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Mattias Östberg Personal information Full name Mattias Östberg Date of birth 24 August 1977 Place of birth Falun, Sweden Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 1⁄2 in) Playing position Defender
Center BackClub information Current club BK Häcken Number 3 Youth career –1995 Östansbo IS Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1998–1999 Ludvika FK 1999–2002 IFK Norrköping 2002 Stoke City 0 (0) 2002–2005 IK Brage 44 (8) 2005–2008 GAIS Göteborg 58 (4) 2008– BK Häcken 87 (4) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:43, 13 April 2011 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).Mattias Östberg (born August 24, 1977) is a Swedish association footballer who currently plays for BK Häcken in the Swedish Allsvenskan. He plays as a Center-Back Defender. He has not appeared for Sweden in any representative teams.
Career
Östberg began his career with Östansbo IS, before signing a professional contract with Ludvika FK. He also played with IFK Norrköping, before moving to England to play with then League 2 club Stoke City. He never made it into the senior squad, however played a game for the Youth Team, which they lost 3-1 to Walsall F.C.[1] However Östberg became a victim of the new transfer laws regarding international players, and as a result had to be released by Stoke.[2]
Returning to Sweden, he signed with IK Brage, where he stayed for 2 seasons, before moving onto GAIS Göteborg for 3 years, making over 50 appearances for the club. In 2008, he moved once more to BK Häcken.
During the 2011-12 Europa League Qualifying Stage Östberg scored in the opening rounds, 1-1 draw with Luxembourgian club Käerjéng 97.[3] Hacken would go onto win 6-2 on aggregate after winning 5-1 in the second leg.
References
- ^ "Reserves Go Down at Walsall". Sky Sports. 14, November, 2004. http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?hl=en&prev=/search%3Fq%3DMattias%2B%25C3%2596stberg%2Bstoke%2Bcity%26hl%3Den%26biw%3D1173%26bih%3D832%26prmd%3Divnso&rurl=translate.google.com.au&sl=de&twu=1&u=http://www.stokecityfc.com/page/NewsDetail/0,,10310~156222,00.html&usg=ALkJrhjkO8Fb0C1jQBdWV7Q0GT36FM_qnw. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
- ^ "Nya övergångsregeln stoppar Östberg" (in Swedish). FotbollDirekt.com. 30 January, 2002. http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?hl=en&prev=/search%3Fq%3DMattias%2B%25C3%2596stberg%2Bstoke%2Bcity%26hl%3Den%26biw%3D1173%26bih%3D832%26prmd%3Divnso&rurl=translate.google.com.au&sl=de&twu=1&u=http://www.fotbolldirekt.com/node/3535%3Fpage%3D1234&usg=ALkJrhgxhrhgMfCrLDXQKGAnz82mWz_HTw. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
- ^ "Fulham win as 2011/12 campaign gets under way". UEFA Europa League. 30 June, 2011. http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/newsid=1648245.html. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
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