Jon Jönsson

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Not to be confused with Swedish football coach Jan Jönsson.

Jon Jönsson
Personal information

Date of birth	(1983-07-08) July 8, 1983
Place of birth	Hässleholm, Sweden
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11 ¹⁄₂ in)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	IF Elfsborg
Number	6
Youth career
0000–1999	IFK Hässleholm
1999–2000	Tottenham Hotspur
2001	Malmö FF
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2001–2006	Malmö FF	59	(3)
2005	→ Landskrona BoIS (loan)	21	(3)
2006–2007	IF Elfsborg	26	(5)
2007–2008	Toulouse FC	1	(0)
2008–2010	Brøndby IF	24	(2)
2010–	IF Elfsborg	67	(5)
National team^‡
2000	Sweden U17	12	(2)
2002–2005	Sweden U21	27	(5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 November 2013. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20 August 2013

Jon Jönsson (born July 8, 1983) is a Swedish football player who plays for IF Elfsborg in the Swedish Allsvenskan. Jönsson made his first team debut in IFK Hässleholm aged 15, and his talent was recognised by Tottenham Hotspur who brought him to London. In return IFK Hässleholm received roughly £ 70,000 and two players to play one season on loan, one of whom was Peter Crouch.

Jönsson started his career as an offensive midfielder, but in the beginning of 2006 was retrained as a central defender. He adapted very well to his new position, and was voted the best central defender in Allsvenskan in 2006, by the managers of Allsvenskan. At the end of the year he was also included in the Swedish national team squad, but an injury prevented him playing.

In June 2007 Jönsson agreed a contract with the France Ligue 1 team Toulouse FC. He left the club after only one season because he struggled to get a place on the first team. He signed a 4-year contract with the Danish club Brøndby IF the 26th of June 2008. Jönsson left Brøndby on June 18, 2010 after having signed a four and a half-year contract with IF Elfsborg.

Honours

Malmö FF

Allsvenskan: 1

2004

IF Elfsborg

Allsvenskan: 2

2006, 2012

External links

v t e IF Elfsborg – current squad

1 Stuhr Ellegaard 6 Jönsson 7 Larsson 8 Svensson (c) 9 Nilsson 10 Beckmann 11 Mobaeck 12 Holmén 13 Zeneli 14 Andreasson 15 Klarström 16 Claesson 17 Frick 18 Rotting 19 Hedlund 20 Lundqvist 21 Hauger 22 Lans 23 Hult 25 Rohdén 26 Gashi 30 Hassan Manager: Ingesson

Persondata
Name	Jönsson, Jon
Alternative names
Short description	Swedish association footballer
Date of birth	July 8, 1983
Place of birth	Hässleholm, Sweden
Date of death
Place of death

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