| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Gustav Johan Svensson | ||
| Date of birth | February 9, 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Göteborg, Sweden | ||
| Playing position | Centre Midfielder, Defender |
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| Club information | |||
| Current club | Bursaspor | ||
| Number | 13 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2000 | Azalea BK | ||
| 2000–2001 | ES Le Cannet-Rocheville | ||
| 2001–2005 | IFK Göteborg | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2006–2010 | IFK Göteborg | 83 | (7) |
| 2010– | Bursaspor | 16 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2007–2009 | Sweden U21 | 10 | (1) |
| 2009 | Sweden | 2 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 September 2010. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Gustav Svensson (born 9 February 1987 in Gothenburg) is a Swedish football midfielder and defender, currently playing for Bursaspor in the Turkish Süper Lig. He played for a local team in Gothenburg as well as a French team in his youth but joined IFK Göteborg at the age of 14. He has played there since and won the Swedish Championship with the club in 2007. Gustav was nominated as the Rookie of the Year in Swedish football the same season but lost out to Johan Oremo.
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On 1 September 2010, he signed a 3-year contract with 2009/2010 Turkcell Super Lig Champion Bursaspor.[1]
Gustav Svensson usually plays as a central midfielder but has also been playing centre back and full back from time to time, including some of the nine caps for the Sweden under-21 team.
Gustav Svensson has two older sisters. Ellen and Maria Svensson along with a younger brother Olof Svensson. Olof Svensson has been recruited overseas to the United States to play in a competitive Division II Soccer team in Long Island, New York. Olof starts as a Center Back or Center Midfielder for Long Island University, C.W. Post Pioneers. #2 Svensson has started 8 out of 11 games played. Out of 8 shots Olof has registered 1 goal totalling 2 points.
On 5 February 2011, he and his ex-team mate Mathias Ranégie who is BK Häcken's striker, was involved in an incident in which Mathias Ranégie was allegedly assaulted by group of girls in a café in Gothenborg (courtcase still pending).[2]
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