| Michael Svensson | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Michael Svensson | |
| Date of birth | November 25, 1975 | |
| Place of birth | Värnamo , Sweden | |
| Height | 1. Events 1034 - Máel Coluim mac Cináeda, King of Scots dies Donnchad, the Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Värnamo Municipality ( Värnamo kommun) is a municipality in Jönköping County in southern Sweden, where the town Värnamo is "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. 88 m (6 ft 2 in) | |
| Playing position | Centre Back | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Unattached | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 1993-1995 | Skillingaryds IS | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1995-1998 1998-2001 2001-2002 2002-2007 |
IFK Värnamo Halmstads BK Troyes Southampton |
78 (5) 23 (1) 67 (4) |
| National team | ||
| 1999- | Sweden | 25 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Michael Svensson (born 25 November 1975) is a Swedish professional football player who plays as a central defender. Events 1034 - Máel Coluim mac Cináeda, King of Scots dies Donnchad, the Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. "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 He was released by Southampton in summer 2007, and played in the F.A. Cup final in 2003, losing 1-0 to Arsenal. Southampton Football Club is a professional English football team, nicknamed The Saints and based in the city of Southampton. The FA Cup Final 2003 saw the defending holders Arsenal, beat Southampton.
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Early career
Svensson started his career in his home country, playing for various Swedish clubs including IFK Värnamo and Halmstads BK. IFK Värnamo is a Swedish football club located in Värnamo. The club is currently playing in the third highest Swedish league Division 1. Halmstads Bollklubb, also called HBK or just Halmstad, is a Swedish football club located in Halmstad in the southwest of He began to be noticed by bigger clubs when Halmstads BK won the Swedish championship in 2000. Allsvenskan (literally "The All Swedish" is the highest league in the league system of Swedish football. The 2000 season in Swedish football, starting January 2000 and ending December 2000: Honours Official titles Competitions
He was transferred to Troyes in 2001 and then moved to Southampton in 2002. Troyes AC, full name Espérance Sportive Troyes Aube Champagne, is a French football club based in Troyes. Southampton Football Club is a professional English football team, nicknamed The Saints and based in the city of Southampton.
Southampton
Svensson arrived at Southampton just after being a member of Sweden's squad at the 2002 World Cup. The 2002 FIFA World Cup, the 17th staging of the World Cup, was held in South Korea and Japan from May 31 to June 30. He immediately struck up a rapport with Claus Lundekvam at the centre of the Saints defence. Claus Lundekvam (born February 22, 1973 in Austevoll) is a Norwegian ex- footballer, who spent most of his career at English side He is a tough tackling, no nonsense centre-half but likes to play the ball out of defence and get forward to help out in attack.
Svensson holds the honour of scoring the last ever competitive goal at Maine Road on 11 May 2003, won by Southampton 1-0. This article is about the stadium for the football club see Maine Road F Events 330 - Byzantium is renamed ''Nova Roma'' during a dedication ceremony but is more popularly referred to as Constantinople Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar.
Due to a serious knee injury sustained at the end of the 2003-04 season, he missed the entire 2004-05 season. He returned to action in October 2005 but, after only seven games, he broke down again and remained out of action for the remainder of the 2005-06 season. Killer, as he is nicknamed by the fans, failed to return to full fitness in time for the start of the 2006-07 championship season due to a kick in the knee during an Aldershot reserves game in the 2006 pre-season. Aldershot Football Club was an English Football League club which went out of business in 1992. Since then, he has flown to Germany to continue treatment with FC Bayern Munich doctor Hans Müller-Wolfhart[1] On 23 May 2007, it was announced that Svensson would undergo further surgery in an attempt to save his career. FC Bayern München is a German Sports club based in Munich, Bavaria (München Bayern Dr Hans-Wilhelm Müller-Wohlfarth is the club doctor at Bayern Munich and is a world leader in the treatment of sports injuries Events 1430 - Siege of Compiègne: Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians while leading an army to relieve Compiègne Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The procedure will put him out of action for at least a year throwing a major question mark over his future. By then it will be the best part of four years since he played regularly[2] His contract with the Saints expired on 30 June 2007, and was not renewed as Southampton face up to the financial realities of a third season in the Championship. Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, is defeated and killed by troops of the Usurper Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The Football League Championship (often referred to as The Championship for short or the Coca-Cola Football League Championship for sponsorship reasons
Southampton hope that Svensson will return in the Summer of 2008 and Svensson himself has stated he wouldn't want to play for any other club. He is believed to have had 'Last resort' surgery on his knee. Should this not work, the Swede will be forced to retire.
In April 2008, a DVD about Michael Svensson's career is launched. Michael tells about his career from the start at School where he started as a motorcross racer and to his pro debut, move to Troyes and Southampton, the world cup and all his memories about that great team built by Gordon Strachan and his perfect partnership with Claus Lundekvam reaching a top 8 in Premier League, Cup Final and playing in Europe.
International career
He made his debut in the Swedish national team on August 17, 1999 against Austria. The Swedish national football team is the national football team of Sweden and is controlled by the Swedish Football Association. Events 986 - A Byzantine army was destroyed in the pass of Trajan's Gate by the Bulgarians under the Comitopuli Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) The Austria national football team is the association football team that represents the Country of Austria in international competition and is controlled He was a member of the Swedish squad for the 2002 World Cup, where he was not played. He has 25 caps for his country.
Honours
- FA Cup finalist 2003
References
- ^ Killer question. Halmstads Bollklubb, also called HBK or just Halmstad, is a Swedish football club located in Halmstad in the southwest of The 2000 season in Swedish football, starting January 2000 and ending December 2000: Honours Official titles Competitions Allsvenskan (literally "The All Swedish" is the highest league in the league system of Swedish football. Southampton Football Club is a professional English football team, nicknamed The Saints and based in the city of Southampton. The FA Cup Final 2003 saw the defending holders Arsenal, beat Southampton. saintsfc. co. uk. Retrieved on December 21, 2006. Events 69 - The end of the Year of the four emperors: Following Galba, Otho and Vitellius, Vespasian Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.
- ^ D Day for Killer. saintsfc. co. uk. Retrieved on May 25, 2007. Events 1085 - Alfonso VI of Castile takes Toledo Spain back from the Moors. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
External links
- Michael Svensson career stats at Soccerbase
- Michael Svensson Fans Interview
- Michael Svensson Autobiography DVD
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