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Revision as of 14:40, 25 November 2010
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| Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre forward | ||
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Current team | Almería | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
Henok Goitom (born September 22, 1984 in Solna, Stockholm County) is a Swedish footballer of Eritrean origin who plays for UD Almería in Spain, as a centre forward.
Club career
Goitom moved to Italy in 2004 to join Udinese Calcio, where he was rarely an option during his short stay. However, in his sole Serie A appearance, on February 19, 2005, he only needed seven minutes as a late substitute to net a 90th minute equalizer against F.C. Internazionale Milano.
Subsequently, Goitom served a two-year loan in the Spanish second division, with Ciudad de Murcia and scored 15 league goals during his second season.
In 2007, Goitom was released by Udinese, and signed a four-year deal with Ciudad Murcia's city rivals, Real Murcia, for €3 million.[1] He was officially unveiled by the club on July 14, 2007.
The president of UD Almería, Alfonso García, however, announced his club would take the matter to court.[2] García, as he appeared before the media during the presentation of defender Aitor López Rekarte, showed journalists papers which proved an agreement had already been reached between the Andalusians and Udinese.
With Murcia, Goitom only netted twice during the entire season, which saw the team eventually relegated, as last. On July 2008, he was loaned for 2008–09 to Real Valladolid, which had an option to buy in June 2009.[3]
Established as first-choice, Goitom netted twice as Valladolid beat Recreativo de Huelva 3–2 away on March 7, 2009, but was also sent off during the match (as teammate Álvaro Rubio). He finished the season as the club's topscorer, at 10.
In late July 2009, he was released by Murcia and joined fellow league side Almería, replacing Sevilla FC-bound (via Real Madrid) Álvaro Negredo. His 2009–10 season output consisted of one goal, in a 1–1 home draw against CD Tenerife; also, even though he was the only pure striker in the squad, he was never an undisputed starter, but the Andalusians retained their top division status in the end.
International career
Goitom was a regular starter for the Sweden national under-21 football team during 2006, and played for the nation during qualification for the 2006 and 2007 European Championships.[4][5]
He was on the verge of breaking into the full squad for the 2006 FIFA World Cup squad in Germany, but did not make the final cut.
References
- ^ El Murcia ficha al delantero sueco Henok Goitom (Murcia sign Swedish forward Henok Goitom); Diario Marca, 12 July 2007 Template:Es icon
- ^ El Almería denunciará el fichaje de Goitom por el Murcia (Almería to denounce Murcia's signing of Goitom); La Opinión de Murcia, 17 July 2007 Template:Es icon
- ^ Goitom llega al Valladolid "para marcar goles y ayudar a mantener la permanencia" (Goitom arrives in Valladolid to "score goals and help maintain topflight status"); Soitu, 17 July 2008 Template:Es icon
- ^ Goitom seals Sofia success; UEFA.com, 25 March 2005
- ^ Goitom fuels Swedes' dreams; UEFA.com, 16 August 2006
External links
- 1984 births
- Living people
- People from Solna Municipality
- Swedish people of Eritrean descent
- Swedish footballers
- Eritrean footballers
- Association football forwards
- Serie A footballers
- Udinese Calcio players
- La Liga footballers
- Ciudad de Murcia footballers
- Real Murcia footballers
- Real Valladolid footballers
- UD Almería footballers
- Swedish expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Italy
- Expatriate footballers in Spain