Markus Johannesson

Markus Johannesson
Markus Johannesson
Personal information
Full name Markus Johannesson
Date of birth May 29, 1975 (1975-05-29) (age 36)
Place of birth Rölanda, Sweden
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Defender, Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1994-1996 IK Oddevold 65 (4)
1997-2004 Örgryte IS 164 (11)
2004-2009 Djurgårdens IF 136 (1)
National team‡
Sweden U-21 12 (?)
2001-2009 Sweden 5 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of January 24, 2010.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of January 24, 2010

Markus Johannesson (born May 29, 1975) is a retired Swedish football defender.

Johannesson started his career at Rölanda IF,[1] but moved on to Eds FF[2] and IK Oddevold[2] before he was signed by Örgryte IS in 1997. In 2004, Johannesson left Örgryte IS for Djurgårdens IF.[3] He won The Double with Djurgården in 2005 and was also the captain of the team. He has been capped five times and scored one goal for the Sweden national football team. He was later on the 2009 season on the bench for Kebba Ceesay. But later on he took back his place but then as a defensive midfielder were he used to play with Örgryte IS. Johannesson scored his first league goal for Djurgården in his last game against Kalmar FF, helping Djurgården to reach relegation round against Assyriska FF.[4] Djurgården lost the first game away 0-2 but won at home in extra time, 3-0.

Johannesson retired from professional football after the 2009 season.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Djurgårdens guldtrupp" (in Swedish). svt.se. Sveriges Television. 2005-10-17. http://svt.se/2.21511/1.470496/djurgardens_guldtrupp. Retrieved 2010-01-24. 
  2. ^ a b Jonas Riedel (2009-03-23). "16 Markus Johannesson" (in Swedish). dif.se. Djurgårdens IF Fotboll. http://www.dif.se/sidor/nyheter/nyheter.asp?action=view&id=9390&typ=1. Retrieved 2010-01-24. 
  3. ^ Jonas Riedel (2004-07-05). "Markus Johannesson klar för DIF" (in Swedish). dif.se. Djurgårdens IF Fotboll. http://www.dif.se/sidor/nyheter/nyheter.asp?action=view&id=5218&typ=1. Retrieved 2010-01-24. 
  4. ^ Linus Schröder (2009-11-01). "Johannesson förde Dif till kval" (in Swedish). Svenska Dagbladet. http://www.svd.se/sportspel/nyheter/johannesson-forde-dif-till-kval_3738873.svd. Retrieved 2010-01-24. 
  5. ^ Lisa Edwinsson (2009-11-08). "Djurgårdskaptenens perfekta slut" (in Swedish). Dagens Nyheter. http://www.dn.se/sport/fotboll/djurgardskaptenens-perfekta-slut-1.990233. Retrieved 2010-01-23. 

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