Andreas Granqvist

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Andreas Granqvist

Full name	Andreas Granqvist
Date of birth	April 16, 1985 (1985-04-16) (age 23)
Place of birth	Helsingborg, Sweden
Height	1.92 m (6 ft 3+¹⁄₂ in)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Wigan Athletic
Number	4
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2004-2007 2007 2007- 2008	Helsingborg → Wigan Athletic (loan) Wigan Athletic → Helsingborg (loan)	074 (1) 000 (0) 014 (0) 011 (1)
National team²
2004-2006 2008-	Sweden U21 Sweden	026 (0) 003 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:33, 12 November 2007 (UTC). ² National team caps and goals correct as of 11:21, 2 June 2008 (UTC). * Appearances (Goals)

Andreas Granqvist (born 16 April 1985 in Helsingborg, Sweden) is a Swedish football player, currently representing Helsingborgs IF on loan from Wigan Athletic.

He is generally considered one of the biggest talents among Swedish central defenders and has been linked with top European clubs on several occasions, such as FC Bayern München and Liverpool.^{[citation needed]}

In January 2007, he completed a loan move to Wigan Athletic with view to a permanent deal in the summer.^[1].

On 19 June 2007, Granqvist signed a two-year deal with Wigan Athletic,^[2] for a fee rumoured to be around £750,000. On 12 March 2008, Granqvist returned to HIF on a loan deal stretching till the end of the English season in June.^[3]

He has played for the Sweden national football team, In May 2008, he is included in the 23-men squad of Sweden which is chance for Andreas to take part in Euro 2008.

[edit] References

^ "Granqvist signs for Wigan on loan", BBC Sport, 2006-12-28. Retrieved on 2007-04-01.
^ "Wigan clinch deal for Granqvist", BBC Sport, 2007-06-19. Retrieved on 2007-06-19.
^ "Granqvist makes Helsingborg move", BBC Sport, 2008-03-12. Retrieved on 2008-03-12.

[edit] External links

Andreas Granqvist career stats at Soccerbase

v • d • e Sweden squad - UEFA Euro 2008

1 Isaksson • 2 Nilsson • 3 Mellberg • 4 Hansson • 5 Stoor • 6 Linderoth • 7 Alexandersson • 8 Svensson • 9 Ljungberg • 10 Ibrahimović • 11 Elmander • 12 Shaaban • 13 Wiland • 14 Majstorović • 15 Granqvist • 16 Källström • 17 H. Larsson • 18 S. Larsson • 19 Andersson • 20 Allbäck • 21 Wilhelmsson • 22 Rosenberg • 23 Dorsin • Coach: Lagerbäck