- Stefan Selakovic
Football player infobox
playername= Stefan Selakovic
fullname = Stefan Selakovic
nickname = "Sella, Jugovic"
dateofbirth = Birth date and age|1977|1|9|mf=y
cityofbirth =Varberg
countryofbirth =Sweden
currentclub =IFK Göteborg
position =Midfielder /Striker
youthyears = ???–1996
youthclubs =Varbergs GIF
years =1996 –2001 2001 –2005 2005 –
clubs =Halmstads BK SC Heerenveen IFK Göteborg
caps(goals) = 119 (37)
90 (19)
75 (18)
nationalyears = 2001–2006
nationalteam = Sweden
nationalcaps(goals) = 12 (4)
pcupdate =January 30 2006
ntupdate =January 30 2006 Stefan "Sella" Selakovic (b.
9 January ,1977 inVarberg ) is a Swedish footballmidfielder /striker ofSerbia n descent.After playing for
Varbergs GIF , he joinedHalmstads BK and wonAllsvenskan in2000 and was the top scorer in Allsvenskan in2001 . He then joined Dutch clubSC Heerenveen . He wasn't able to continue to play as well as he had done in Sweden, and in 2005 he decided to move back to Sweden. Instead of his earlier clubHalmstads BK he chose to play forIFK Göteborg and signed a contract in2005 .During the clubs hunt for first place in the Swedish
allsvenskan in the season of 2005 he managed to miss an open goal a few feet in front of him in the deciding game against the eventual champions Djurgårdens IF in the dying seconds and many blamed him for not winning the championship that year. Even thoughIFK Gothenburg lost the game 1-3 after conceding another goal a few secounds after Selakovic's miss and after some questionable refereeing they then went on to lose the all crucial match againstHammarby IF , again in the last minutes of the match. It was largely thanks to Selakovic that the team was in the championship race at all.During
2005 the Swedish police raided Selakovic's home and claimed to have found evidence of tax fraud during his transfer fromSC Heerenveen toIFK Gothenburg . It was decided in early 2006 that Selakovic is to stand trial but the date was not set. During the season2006 Selakovic seemed unable to score at all, he had golden opportunities in many matches during the season and his six goals during the season might have been many more. People started to speculate if Selakovic was affacted by his tax fraud accusation and the possibility of spending time in jail. The fact that opposing fans took this as an advantage to disrupt Selakovic didn't help his game. He did however improve as the season came to a close but it was too late. Even after all this turmoil Stefan Selakovic is one of the most well known and liked players in the currentIFK Gothenburg squad. In July 2007 Stefan was declared innocent of all charges, however, his former club's employees Mats Person and Janne "Plånbok" Nilson where both penalized with 1 year in prison.Fact|date=September 2008He has played for the
Sweden national football team .External links
* [http://www.ifkgoteborg.se/portal/page?_pageid=113,80507&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL&element_id=4198285 Stefan Selakovic's profile at IFK Gothenburgs official homepage]
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