Sweden's most capped outfield player, the insightful midfielder was a set-piece specialist and the creative heartbeat of the national team throughout the 2000s. Career record: 148 caps and 21 goals for Sweden; club career at IF Elfsborg, Southampton.
One rank above: Torbjörn Nilsson at #20.
One rank below: Bjørn Nordqvist at #22.
Sweden's editorial top five: Gunnar Nordahl · Zlatan Ibrahimović · Henrik Larsson · Nils Liedholm · Gunnar Gren.