Andreas Johansson (footballer born 1978)

Infobox football biography


playername = Andreas Johansson
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1978|7|5
cityofbirth = Vänersborg
countryofbirth = Sweden
height = height|m=1.79
position = Midfielder, forward
currentclub = Aalborg Boldspilklub
clubnumber = 8
contractend = 30 June 2010
years = 1993-1995
1996-1998
1999
2000-2004
2005-2007
2007-present
clubs = Melleruds IF
Degerfors IF
AIK
Djurgårdens IF
Wigan Athletic
Aalborg BK
caps(goals) = 38 (11)
46 (10)
12 (1)
124 (45)
29 (4)
16 (5)
nationalyears = 2002-present
nationalteam = Sweden
nationalcaps(goals) = 16 (0)
pcupdate = 1 February 2008
ntupdate = 1 February 2008

Andreas Johansson (born July 5, 1978 in Vänersborg) is a Swedish footballer who currently plays for AaB Aalborg as an attacking midfielder.

Biography

His career began at Melleruds IF, where played for 3 seasons. During this time he played 38 times, scoring 11 goals. It was scoring 10 of these in the final season that prompted Degerfors IF to sign him for the beginning of the 1996 season. Again, he spent 3 years at the club, regularly securing a place in the team and a modest supply goals. Having moved out of favour with the team at the back end of the 1998 season, he had an unsuccessful spell at AIK, appearing only 12 times in the league, 5 of these as a sub. In 2000 he moved to Djurgårdens IF, for whom he played until 2004, during which time he saw them claim two Allsvenskan titles, and a Swedish Cup. In total he scored 45 league goals for Djurgården during 124 league appearances.

He moved to Wigan Athletic at the beginning of calendar year 2005. His first appearance in the Wigan team was achieved against Stoke City, as a substitute replacement for Gary Teale.

In the last game at Highbury Johansson came on against Arsenal and got sent off without touching the ball after tackling fellow country man Fredrik Ljungberg in the penalty box which led to Thierry Henry's penalty and hat-trick, the last goal at the old ground.

Johansson made few appearances for Wigan and is generally considered by some a bad signing. He managed to score goals in the Premier League against Bolton Wanderers, Tottenham and Birmingham City. He had a successful Carling Cup in 2006/07 and didn't really get the chance to show his true potential under Paul Jewell. At times showed great skill and ability and with enough opportunity would have done well for the Latics.

He made his debut for Sweden in September 2002 against Latvia. He wasn't part of the Swedish squad for the 2002 World Cup, and was not selected for the 2006 World Cup perhaps given his form and lack of match fitness.

He was released from his Wigan contract by manger Chris Hutchings and was quickly snapped up by Aalborg BK on July 17, 2007.

External links

*soccerbase|id=17806|name=Andreas Johansson
*da icon [http://aabsport.dk/D9F0E860-B9F4-4ADF-B984-D671D77AA564.W5Doc?id=849970c0-b59e-4ae1-b80c-02144ab705f8 AaB profile]
* [http://resol.dr.dk/sportservice_person.aspx?personid=94255 Career stats] at Danmarks Radio

Persondata
NAME = Johansson, Andreas
ALTERNATIVE NAMES =
SHORT DESCRIPTION = Swedish footballer
DATE OF BIRTH = July 5, 1978
PLACE OF BIRTH = Vänersborg, Sweden
DATE OF DEATH =
PLACE OF DEATH =