Marcus Allbäck

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Marcus Allbäck
Personal information
Full name	Marcus Christian Allbäck
Date of birth	July 5, 1973 (1973-07-05) (age 36)
Place of birth	Gothenburg, Sweden
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Örgryte IS
Senior career1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1992-1997 1997 1997-1998 1998-2000 2000-2002 2002-2004 2004-2005 2005-2008 2008-	Örgryte IS Lyngby FC AS Bari Örgryte IS SC Heerenveen Aston Villa Hansa Rostock FC Copenhagen Örgryte IS	139 0(52) 004 00(1) 016 00(0) 064 0(34) 048 0(25) 035 00(6) 023 00(4) 120 0(45) 028 00(8)
National team2
1999-2008	Sweden	074 0(30)
Teams managed
2009-	Sweden (acting assistant coach)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 February 2009. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 22 June 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

Marcus Christian Allbäck (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈmarkɵs ˈalbɛk], born July 5, 1973 in Göteborg), is a Swedish footballer and coach, who currently plays for Örgryte IS and is acting assistant coach for the Swedish national football team. He is a well-travelled striker known for his sharp finishing ability.

[edit] Club career

Allbäck started his professional career with Örgryte IS. He then proceeded to have two modest stints abroad, with Lyngby Boldklub and A.S. Bari, before rejoining his first club.

From 2000-04, he would play two seasons each, with moderate individual success, with SC Heerenveen and Aston Villa, respectively, joining Hansa Rostock in 2004-05.

In the summer of 2005, aged 32, Allbäck signed with F.C. Copenhagen. On November 1, 2006, Allbäck scored F.C. Copenhagen's first goal ever in the UEFA Champions League - a winner against two-times competition winners Manchester United F.C.. In that match, he was also awarded the fans' Man of the Match award. 20 days later he also scored against S.L. Benfica at Estádio da Luz - a match lost 3-1. Allbäck scored again in the last group stage match against Celtic at Parken in a 3-1 win. After the final homegame of the Danish Superliga 2006-07 season, he was presented with the fans' Player of the Year award, as the side emerged back-to-back champions, and the striker netted 11 league goals.

On August 2007, Allbäck scored a late away equalizer against Beitar Jerusalem in the second leg of the second round Champions League qualifier in extra time, to keep Copenhagen's group stage dreams alive, although the side would eventually bow out to Benfica in the next round.

On 1 July 2008, Allbäck returned to Sweden and Örgryte, his third spell at the club.^[1]

[edit] International career

Allbäck played for Sweden at Euro 2000, 2002 FIFA World Cup, Euro 2004, 2006 World Cup and Euro 2008, totalling 74 caps with 30 goals. He made his debut for the national side on November 27, 1999 in a friendly against South Africa.

On June 20, 2006 during the 2006 World Cup, Allbäck helped Sweden earn a 2-2 draw against England by netting their first goal. This goal Allbäck was the 2,000th goal scored in the history of the World Cup. On September 6, he scored twice to help propel Sweden past visitors Liechtenstein 3-1 in the second of their 2008 European Championship qualifying matches.

On June 6, 2007, during Euro 2008 qualifiers, Allbäck scored a highly surreal goal against Iceland when an opponent, Ívar Ingimarsson, gave him the ball incorrectly thinking a free kick had been awarded.^[2]

After Sweden's group stage exit from Euro 2008 (in which he played as a second-half substitute against Russia in Innsbruck), Allbäck announced that he would retire from the national team.^[3].

[edit] International goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	January 31, 2000	La Manga, La Manga	Denmark	1-0	1-0	Friendly
2.	March 28, 2001	Zimbru Stadium, Chişinău	Moldova	0-1	0-2	2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
3.	March 28, 2001	Zimbru Stadium, Chişinău	Moldova	0-2	0-2	2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
4.	June 2, 2001	Råsunda, Stockholm	Slovakia	1-0	2-0	2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
5.	June 2, 2001	Råsunda, Stockholm	Slovakia	2-0	2-0	2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
6.	June 6, 2001	Ullevi, Göteborg	Moldova	5-0	6-0	2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
7.	August 15, 2001	Råsunda, Stockholm	South Africa	2-0	3-0	Friendly
8.	March 27, 2002	Malmö Stadion, Malmö	Switzerland	1-0	1-1	Friendly
9.	May 25, 2002	National Olympic Stadium, Tokyo	Japan	0-1	1-1	Friendly
10.	October 16, 2002	Ullevi, Göteborg	Portugal	2-0	2-3	Friendly
11.	November 20, 2002	Na Stínadlech, Teplice	Czech Republic	3-3	3-3	Friendly
12.	April 2, 2003	Népstadion, Budapest	Hungary	0-1	1-2	UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying
13.	April 2, 2003	Népstadion, Budapest	Hungary	1-2	1-2	UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying
14.	June 7, 2003	Stadio Serravalle, San Marino	San Marino	0-2	0-6	UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying
15.	June 7, 2003	Stadio Serravalle, San Marino	San Marino	0-6	0-6	UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying
16.	June 11, 2003	Råsunda, Stockholm	Poland	2-0	3-0	UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying
17.	May 28, 2004	Ratina Stadion, Tampere	Finland	1-2	1-3	Friendly
18.	May 28, 2004	Ratina Stadion, Tampere	Finland	1-3	1-3	Friendly
19.	June 5, 2004	Råsunda, Stockholm	Poland	3-0	3-1	Friendly
20.	June 14, 2004	José Alvalade Stadium, Lisbon	Bulgaria	5-0	5-0	UEFA Euro 2004
21.	October 13, 2004	Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavik	Iceland	0-2	1-4	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
22.	November 17, 2004	Easter Road Stadium, Edinburgh	Scotland	0-1	1-4	Friendly
23.	November 17, 2004	Easter Road Stadium, Edinburgh	Scotland	0-2	1-4	Friendly
24.	June 20, 2006	RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne	England	1-1	2-2	2006 FIFA World Cup
25.	September 6, 2006	Ullevi, Göteborg	Liechtenstein	1-0	3-1	UEFA Euro 2008 qualification
26.	September 6, 2006	Ullevi, Göteborg	Liechtenstein	2-1	3-1	UEFA Euro 2008 qualification
27.	October 7, 2006	Råsunda, Stockholm	Spain	2-0	2-0	UEFA Euro 2008 qualification
28.	June 6, 2007	Råsunda, Stockholm	Iceland	1-0	5-0	UEFA Euro 2008 qualification
29.	June 6, 2007	Råsunda, Stockholm	Iceland	5-0	5-0	UEFA Euro 2008 qualification
30.	November 21, 2007	Råsunda, Stockholm	Latvia	1-0	2-1	UEFA Euro 2008 qualification

[edit] Career statistics

[edit] Honours

• F.C. Copenhagen
  • Danish Superliga winner: 2005-06, 2006-07
• Örgryte IS
  • Swedish Cup winner: 2000

[edit] References

1. ^ Fotbollskanalen.se
2. ^ Allbäck goal against Iceland on Youtube
3. ^ "Here is the first blueyellow to retire". SVT.se. 2008-06-19. http://svt.se/svttext/web/pages/303.html. Retrieved 2008-06-19. 

[edit] External links

• F.C. København profile
• National team profile
• Career statistics at Danmarks Radio

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Tobias Linderoth	F.C. Copenhagen Player of the Year 2007	Succeeded by Libor Sionko

Sweden squad v • d • e Sweden squad – UEFA Euro 2000 1 Hedman • 2 Nilsson • 3 P. Andersson • 4 Björklund • 5 Lucic • 6 Sundgren • 7 Mild • 8 Gustafsson • 9 Ljungberg • 10 Pettersson • 11 Alexandersson • 12 Kihlstedt • 13 Svensson • 14 Mellberg • 15 D. Andersson • 16 A. Andersson • 17 Mjällby • 18 Osmanovski • 19 K. Andersson • 20 Larsson • 21 Allbäck • 22 Asper • Coach: Lagerbäck & Söderberg v • d • e Sweden squad – 2002 FIFA World Cup 1 Hedman • 2 Mellberg • 3 P. Andersson • 4 Mjällby • 5 Michael Svensson • 6 Linderoth • 7 Alexandersson • 8 A. Svensson • 9 Ljungberg • 10 Allbäck • 11 Larsson • 12 Kihlstedt • 13 Antonelius • 14 Edman • 15 Jakobsson • 16 Lucic • 17 Magnus Svensson • 18 Jonson • 19 Farnerud • 20 D. Andersson • 21 Ibrahimović • 22 A. Andersson • 23 Isaksson • Coach: Lagerbäck & Söderberg v • d • e Sweden squad – UEFA Euro 2004 1 Isaksson • 2 Lucic • 3 Mellberg • 4 Mjällby • 5 Edman • 6 Linderoth • 7 Nilsson • 8 Svensson • 9 Ljungberg • 10 Ibrahimović • 11 Larsson • 12 Hedman • 13 Hansson • 14 Östlund • 15 Jakobsson • 16 Källström • 17 Andersson • 18 Jonson • 19 Farnerud • 20 Allbäck • 21 Wilhelmsson • 22 Wahlstedt • 23 Kihlstedt • Coach: Lagerbäck & Söderberg v • d • e Sweden squad – 2006 FIFA World Cup 1 Isaksson • 2 Nilsson • 3 Mellberg • 4 Lucic • 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 v • d • e Sweden squad – UEFA Euro 2008 1 Isaksson • 2 Nilsson • 3 Mellberg • 4 Hansson • 5 Stoor • 6 Linderoth • 7 Alexandersson • 8 Svensson • 9 Ljungberg • 10 Ibrahimović • 11 Elmander • 12 Shaaban • 13 Wiland • 14 Majstorović • 15 Granqvist • 16 Källström • 17 H. Larsson • 18 S. Larsson • 19 Andersson • 20 Allbäck • 21 Wilhelmsson • 22 Rosenberg • 23 Dorsin • Coach: Lagerbäck