of assaults and hate crimes. I can therefore understand if some people have been upset by the airport incident, so I want to be clear: I think that it is completely unacceptable that anybody should be subjected to assaults, insults or hate crimes due to their sexual orientation or gender identity,...The incident had been blown out of proportion in the media...In order to finally flush the Frankfurt Airport punch down the toilet: it is not the case that I beat up a gay person. I categorically deny that,...I'm not proud that I took a swing at him, but I am proud that I have integrity and that I reacted." In the same speech he asked "How easy would it be for a sixteen-year-old boy who plays football to come out as gay to his team mates?" In March 2011 his youngest son, Anton, a professional footballer himself, came out of the closet to the media. Career statistics International Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Hysén goal. Honours IFK Göteborg UEFA Cup: 1981–82, 1986–87 Swedish Champion: 1982, 1983, 1987 Svenska Cupen: 1981–82, 1982–83 Liverpool Football League First Division: 1989–90 FA Charity Shield: 1989, 1990 (shared) Individual Guldbollen: 1983, 1988 Stor Grabb: 1983 References External links Profile at LFCHistory.net Bara ben på Glenn Hysén- Tifosi blogg 1959 births Living people Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands Expatriate footballers in England Expatriate footballers in Italy Swedish footballers Swedish expatriate footballers Sweden international footballers Sweden under-21 international footballers Sweden youth international footballers Swedish expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Swedish expatriate sportspeople in England Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Italy PSV Eindhoven players IFK Göteborg players GAIS players ACF Fiorentina players Allsvenskan players Eredivisie players Serie A players English Football League players Liverpool F.C. players 1990 FIFA World Cup players Association football defenders Footballers from Gothenburg UEFA Cup winning players