslovakien-sverige-landskamper-herr-senior/1568774/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-12-07|website=www.svenskfotboll.se|language=sv|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210413123411/https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/tjeckoslovakien-sverige-landskamper-herr-senior/1568774/ |archive-date=13 April 2021 }}</ref>
|-
| align="center"|12
|26 September 1990
|Råsunda Stadium, Solna, Sweden
|{{fb|BUL}}
| align="center"|1–0
| align="center"|2–0
|Friendly
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sverige - Bulgarien - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll|url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/sverige-bulgarien-landskamper-herr-senior/1569088/|access-date=2021-12-07|website=www.svenskfotboll.se|language=sv}}</ref>
|}

==Honours==

;IFK Göteborg<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Dan Corneliusson - ifkdb.se|url=https://ifkdb.se/spelare/Dan-Corneliusson_159|access-date=2021-12-07|website=ifkdb.se}}</ref>
*[[UEFA cup|UEFA Cup]]: [[1981–82 UEFA Cup|1981–82]]
*[[List of Swedish football champions|Swedish Champion]]: [[1982 Allsvenskan|1982]], [[1983 Allsvenskan|1983]]
*[[Svenska Cupen]]: [[1978–79 Svenska Cupen|1978–79]], [[1981–82 Svenska Cupen|1981–82]], [[1982–83 Svenska Cupen|1982–83]]

;VfB Stuttgart<ref name=":1" />
*[[Bundesliga]]: [[1983–84 Bundesliga|1983–84]]
'''Individual<ref name=":0" />'''

* [[List of Allsvenskan top scorers|Allsvenskan top scorer]]: 1982

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{WorldFootball.net|dan-corneliusson}}
* {{NFT player|33438}}
* {{ifkdb|name=#9 Dan Corneliusson}}
{{Allsvenskan top scorers}}

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