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Oscar Wendt 
Personal information Full name Oscar Wendt Date of birth 24 October 1985 Place of birth Skövde, Sweden Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) Playing position Left back Club information Current club Borussia Mönchengladbach Number 17 Youth career IFK Skövde Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2003–2006 IFK Göteborg 36 (1) 2006–2011 Copenhagen 138 (5) 2011– Borussia Mönchengladbach 1 (0) National team‡ 2004–2006 Sweden U21 14 (1) 2007– Sweden 18 (0) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:30, 21 October 2011 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 4 September 2011Oscar Wendt (born 24 October 1985 in Skövde) is a Swedish footballer who currently plays as a left back for Borussia Mönchengladbach and the Swedish national team.
When Oscar Wendt transferred to F.C. Copenhagen he was relatively longhaired, however, after a promise to chairman Flemming Østergaard on whether they would win SAS Ligaen, he and fellow Swede Fredrik Berglund shaved their hair. Ever since Oscar Wendt has kept his hair short.
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Biography
IFK Göteborg
After playing for IFK Skövde, he joined IFK Göteborg in 2003, a club he played for until 2006, when he moved to the Danish champions F.C. Copenhagen on a four year contract and 6 million DKK deal.[1]
In IFK Göteborg he became an important first team player, earning 14 appearances on the Swedish U21 team and a call-up for the Swedish national team.
In his time at the club he played 91 matches. After his departure to F.C. Copenhagen a huge gap arose in the defence, later filled by Argentine defender José Shaffer coming from Racing Club.
F.C. Copenhagen
In his first two years in F.C. Copenhagen he struggled to become a first team regular, first being a backup for former Norwegian international André Bergdølmo and later Danish international Niclas Jensen. However, in 2008, he managed to become a first choice on the left back position for his team, earning him a call-up to the Swedish national team, his first in over 18 months. His strong performances also had him linked with both English club West Ham United and Italian club Genoa.[2][3]
With an injured Niclas Jensen in F.C. Copenhagen's 2006–07 UEFA Champions League campaign, Wendt played regularly as a left back, and in the team's 3–1 win against Celtic, he alongside fellow Copenhagen defender Michael Gravgaard was chosen for the Eurosport "Team of the Round".[4]
Borussia Mönchengladbach
Oscar Wendt moved to Borussia Mönchengladbach on a free transfer after signing a three year contract on June 10, 2011.[5]
Career statistics
Club performance League Cup Continental Total Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Sweden League Svenska Cupen Europe Total 2003 IFK Göteborg Allsvenskan 3 0 2 0 0 0 5 0 2004 3 0 1 0 4 1 8 1 2005 21 1 3 0 0 0 24 1 2006 9 0 2 0 0 0 11 0 Denmark League Danish Cup Europe Total 2006–07 FC Copenhagen Danish Superliga 21 0 5 0 4 0 30 0 2007–08 24 0 4 0 3 0 31 0 2008–09 6 0 0 0 4 0 10 0 2009–10 2010–11 Germany League DFB-Pokal Europe Total 2011–12 Borussia Mönchengladbach Bundesliga 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Country Sweden 36 1 8 0 4 1 48 2 Denmark 30 0 4 0 7 0 41 0 Germany 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Career total 66 1 12 0 11 1 89 2 Honours
Club
- Danish Superliga: 2006–07, 2008–09, 2009–10 & 2010-11
- Danish Cup: 2008–09
Notes
References
- ^ "FCK skriver med svensk stortalent" (in Danish). bold.dk. http://www.bold.dk/nyt/?vis=57295.
- ^ "West Ham så på Wendt" (in Danish). tv2sport.dk. http://tv2sport.dk/node/15240.
- ^ "Genoa ude efter Wendt" (in Danish). tv2sport.dk. http://tv2sport.dk/node/16259.
- ^ "FCK-spillere på Rundens ChL-hold" (in Danish). bold.dk. http://www.bold.dk/nyt/index.php?vis=63550.
- ^ "Wendt entscheidet sich für Gladbach". kicker Magazine. June 10, 2011. http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/startseite/553772/artikel_wendt-entscheidet-sich-fuer-gladbach.html. Retrieved June 10, 2011.
External links
Borussia Mönchengladbach – current squad 1 Ter Stegen · 2 Zimmermann · 3 Daems (c) · 4 Brouwers · 7 Herrmann · 8 Rupp · 9 Bobadilla · 10 De Camargo · 11 Reus · 13 Neustädter · 14 Marx · 15 King · 16 Nordtveit · 17 Wendt · 18 Arango · 19 Hanke · 20 Leckie · 21 Blaswich · 23 Otsu · 24 Jantschke · 27 Korb · 28 Kachunga · 31 Dante · 33 Heimeroth · 39 Stranzl · Coach: Favre
Categories:- 1985 births
- Living people
- Swedish footballers
- Sweden international footballers
- IFK Göteborg players
- F.C. Copenhagen players
- Borussia Mönchengladbach players
- Allsvenskan players
- Danish Superliga players
- Swedish expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Denmark
- Expatriate footballers in Germany
- Association football fullbacks
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