Jimmy Tamandi

Jimmy Tamandi
Personal information
Full name	Jimmy McCoy Tamandi
Date of birth	12 May 1980 (age 44)
Place of birth	Malmö, Sweden
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Wingback
Team information
Current team	GAIS
Number	5
Youth career
1986-1992	Nydala IF
1992–1998	Malmö FF
Senior career*
Years	Team
1999–2001	Malmö FF
2002–2004	AIK
2004	Salernitana
2004–2005	Potenza
2005–2007	AIK
2008–2010	Lyn
2010–	GAIS
International career‡
2001	Sweden U21
2001	Sweden
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 December 2012; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 January 2006

Jimmy Tamandi (born 12 May 1980 in Malmö, Sweden) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays for GAIS. He started his career at Nydala IF before moving to Malmö FF in 1992. He made his professional debut in 1999 when Malmö were relegated. He stayed with the team through promotion in 2000 and then also in the 2001 comeback campaign. In 2002 he switched to AIK where he has had mixed successes. In 2004 he was part of the team that were relegated. Tamandi had at this point already signed for Italian side Salernitana to where he moved in January 2005.

However, Salernitana had changed their management with the management that had signed Tamandi now gone. He was therefore forced out of the club and made play for Serie C side Potenza. In the summer of 2005 Tamandi returned to AIK and was a major part in the club's successful campaign for promotion back to the Allsvenskan.

In 2006 Tamandi has been forced to play left back but has done so with honours. The former U-21 international had a very good season and was close to agreeing a switch to an unnamed top 3 Swiss side, but the deal fell through because AIKs asking price. Tamandi was not bothered as his contract is expiring at the end of 2007, but AIK sure is looking to extend it. If otherwise he could be sold in the summer with the club wanting to cash in rather than risk losing him for nothing in December.

External links

Swedish national team stats
Swedish U-21 national team stats
Official Swedish league profile
Jimmy Tamandi at National-Football-Teams.com