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| Full name | Daniel Majstorović | ||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 5 April 1977 | ||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Stockholm, Sweden | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||||||||||||||
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| Current club | Celtic | ||||||||||||||
| Number | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† | ||||||||||||
| 1996–1997 | Brommapojkarna | 34 | (1) | ||||||||||||
| 1997–1998 | Fortuna Köln | 24 | (2) | ||||||||||||
| 1999–2000 | Västerås | 44 | (9) | ||||||||||||
| 2001–2004 | Malmö FF | 86 | (9) | ||||||||||||
| 2004–2005 | Twente | 49 | (4) | ||||||||||||
| 2006–2008 | Basel | 85 | (23) | ||||||||||||
| 2008–2010 | AEK Athens | 67 | (4) | ||||||||||||
| 2010– | Celtic | 47 | (1) | ||||||||||||
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| 2003– | Sweden | 48 | (2) | ||||||||||||
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 December 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Daniel Majstorović (Serbian: Данијел Мајсторовић, Danijel Majstorović) (born on 5 April 1977) is a Swedish footballer who plays as a centre back for Scottish Premier League club Celtic and the Swedish national team.
He started his career with IF Brommapojkarna in his native Sweden. After a year with the club he moved to German side SC Fortuna Köln in 1997. He moved back to Sweden a year later when Västerås SK signed him. His form then earned him a move to Malmö FF. It was with the Swedish giants that he won his first trophy, the 2004 Allsvenskan and his first international call-up in 2003. He moved to Eredivisie club FC Twente in 2004 for a fee of €800,000. After one season he was signed by Swiss Super League side FC Basel for €1.3 million. Where he won the double of league and cup in the 2007-08. He also had a good scoring record at the club, getting 11 goals in the double winning season alone and finishing as the club's second top goalscorer. In 2008 he moved to Greek Super League side AEK Athens on a free transfer. He was released in 2010 due to financial problems at the club. He was then signed by Scottish Premier League team Celtic.
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Majstorović started his career with IF Brommapojkarna in his native Sweden in 1995 where he played 20 games in his debut season. The next year he only played 14 games and scored once but was still spotted German club SC Fortuna Köln who snapped him up in 1997. He did not play many games there and returned to Sweden the following year, this time to Västerås SK. He became a fans' favourite at Västerås and was watched by scouts from the Swedish national team, the Serbian national team and Malmö FF.
Majstorović good performances for Västerås earned him a move to Swedish giants and boyhood heroes Malmö FF, where he rose to become a cult hero. There were also economic reasons behind Majstorović's transfer to the club as Västerås were in deep economic trouble and in the risk of being relegated, Malmö FF would lose six points in the league if this happened and therefore made a bid to save the club and buy a good player at the same time.[1] Majstorović spent four years at Malmö, playing 86 games and scoring nine goals. He then sought a bigger challenge and a better league to play in so he could earn more international caps.
Majstorović moved to Dutch club FC Twente in 2004 for €800,000, with whom he played 50 games, accompanied by four goals. His most notable moment with the club was when the won the UEFA Intertoto Cup 2006. Although he played well at Twente, his time there was shrouded in controversy — in March 2005, he was cleared of a seven game Eredivisie ban for allegedly elbowing FC Groningen forward Martin Drent and in December of the same year he was involved in a training ground confrontation with team-mate Blaise Nkufo.
In January 2006, Majstorović was signed by Swiss champions FC Basel for €1.3 million despite interest from Ajax, PSV, and Newcastle United. He made an instant impact at Basel by scoring the equaliser in a 1–1 draw with AS Monaco in France in his second game for the club, which helped the team go through to the quarter-finals of the UEFA Cup. He was sent off during the second leg of that UEFA Cup quarter-final tie against Middlesbrough at the Riverside Stadium while Basel were leading on away goals rule after beating Middlesbrough 2–0 at St. Jakob-Park. Middlesbrough went on to win the match 4–1 and the tie 4–3, and many of the Basel supporters held Majstorović partly responsible
Majstorović was also vice-captain at Basel and led the team out whenever Ivan Ergić was not playing. Majstorović had an excellent scoring record at Basel, averaging nearly one goal every seven games. He regularly lingered in the opposition's penalty area when attacking corners and due to his great heading ability, he usually converted high balls into the back of the net. He is also a spot-kick specialist and scored the winner for Basel in the 2007 Swiss Cup final by netting from the penalty spot in the 93rd minute. He showed his love for Basel and their passionate fans by kissing the badge on his shirt as his goal celebration. At the end of the 2007–08 season, he was Basel's second top goal-scorer with 11 goals, behind 12-goal Marco Streller. The explanation for his many goals is because during his time with Basel, Majstorović became the clubs first choice penalty taker.[2] In January 2008, he was set to move to Turkish club Trabzonspor but the move fell through.
On 19 May 2008, Majstorović signed a three-year contract with Greek club AEK Athens,[3] having turned down an offer from Lazio. He played his first competitive match for AEK on 14 August 2008, in a 1–0 defeat to Cypriot side AC Omonia at the Olympic Stadium in a UEFA Cup qualifying match. Majstorović's first goal for AEK was against Asteras Tripolis. He scored again against Asteras Tripolis giving the win to his team on the 22 February 2009. He co-operated in the defence with the Greek international defender Sotiris Kyrgiakos, and Geraldo Alves. Majstorović scored his third goal for AEK in the Greek Cup semi-finals against Panserraikos on 18 March 2009. Majstorović scored the winning goal against Benfica in the Europa League on 1 October 2009.
On 16 August 2010, Majstorović signed a two year deal with Scottish Premier League club Celtic on a free transfer.[4] He was able to play in the Europa League game against FC Utrecht on 19 August as a "wild card".[5]
Majstorović made his Celtic debut in the Europa League match against Dutch side FC Utrecht on 19 August 2010 in a 2-0 victory[6] and his SPL debut three days later in a 4-0 win at home against St Mirren.[7] Majstorović captained the side to a 2-1 victory over Kilmarnock when captain Scott Brown went off injured,[8] captained the side again three days later against Inverness Caledonian Thistle in a League Cup tie which ended in a 6-0 win for Celtic.[9]
Majstorović scored his first goal for Celtic on 9 January 2011 in a 2-0 Scottish Cup win against Third Division side Berwick Rangers.[10] He scored his first league goal for Celtic in a 3-1 win over Dundee United on 13 February 2011 at Tannadice.[11]
Majstorović was selected for the Sweden squad after turning in good performances for Malmö in the UEFA Cup and Swedish Allsvenskan. He made his international debut in the 3–2 King's Cup win against Qatar[12] and scored in his second match against Thailand in a 4–1 victory.[12] His role in the Swedish team is reserve centre-back, but he makes regular substitute appearances. He has came off the bench against Iceland in Reykjavík and Northern Ireland in Belfast during the Euro 2008 qualifiers, as well as starting against Liechtenstein in Vaduz and Latvia in Solna. Majstorović was also on stand-by for Euro 2004 in Portugal and the 2006 World Cup in Germany. He was called into the squad to take part at Euro 2008.
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Brommapojkarna | 1996 | 20 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 20 | 0 |
| 1997 | 14 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14 | 1 | |
| Total | 34 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 34 | 1 | |
| Fortuna Köln | 1997-98 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 21 | 2 |
| 1998-99 | 7 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | 1 | |
| Total | 24 | 2 | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 28 | 2 | |
| Västerås | 1999 | 19 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 19 | 4 |
| 2000 | 25 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 25 | 5 | |
| Total | 44 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 44 | 9 | |
| Malmö | 2001 | 23 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 23 | 3 |
| 2002 | 24 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 24 | 4 | |
| 2003 | 21 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 0 | 23 | 0 | |
| 2004 | 18 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 18 | 2 | |
| Total | 86 | 9 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 0 | 88 | 9 | |
| FC Twente | 2004-05 | 30 | 2 | 3 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 33 | 2 |
| 2005-06 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 21 | 2 | |
| Total | 49 | 4 | 5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 54 | 4 | |
| Basel | 2005-06 | 18 | 5 | - | - | - | - | 6 | 1 | 24 | 6 |
| 2006-07 | 35 | 8 | - | - | - | - | 6 | 1 | 41 | 9 | |
| 2007-08 | 32 | 10 | 4 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 0 | 42 | 12 | |
| Total | 85 | 23 | 4 | 2 | - | - | 18 | 2 | 107 | 27 | |
| AEK Athens | 2008-09 | 34 | 2 | 6 | 1 | - | - | 2 | 0 | 42 | 3 |
| 2009-10 | 33 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 6 | 1 | 40 | 4 | |
| Total | 67 | 4 | 7 | 2 | - | - | 8 | 1 | 82 | 7 | |
| Celtic | 2010-11 | 32 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 2 |
| 2011-12 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Total | 47 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 63 | 2 | |
| Career total | 436 | 53 | 25 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 35 | 3 | 500 | 61 | |
| National team | Season | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 2003 | 3 | 1 |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2007 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2008 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2009 | 11 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2011 | 9 | 0 | |
| Total | 48 | 2 | |
Last updated: 15 November 2011
Source: [13]
| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1. | 20 February 2003 | Suphachalasai Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand | Thailand | 0–4 | 1–4 | 2003 King's Cup |
| 2. | 10 June 2009 | Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden | Malta | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2010 World Cup qualification |
Majstorović is a father of three; he has a son, Antonio, and two daughters, Danielle and Celine. He has appeared in Swedish sport documentaries Malmö FF – Allsvenskan 2004 and Vägen tillbaka – Blådårar 2. He speaks seven different languages; Serbian, Danish, Dutch, English, Norwegian, German, Greek and his native Swedish.
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