John Alvbåge

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Personal information
John Alvbåge
Full name	John Alvbåge
Date of birth	10 August 1982
Place of birth	Torslanda, Sweden
Height	187cm
Playing position	goalkeeper
Club information
Current club	Viborg FF
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1999 1999-02 2003-04 2005 2006-	Torslanda IK Västra Frölunda Örebro SK IFK Göteborg Viborg FF	1 (0) 72 (0) 51 (0) 0 (0) 33 (0)
National team²
2006-	Sweden	2 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 June 2006. ² National team caps and goals correct as of 24 June 2006. * Appearances (Goals)

John Alvbåge [jɔn 'ɑlvboːgɛ] (born 10 August 1982 in Torslanda, Gothenburg) is a Swedish professional football player, who is a goalkeeper for Viborg FF in the Danish Superliga. He has played two matches for the Sweden national football team and was selected for the Swedish squad at the 2006 FIFA World Cup.

After playing for local club Torslanda IK, he joined Västra Frölunda IF and debuted in the Swedish Allsvenskan championship, only 18 years old. He then moved to Örebro SK in 2003, before joining IFK Göteborg in 2005. He only stayed half a season at IFK Göteborg, where he was a backup for former Swedish international goalkeeper Bengt Andersson. He moved abroad later that same year, being bought by Danish club Viborg FF in July 2005. Bought as a replacement for Danish international goalkeeper Jesper Christiansen, Alvbåge quickly established himself in the Viborg team, and debuted for the Swedish national team in January 2006.

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Swedish national team profile - 2006

	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

Viborg FF - Current Squad
1 Alvbåge \| 2 Andersen \| 3 Andie \| 4 Rask \| 5 Tengstedt \| 6 C. Poulsen \| 7 Youssouf \| 8 Kryger \| 10 T. Poulsen \| 11 Åslund \| 12 Kirk \| 14 Glerup \| 15 Frandsen \| 16 Russell \| 17 Flindt Bjerg \| 18 Rasmussen \| 19 Olesen \| 21 Muomaife \| 23 Onuegbu \| 24 Højer \| 25 Zewe \| 26 Obiefule \| 27 Popkhadze \| 29 Mojo \| 30 Amarante \| Coach Linderoth