| Andreas Isaksson | ||
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Andreas Isaksson | |
| Date of birth | October 3, 1981 | |
| Place of birth | Trelleborg, Sweden | |
| Height | 1. Events 42 BC - First Battle of Philippi: Triumvirs Mark Antony and Octavian fight an indecisive battle with Caesar's Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Trelleborg is the southernmost city in Sweden and the seat of Trelleborg Municipality in Skåne County. "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. 99 m (6 ft 61⁄2 in) | |
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Manchester City | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1999 1999–2001 2001–2004 2004–2006 2006– |
Trelleborg Juventus Djurgården Rennes Manchester City |
11 (0) 0 (0) 75 (0) 62 (0) 20 (0) |
| National team2 | ||
| 1999–2003 2002– |
Sweden U21 Sweden |
23 (0) 55 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Andreas Isaksson ([IPA: an'dreːas 'ɪːsakˌsɔn]; born October 3, 1981, in Trelleborg) is a Swedish football goalkeeper who currently plays for Manchester City and for the Swedish national team. Events 42 BC - First Battle of Philippi: Triumvirs Mark Antony and Octavian fight an indecisive battle with Caesar's Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Trelleborg is the southernmost city in Sweden and the seat of Trelleborg Municipality in Skåne County. "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered In many team Sports a goalkeeper (termed goaltender netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports TalkManchester City FC before changing verbs to singular --> Manchester City Football Club is an English professional football club The Swedish national football team is the national football team of Sweden and is controlled by the Swedish Football Association. Standing 199 cm tall, Andreas is one of the tallest players in the Premier League. The Premier League, colloquially referred to as the Premiership, is an English professional league for football clubs
Career
Isaksson started his career with his hometown team Trelleborg, where he played two seasons 1998 and 1999. Trelleborgs FF, or simply Trelleborg is a Swedish football club located in Trelleborg. He became known as a great goalkeeping prospect and was thus bought by Italian giants Juventus in 1999, but with the likes of Dutch international goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar in the squad, Isaksson never played a first-team game for the Turin club. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Edwin van der Sar (born 29 October 1970 in Voorhout) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper
In 2001 he signed with Swedish team Djurgården in order to play first-team football. "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. Djurgårdens IF Fotboll, commonly just Djurgården ( pron. 'jʉ(rgɔɳ or) is a Swedish football Club based at Stadion In his first two full seasons, 2002 and 2003, Djurgården won two straight Swedish titles as well as the cup in 2002. For the defunct Argentine football tournament named Sweden Cup please see Copa Suecia Svenska Cupen (the "Swedish Cup" is the He was voted best Swedish goalkeeper for four consecutive years from 2002 to 2005. [1]
While at Djurgården, Isaksson established himself as the second-choice goalkeeper after Magnus Hedman for the Swedish national team, making his international debut against Switzerland in March 2002. Magnus Hedman (born March 19, 1973 in Huddinge) is a Swedish football Goalkeeper. The Swedish national football team is the national football team of Sweden and is controlled by the Swedish Football Association. The Swiss national football team (also known as the Schweizer Nati in German La Nati in French is the national football team of Switzerland [2] Injury to Magnus Hedman allowed Isaksson the opportunity to play for Sweden on a regular basis, playing in all but one of Sweden's qualifying matches for Euro 2004, and all Sweden's matches during the tournament. Magnus Hedman (born March 19, 1973 in Huddinge) is a Swedish football Goalkeeper. The 2004 UEFA European Football Championship (or just Euro 2004) was the twelfth edition of the UEFA European Football Championship, a quadrennial football Shortly after Euro 2004, French club Rennes signed him, where he became the starting goalkeeper. Stade Rennais Football Club is a French football club from the city of Rennes, will play their 48th season in Ligue 1 (the top French division Fellow former Djurgården player Kim Källström also played at the club. Kim Källström 'ɕɛlˌstrœm (born August 24, 1982 in Sandviken) is a left-footed Swedish Midfielder playing for the Swedish During his time at Rennes, Isaksson caught the eye of many clubs in Europe for his amazing shot stopping ability.
Isaksson has remained the first-choice goalkeeper for his national team since Euro 2004, making three appearances in the 2006 World Cup in Germany (he got injured and could not play all games). The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th instance of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. As of July 2006 he has 42 caps for Sweden. After an impressive World Cup performance, he completed a £2 million move to Manchester City of the Premier League on August 15, 2006 and became the tallest player in the premiership at 199cm. TalkManchester City FC before changing verbs to singular --> Manchester City Football Club is an English professional football club The Premier League, colloquially referred to as the Premiership, is an English professional league for football clubs Events 778 - The Battle of Roncevaux Pass, at which Roland is killed Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. He was expected to replace David James as their first choice keeper, but due to knee and ankle injuries[3] and the form of Nicky Weaver he did not make his debut until 9 December 2006, when he replaced the injured Weaver in a Manchester derby match. David Benjamin James (born 1 August 1970 in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire) is an English professional footballer who currently plays for Portsmouth Nicholas James "Nicky" Weaver (born March 2 1979 Killamarsh, Sheffield) is an English football Goalkeeper Events 536 - Byzantine General Belisarius enters Rome while the Ostrogothic garrison peacefully leaves the city Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The Manchester derby is the name given to football matches between Manchester City and Manchester United. After his second start for City on 14 March 2007, he played all of the remaining ten games of 2006-07, keeping four clean sheets, and saving a penalty kick from Jermain Defoe on the last day of the season. A clean sheet is a football term meaning a game in which the team referred to have not conceded any goals A penalty kick is a type of free kick in Association football, taken from twelve yards (approximately eleven metres out from goal and with only the goalkeeper of Jermain Colin Defoe (born 7 October 1982 in Beckton, London is an English footballer of Saint Lucian and Dominican descent
Isaksson played the majority of Manchester City's next pre-season campaign in Sweden and Belgium, but after his thumb was fractured in a training session, he did not play for City in the first two months of 2007-08, picking up a knee injury right afterwards. "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those Isaksson made his 07/08 debut for Manchester City by keeping a clean sheet against Bolton in the Carling Cup on October 31, 2007. In November and December he had a run of five league games in the first team, as part of a rotation used by manager Sven-Göran Eriksson to decide upon his first-choice goalkeeper. Sven-Göran Eriksson ( born February 5 1948 is a Swedish football manager, who is currently the manager of the Mexico national football team. However, he has since lost his starting place due to injury to youth keeper, Joe Hart who has managed to establish himself as City's first choice goalkeeper. Charles Joseph "Joe" Hart (born 19 April 1987 in Shrewsbury, Shropshire) is an English football goalkeeper with Manchester City Galatasaray attempted to take the Swede on loan, but the move was canceled due to Andreas wanting a permanent move. This can only lead to the fact that he will choose to leave at the end of the season. Chelsea has reported that they are interested in Isaksson. He's been linked with a possible move to Turkish giants Galatasaray, joining his teammate Tobias Linderoth. Tobias Jan Håkan Linderoth tʊ'biːɑs 'lɪndɛˌruːt (born April 21, 1979 in Marseille, France) is a Swedish football Isaksson was back in the starting eleven for the last game of the season against Middlesbrough where he conceded 8 goals. Middlesbrough Football Club, also known as The Boro are an English football club based in Middlesbrough, who play in the Premier League.
References
- ^ Previous winners. SvenskFotboll. Retrieved on June 21, 2007. Events 524 - Godomar, King of the Burgundians defeats the Franks at the Battle of Vézeronce. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
- ^ Andreas Isaksson. 2006 FIFA World Cup official website. Retrieved on December 10, 2006. Events 1041 - Empress Zoe of Byzantium elevates her adoptive son to the throne of the Eastern Roman Empire as Michael V Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.
- ^ Isaksson faces fight with Weaver for No 1 shirt. Manchester Evening News. Retrieved on December 10, 2006. Events 1041 - Empress Zoe of Byzantium elevates her adoptive son to the throne of the Eastern Roman Empire as Michael V Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.
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