Johan Elmander
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| Johan Elmander | ||
| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Johan Elmander | |
| Date of birth | 27 May 1981 | |
| Place of birth | Alingsås, Sweden | |
| Height | 188cm | |
| Position | forward | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Toulouse FC | |
| Professional clubs* | ||
| Years | Club | Apps (goals) |
| 1997-98 1999-00 2000-03 2002-03 2003-04 2004-06 2006- |
Holmalunds IF Örgryte IS Feyenoord Djurgården (loan) NAC Breda (loan) Brøndby IF Toulouse FC |
23 (5) 39 (4) 39 (3) 19 (12) 31 (7) 58 (22) |
| National team** | ||
| 2002- | Sweden | 21 (8) |
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* Professional club appearances and goals |
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Johan Elmander ['juːan ɛl'mɑndɛr] (born May 27, 1981 in Alingsås, Sweden) is a Swedish football player, currently playing for the French Ligue 1 club Toulouse. He is a Swedish international player who has played 17 national team matches, and he participated in the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign for his country.
Elmander started his career in Swedish clubs Holmalund and Örgryte IS before the young striker made the move to big Dutch club Feyenoord at the age of 18. Here he never became a mainstay in the first team, and was subsequently put on loan, first at NAC Breda and later back in Sweden with Djurgårdens IF.
Before the 2004/2005 season he was bought by Danish Superliga outfit Brøndby IF. Despite not scoring as many goals as was expected, he was often the playmaker and creative spark of that season's Danish Double-winning Brøndby team, and he was voted his club's 2005 Player of the year. In all, he scored 22 goals in 58 Superliga games for Brøndby, attracting the attention of several clubs throughout Europe. Having initially been linked with Scottish club Rangers, Elmander signed a 4-year contract with French side Toulouse FC on 7 July 2006 for an undisclosed fee.
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Sweden squad - 2006 FIFA World Cup | |
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1 Isaksson | 2 Nilsson | 3 Mellberg | 4 Lučić | 5 Edman | 6 Linderoth | 7 Alexandersson | 8 A. Svensson | 9 Ljungberg | 10 Ibrahimović | 11 Larsson | 12 Alvbåge | 13 Hansson | 14 Stenman | 15 K. Svensson | 16 Källström | 17 Elmander | 18 Jonson | 19 Andersson | 20 Allbäck | 21 Wilhelmsson | 22 Rosenberg | 23 Shaaban | Coach: Lagerbäck |
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