Johan Svantesson

{{short description|Swedish footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2023}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Johan Svantesson

| image =

| full_name =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1992|09|13|df=y}}{{cite web |title=Johan Svantesson |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/johan-svantesson/ |website=worldfootball.net |publisher=HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG |access-date=4 October 2023}}

| birth_place = Sweden

| height = 1.84 m

| position = Forward

| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Levene/Skogslund IF

| youthyears2 = | youthclubs2 = Vara SK

| years1 = 2010–2011 | clubs1 = Vara SK | caps1 = 42 | goals1 = 36

| years2 = 2012–2013 | clubs2 = Gefle IF | caps2 = 4 | goals2 =

| years3 = 2015 | clubs3 = IF VP Uppsala | caps3 = 9 | goals3 = 2

| years4 = 2016 | clubs4 = Melbourne University SC | caps4 = 10 | goals4 = 5

| years5 = 2017–2021 |clubs5 = Reymersholms IK |caps5 = 76 |goals5 = 22

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Johan Svantesson (born 13 September 1992) is a Swedish former professional footballer.{{Cite news |title=Johan Svantesson |language=sv |work=lagstatistik.se |editor-last=Lukkarila |editor-first=Henrik |url=https://www.lagstatistik.se/player?playerId=9535 |access-date=31 July 2023}}

Svantesson started his footballing career in Levene/Skogslund IF and Vara SK, two football clubs based in Vara, Sweden, the latter competing in Division 4. In December 2011 he was signed to Gefle IF, moving to Gävle after the new year.{{Cite web |last=Johansson |first=Christopher |date=1 December 2011 |title=Johan Svantesson till Gefle IF |url=https://sverigesradio.se/artikel/4833463 |access-date=31 July 2023 |website=Sveriges Radio P4 Skaraborg |language=sv}}{{Cite web |last=Åberg |first=Linda |date=1 December 2011 |title=Gefles nya spelare |url=https://sverigesradio.se/artikel/4833745 |access-date=31 July 2023 |website=Sveriges Radio P4 Gävleborg |language=sv}}

He suffered two consecutive injuries during the 2012 season, with a sprain in April followed by a rough tackle a few months later. These injuries caused long-term pain, leaving him benched for the 2013 season and eventually resulting in him terminating his contract and leaving professional football in September 2013.{{Cite news |last=Wedin |first=Thomas |date=25 September 2013 |title=Slutar med fotbollen – Johan Svantesson inte kvitt fotskadan |language=sv |page=1 (del2) |work=Skaraborgs Läns Tidning}}{{Cite news |last=Åberg |first=Christer |date=22 September 2013 |title=21-årig GIF-talang tvingas sluta |language=sv |work=Gefle Dagblad |url=https://www.gd.se/2013-09-22/21-arig-gif-talang-tvingas-sluta |access-date=31 July 2023}}

After leaving professional football he began studying economics in Uppsala. He continued playing football outside the elite scene, playing in IF VP Uppsala in 2015 and Melbourne University SC in 2016 during an exchange year in Melbourne.{{Cite web |title=Player statistics for Johan Svantesson |url=http://websites.sportstg.com/team_info.cgi?action=PSTATS&pID=201575807&client=1-8746-124280-394726-16773973 |access-date=31 July 2023 |publisher=Melbourne University Soccer Club |via=GameDay}} After returning to Sweden he moved to Stockholm, where he joined the Division 4 team Reymersholms IK and played from 2017 until 2021, the year where Reyersholm was promoted to Division 3.{{Cite news |last=Albertsson |first=Stefan |date=24 September 2021 |title=Talangen tvingades att sluta som 21-åring |language=sv |pages=24–25 |work=Skaraborgs Läns Tidning |url=https://www.skaraborgslanstidning.se/2021-09-19/drommen-krossades--talangen-tvingades-sluta-som-21-aring-sa-ar-hans-liv-i-dag-raketkarriaren-fran-division-4-till-allsvenskan-da-var-allt-nattsvart |url-access=subscription}}

Svantesson currently works at Norron Asset Management, where he is the portfolio manager of the Sustainable Equity strategy.{{Cite web |title=Team – Norron |url=https://norron.com/en/organisation/team/ |access-date=2024-09-01 |language=en-US}}