Tim Sparv

Infobox Football biography
playername = Tim Sparv
fullname = Tim Sparv
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1987|02|20
cityofbirth = Oravais
countryofbirth = Finland
height = Height|m=1.94
position = Midfielder
currentclub = Halmstads BK
clubnumber = 16
youthyears = 1993-2003 2003-2006
youthclubs = Norrvalla FF
Southampton F.C.
years = 2005-2006
2007- 2008
clubs = Southampton F.C.
Halmstads BK →Vaasan Palloseura ("Loan")
caps(goals) =
20 0(0) 08 0(0)
nationalyears = 2007-2008 2008-
nationalteam = Finland U21 Finland
nationalcaps(goals) = 11 0(4) 0 0(0)

Tim Sparv (born February 20, 1987 in Oravais) is a Finnish footballer midfielder, currently playing for Halmstads BK.

In 2003, Sparv signed for Southampton, leaving the Finnish third division outfit Norrvalla FF. He spent three years in the renowned youth academy of Southampton.

He was a member of Southampton's youth team that reached the final of the , where he played alongside Theo Walcott, losing on aggregate to Ipswich Town. He was named in the first team squad for 2006-07 season and made numerous reserve team appearances but, unfortunately, as Southampton had a plethora of midfielders from which to choose, he was unable to break through into the first team itself.

On 7 January 2007, he moved to Halmstads BK to play in Allsvenskan, after advices from both hes father and former Halmstads BK player Michael Svensson [cite web|url=http://www.svenskafans.com/fotboll/hbk/artikel.asp?id=143574|title=Finländsk U21-landslagsman klar för HBK|date=2006-11-20|accessdate=2008-06-26|publisher=Svenskafans.com|language=Swedish] .

On 1 May 2008 he returned home to Finland on loan to Vaasan Palloseura after illness and lack of playing time in Halmstads BK [cite web|url=http://www.hallandsposten.se/artikel.asp?oid=316606|title=HBK lånar ut Sparv till Vaasa
date=2008-05-03|accessdate=2008-05-26|publisher=Hallandsposten.se|language=Swedish] , returnd to Halmstads BK after Euro 2008.

References

External links

* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/shared/bsp/hi/football/statistics/players/s/sparv_280950.stm BBC profile]
* [http://www.spanishsaints.com/dvd19.htm Dream Fans DVD Interview]
* [http://www.hbk.se/extra/link/?module_instance=1&action=link_show&id=33&nav_id=71 HBK Profile] svicon