Rasmus Elm
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| Personal information |
| Full name |
Rasmus Cristoffer Elm |
| Date of birth |
17 March 1988 (1988-03-17) (age 23) |
| Place of birth |
Kalmar, Sweden |
| Height |
1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Playing position |
Midfielder |
| Club information |
| Current club |
AZ |
| Number |
20 |
| Senior career* |
| Years |
Team |
Apps† |
(Gls)† |
| 2005–2009 |
Kalmar FF |
96 |
(18) |
| 2009– |
AZ |
68 |
(16) |
| National team‡ |
| 2007–2010 |
Sweden U21 |
18 |
(0) |
| 2009– |
Sweden |
22 |
(1) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 May 2011.
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 4 September 2011 |
Rasmus Cristoffer Elm (born 17 March 1988) is a Swedish footballer, who currently plays for AZ in the Dutch Eredivisie.
[edit] Early career and Kalmar FF
In his childhood, Elm played for Johansfors IF and Emmaboda IS, before he signed in January 2005 to Kalmar FF. In four and a half years with the Allsvenskan club, Elm played 96 games and scored 18 goals.
On 27 August 2009, Elm signed a 4-year deal with Eredivisie side AZ Alkmaar. He made his debut on 12 September 2009, in the 2–1 loss against ADO Den Haag.[1] The former coach of the Swedish national team Lars Lagerbäck, said that Elm is the biggest talent Sweden has produced since Zlatan Ibrahimovic. While suffering from injuries and illness during his first 2 seasons in AZ, Elm has really found his form in the 2011-2012 season. He has received several player of the match awards as well as praise from the press and the fans. He has been praised with his passing and freekicks as well as his goal scoring.
[edit] International career
Elm was the captain of the Swedish U19 squad until in August 2007 Rasmus made his debut in the U21 squad.[2] On 11 February 2009, Elm scored his first goal for the Swedish national team in a friendly match against Austria.[2]
[edit] International goals
[edit] Personal life
His brother David is a former player for English Premier League club Fulham F.C. while his other brother Viktor joined Dutch club SC Heerenveen in 2009.
[edit] References
[edit] External links
| Persondata |
| Name |
Elm, Rasmus |
| Alternative names |
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| Short description |
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| Date of birth |
17 March 1988 |
| Place of birth |
Kalmar, Sweden |
| Date of death |
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| Place of death |
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Austria
