Antonio Hysén[2] (born Glenn Anton Hysén 13 December 1990) is a Swedish footballer who plays as a defender.
 Hysén at Utsiktens BK in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Antonio Hysén | ||
| Date of birth | 13 December 1990[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Liverpool, England | ||
| Position(s) | Defender[1] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Torslanda IK | ||
| Number | 20[1] | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2000 | Torslanda IK | ||
| 2001–2003 | Lundby IF | ||
| 2004–2007 | BK Häcken[1] | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010 | North Carolina Wesleyan College | 0 | (0) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2009 | BK Häcken | 0 | (0) |
| 2010–2013 | Utsiktens BK[1] | 71 | (2) |
| 2014 | Myrtle Beach FC | 0 | (0) |
| 2015 | Torslanda IK | 12 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Football career
editHe was given a trainee contract with BK Häcken from 2007 to 2009,[3] but was hindered by injuries and instead joined Utsiktens BK in 2010 after spending the spring of 2010 at North Carolina Wesleyan College in Rocky Mount, North Carolina.[4][5][6] In 2014, he played with the American fourth division team Myrtle Beach FC. In 2015, he signed with Torslanda IK.[7]
Personal life
editHysén is the son of former Swedish international Glenn Hysén, and was born in Liverpool,[8] when his father was playing for Liverpool F.C. Antonio Hysén came out as gay to the Swedish football magazine Offside in March 2011.[9][10][11] The BBC called him "a global one-off".[12]
Hysén was profiled on Swedish broadcaster TV4 on 9 March 2011, in a debate show moderated by Lennart Ekdal titled Får även bögar spela fotboll? ("Can gays play football too?").[13]
His older brothers are football players Tobias Hysén (half-brother) and Alexander Hysén.[9] He won the seventh season of Let's Dance,[14] being the first openly gay person to win this competition. He is the great-grandson of the footballer Erik Hysén.[15]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "Spelarprofil - Anton Hysén" (in Swedish). Utsiktens BK. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 13 September 2013.
- ^ Tonnvik, Emma (25 August 2020). "Anton Hysén byter namn". gp.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ Richards, Giles; Christenson, Marcus (13 March 2011). "Anton Hysen states case for coming out and for his father's speech". The Observer. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
- ^ "Issue 4 - North Carolina Wesleyan College". studylib.net. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
- ^ "Hysénbloggen". 1 August 2009. Archived from the original on 1 August 2009. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
- ^ "Anton Hysén: The "Guys We Like" Interview". gay4soccer. 24 January 2012. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
- ^ "Anton Hysén har hittat ny klubb: "Känns gött"".
- ^ Barkham, Patrick (29 March 2011). "Anton Hysén: 'Anyone afraid of coming out should give me a call'". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
- ^ a b Rhyner, Sascha (9 March 2011). "Schwedischer Fussballprofi: "Ich bin schwul"" [Swedish professional footballer: "I'm gay"]. Basler Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 9 March 2011.
- ^ Zeigler, Cyd (8 December 2016). "Five years after coming out, Anton Hysen has heard a homophobic comment only once". Outsports. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
- ^ Masters, James (27 September 2013). "Anton Hysen: Gay soccer players want to come out". CNN. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
- ^ Franks, Tim (21 March 2011). "Hysen stands tall in 'man's game'". BBC News. Retrieved 21 March 2011.
- ^ Pershagen, Axel (9 March 2011). "Anton Hysén kommer ut som gay - hoppas att fler kommer ut nu" [Anton Hysén comes out as gay - hopes that more come out now] (in Swedish). TV4 Group. Retrieved 10 March 2011.
- ^ Buzinski, Jim (1 June 2012). "Soccer's Anton Hysen wins Sweden's "Let's Dance," talks about his butt". Outsports. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
- ^ "Titta - en son talang..." www.aftonbladet.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 19 October 2022.