| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 4 May 1971 | ||
| Place of birth | Lomé, Togo | ||
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1978–1983 | Ekerö IK | ||
| 1984–1990 | IF Brommapojkarna | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1991–1998 | AIK | 141 | (43) |
| 1998–2000 | Vålerenga IF | 51 | (11) |
| 2001–2003 | FC Copenhagen | 23 | (3) |
| 2002 | Halmstads BK | 11 | (3) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 1992 | Sweden | 2 | (0) |
| 1992 | Olympic football team | 7 | (1?) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:33, 9 February 2010 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
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Pascal "Pagge" Simpson is a former Swedish football striker who had played for AIK and FC Copenhagen. He was part of the AIK squad that won the Swedish championship in 1992, its first such championship in 55 years. Simpson contributed significantly to the win. He scored twice against FC Barcelona in the 1997 Cup Winners Cup quarter-finals; at Camp Nou he stunned the Catalans by scoring in the first minute of play. He was also part of the AIK squad that won the Swedish cup in 1996 and 1997. In the 1996 cup final he scored the winning goal against Malmö FF.[1]
He was capped twice for the Swedish national team and played 7 matches for the Swedish Olympic football team in 1992.[2] He scored the qualifying goal for the Swedish Olympic football team against Holland that landed the team a spot at the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona.
Simpson had severe leg and knee problems due to a ligament injury. He had surgery in 1997 but in the end this damage caused his footballing career to come to an early end.[3] The knee injury has caused Simpson severe pain, stopping him from running and jogging. Despite this, he has stayed involved with football by coaching youth for Brommapojkarna and lower league clubs. In 2007 he was the coach for IFK Eskilstuna but left due to the club's financial problems. [4]
Simpson was born in Togo, to an African father and a German mother and grew up in Stockholm. His father had played professional football in Germany.[5]
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