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Hans-Jürgen Stefan Schwarz (born 18 April 1969 in Malmö, Sweden) is a Swedish former footballer.

Born to a German father, he played as a midfielder and a left-back. He started playing football at youth level in Kulladals FF and began his career at his hometown club Malmö. In 1990 he played as a youth player in Leverkusen before moving on to Benfica where he played from 1990 to 1994. He also played for Arsenal, Fiorentina, Valencia and Sunderland. The most prestigious award he received was Guldbollen, 1999, as Sweden's best footballer during that year.

He was capped for the Swedish national side on 69 occasions. He formed a highly rated midfield partnership with Jonas Thern when playing for both the Swedish national side and Benfica. He played at the World Cup 1990 and 1994 finals, and at the Euro 1992 finals. Schwarz is now the football agent of Julio Arca.

[edit] Honours and Awards

• Malmo FF

2 allsvenskan 1987 and 1988

1 Svenska Cupen:1989

• S.L. Benfica

2 Portuguese Liga: 1990/1991 and 1993/1994

• Arsenal

UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1994/95 Runner-Up

• Fiorentina

Italian Cup Winner: 1995/96

Supercoppa Italiana Winner: 1996/97

• Sweden National Squad

FIFA World Cup: 1994 Bronze Medal - Third Place

Individual

• "Man of the tournament" - Makita 1994 (USA 1994 World Cup)
• Guldbollen- Golden Ball, Swedish Best player (year 1999)

v • d • e Sweden squad – 1990 FIFA World Cup 1 Andersson • 2 J. Eriksson • 3 Hysén • 4 Larsson • 5 Ljung • 6 R. Nilsson • 7 Nyhlén • 8 Schwarz • 9 Engqvist • 10 Ingesson • 11 Jansson • 12 L. Eriksson • 13 Limpar • 14 J. Nilsson • 15 Strömberg • 16 Thern • 17 Brolin • 18 Ekström • 19 Gren • 20 Magnusson • 21 Pettersson • 22 Ravelli • Coach: Nordin

v • d • e Sweden squad – UEFA Euro 1992 semi-finalists 1 Ravelli • 2 R. Nilsson • 3 J. Eriksson • 4 P. Andersson • 5 Björklund • 6 Schwarz • 7 Ingesson • 8 Rehn • 9 Thern • 10 Limpar • 11 Brolin • 12 L. Eriksson • 13 M. Nilsson • 14 Erlingmark • 15 Mild • 16 K. Andersson • 17 Dahlin • 18 Ljung • 19 J. Nilsson • 20 Ekström • Coach: Svensson

v • d • e Sweden squad – 1994 FIFA World Cup Third Place 1 Ravelli • 2 R. Nilsson • 3 P. Andersson • 4 Björklund • 5 Ljung • 6 Schwarz • 7 Larsson • 8 Ingesson • 9 Thern • 10 Dahlin • 11 Brolin • 12 Eriksson • 13 M. Nilsson • 14 Kåmark • 15 Lucic • 16 Limpar • 17 Rehn • 18 Mild • 19 K. Andersson • 20 Erlingmark • 21 Blomqvist • 22 Hedman • Coach: Svensson

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