Markus Johannesson

Markus Johannesson (born 29 May 1975) is a retired Swedish football defender and football commentator.

Markus Johannesson
Personal information
Full name Markus Johannesson
Date of birth (1975-05-29) 29 May 1975
Place of birth Rölanda, Sweden
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position(s) Defender, Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–1996 IK Oddevold 65 (4)
1997–2004 Örgryte IS 164 (11)
2004–2009 Djurgårdens IF 136 (1)
National team‡
Sweden U-21 12 (?)
2001–2009 Sweden 5 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 January 2010
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 24 January 2010

Johannesson started his career at Rölanda IF,[1] but moved on to Eds FF[2] and IK Oddevold[2] before he was signed by Örgryte IS in 1997. In 2004, Johannesson left Örgryte IS for Djurgårdens IF.[3] He won The Double with Djurgården in 2005 and was also the captain of the team. He has been capped five times and scored one goal for the Sweden national football team. He was later on the 2009 season on the bench for Kebba Ceesay. But later on he took back his place but then as a defensive midfielder where he used to play with Örgryte IS. Johannesson scored his first league goal for Djurgården in his last game against Kalmar FF, helping Djurgården to reach relegation round against Assyriska FF.[4] Djurgården lost the first game away 0–2 but won at home in extra time, 3–0.

Johannesson retired from professional football after the 2009 season.[5]

Since 2010, Johannesson works for SVT as football commentator.[6]

Honours

Club
Djurgårdens IF

Individual

References
  1. "Djurgårdens guldtrupp". svt.se (in Swedish). Sveriges Television. 17 October 2005. Archived from the original on 12 June 2011. Retrieved 24 January 2010.
  2. Jonas Riedel (23 March 2009). "16 Markus Johannesson". dif.se (in Swedish). Djurgårdens IF Fotboll. Archived from the original on 27 March 2009. Retrieved 24 January 2010.
  3. Jonas Riedel (5 July 2004). "Markus Johannesson klar för DIF". dif.se (in Swedish). Djurgårdens IF Fotboll. Archived from the original on 2 December 2009. Retrieved 24 January 2010.
  4. Linus Schröder (1 November 2009). "Johannesson förde Dif till kval". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 24 January 2010.
  5. Lisa Edwinsson (8 November 2009). "Djurgårdskaptenens perfekta slut". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 23 January 2010.
  6. http://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=972&artikel=3592139
  7. http://www.difarkivet.se/dif_sm_guld_seniorer.pdf


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