Mattias Bjärsmyr
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nils Erik Mattias Bjärsmyr | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Panathinaikos | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 June 2008 | |||
Mattias Bjärsmyr (born 3 January 1986 in Hestra near Gislaved) is a Swedish football defender. He goes by the nickname "Bjärsa".
Career
Bjärsmyr made his first appearance for IFK Göteborg on 30 May 2005 as the club took on IF Elfsborg. He became a regular starter later in the year and was nominated for the best newcommer at the Swedish national football gala. After playing for a local club, Grimsås IF, and Husqvarna FF, he joined IFK Göteborg in 2005. On July 15 2009, he signed a 4-year contract for Panathinaikos[1] in Greek Superleague.
National Team
Bjärsmyr is the current captain of the Sweden under 21 team,after recently included in the squad for the 2009 european championships. He has also featured 3 times for the senior team. He made his debut for the Sweden national team on 13 January against Costa Rica. Bjärsmyr has served as the captain for Sweden U21 team.[2] [3]
Honours
- Allsvenskan: 2007
- Svenskacupen: 2008
Career table
| Club | Season | Dom. league | Dom. cup | Int. cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | ||
| Hestra SSK, Grimsås IF |
–2001 | Youth football | |||||||||
| Total | –2001 | Youth football | |||||||||
| Husqvarna FF | 2002 | 1 | 0 | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | ? | ? | ≥1 | ≥0 |
| 2003 | 15 | 0 | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | ? | ? | ≥15 | ≥0 | |
| 2004 | 21 | 0 | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | ? | ? | ≥21 | ≥0 | |
| Total | 2002–04 | 37 | 0 | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | ? | ? | ≥37 | ≥0 |
| IFK Göteborg | 2005 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10[4] | 0 | 3 | 0 | 34 | 0 |
| 2006 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6[5] | 0 | 16 | 0 | 43 | 0 | |
| 2007 | 25 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 37 | 3 | |
| Total | 2005–07 | 64 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 114 | 3 |
| Career totals | 2002–07 | 101 | 2 | ≥8 | ≥1 | 16 | 0 | ≥26 | ≥0 | ≥151 | ≥3 |
References
- ^ http://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/fotbollsbladet/internationell/article5493204.ab
- ^ http://www.ifkgoteborg.se/portal/page?_pageid=113,80507&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL&element_id=4198312
- ^ http://www2.unt.se/avd/1,1826,MC=4-AV_ID=782235,00.html
- ^ Royal League (4 matches, 0 goals) and UEFA Intertoto Cup (6 matches, 0 goals).
- ^ Royal League (4 matches, 0 goals) and UEFA Cup (2 matches, 0 goals).