Bo Johan Peter Arneng (born 14 June 1979) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He won two Allsvenskan titles, two Svenska Cupen titles, and two Norwegian Football Cup titles during a career that spanned between 1999 and 2014. A full international between 2004 and 2005, he won two caps for the Sweden national team.
 Johan Arneng playing for Syrianska | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bo Johan Peter Arneng | ||
| Date of birth | 14 June 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Uddevalla, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Svane IF | |||
| –1995 | IFK Sunne | ||
| 1995–1998 | Degerfors IF | ||
| 1998–1999 | Empoli FC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2001 | Raufoss IL | 59 | (21) |
| 2002 | Vålerenga | 29 | (4) |
| 2003–2007 | Djurgårdens IF | 113 | (9) |
| 2008–2011 | Aalesund | 73 | (4) |
| 2011–2012 | Syrianska | 41 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | IK Sirius | 50 | (5) |
| Total | 365 | (43) | |
| International career‡ | |||
| 1997 | Sweden U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | Sweden | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 November 2013 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 December 2007 | |||
Club career
After a spell with the Empoli FC's youth organization, Arneng began his senior career with Raufoss IL in the Norwegian Second Division.[1] He signed with Vålerenga in 2002, and helped the team win the 2002 Norwegian Football Cup.[2] After only one season in the Norwegian Premier Division, Arneng signed with Allsvenskan side Djurgårdens IF in 2003.[3] While with Djurgårdens IF, he would go on and win the 2003 and 2005 Allsvenskan titles, as well as the 2004 and 2005 Svenska Cupen titles.[4][3] In 2008, he left Sweden to yet again play in Norway, this time for Aalesund with which he ended up winning the 2009 Norwegian Football Cup.[5] After three years in Norway, Arneng rounded off his career with stints with Syrianska and IK Sirius before retiring in 2014.[6][7]
International career
Arneng featured three times for the Sweden U19 team in 1997.[8] He made his full international debut for the Sweden national team on 22 January 2004, playing for 90 minutes in a friendly 0–3 loss against Norway.[9] He won his second and final cap on 17 August 2005, replacing Henrik Larsson in the 84th minute of a friendly 2–1 win against the Czech Republic.[10]
Career statistics
International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 2004 | 1 | 0 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 0 | |
Honours
Vålerenga
Djurgårdens IF[11]
Aalesund
- Norwegian Football Cup: 2009
Individual