Christian Wilhelmsson

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Christian Wilhelmsson

Full name	Christian Wilhelmsson
Date of birth	December 8, 1979 (age 27)
Place of birth	Malmö, Sweden
Height	1.77cm
Nickname	Chippen, Wil
Playing position	Winger
Club information
Current club	AS Roma
Youth clubs
1986-96	Mjällby AIF
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1996-98 1998-2003 2003-2006 2006- 2007-	Mjällby AIF Stabæk I.F. R.S.C. Anderlecht FC Nantes Atlantique AS Roma (Loan)	52 (11) 84 (25) 90 (14) 13 (0) 3 (1)
National team²
2001-	Sweden	38 (3)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of January 15, 2007. ² National team caps and goals correct as of January 15, 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Christian "Chippen" Wilhelmsson (IPA:['kristɪan 'ɕɪpɛn 'vɪlhɛlmsɔn]) (born December 8, 1979 in Malmö) is a professional football player who plays for AS Roma of the Italian Serie A in midfield and for the Swedish national team

Wilhelmsson started his career with Mjällby AIF in 1997 where he stayed for three seasons. In 2000 he played for Norwegian team Stabæk I.F. before joining Anderlecht in 2003.

Wilhelmsson represented Sweden at Euro 2004 and the 2006 FIFA World Cup. He is often said to be one of Sweden's upcoming stars and manager Lars Lagerbäck said about him prior the tournament that "his game is suited to the big stage." Leading Swedish midfeilder Niclas Alexandersson also stated that, Wilhelmsson was "easily the fastest member of the squad."

Wilhelmsson has recently moved to French side FC Nantes and was featured in every one of Sweden's four 2006 Fifa World Cup games, either from the start or as a substitute. He was commonly referred to as one of the game's "unsung heroes", due to his exciting, passionate, and explosive performances. He is now a household name, particularly in the countries of Belgium, France, and Sweden. On January 10th 2007, Wilhelmsson joined A.S. Roma on loan until the end of the season with an option to buy for €3m making his Serie A debut on January 14 against Messina ^[1]

[edit] Trivia

He is engaged with Russian-Swedish model Oksana Andersson.
During his first interview for AS Roma, a journalist asked him if he knew any Italian words, and he ironically answered "vaffanculo" (Italian for fuck off).

[edit] References

^ Tactical Formation. Football-Lineups.com. Retrieved on January 18, 2007.

	Sweden squad - 2006 FIFA World Cup
1 Isaksson \| 2 Nilsson \| 3 Mellberg \| 4 Lučić \| 5 Edman \| 6 Linderoth \| 7 Alexandersson \| 8 A. Svensson \| 9 Ljungberg \| 10 Ibrahimović \| 11 Larsson \| 12 Alvbåge \| 13 Hansson \| 14 Stenman \| 15 K. Svensson \| 16 Källström \| 17 Elmander \| 18 Jonson \| 19 Andersson \| 20 Allbäck \| 21 Wilhelmsson \| 22 Rosenberg \| 23 Shaaban \| Coach: Lagerbäck

A.S. Roma - Current Squad
1 Curci \| 2 Panucci \| 3 Martínez \| 4 Wilhelmsson \| 5 Mexès \| 7 Pizarro \| 8 Aquilani \| 10 Totti \| 11 Taddei \| 12 Pipolo \| 13 Chivu \| 14 Faty \| 16 De Rossi \| 17 Tavano \| 18 Virga \| 19 Defendi \| 20 Perrotta \| 21 Ferrari \| 22 Tonetto \| 23 Vučinić \| 27 Julio Sergio \| 28 Rosi \| 30 Mancini \| 32 Doni \| 35 Okaka \| 77 Cassetti \| Coach Spalletti