Matias Concha

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Matias Concha
Personal information
Full nameMatias Concha
Date of birth (1980-03-31) 31 March 1980
Place of birthMalmö, Sweden
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing positionDefender
Club information
Current clubMalmö FF
Number2
Youth career
1987–1996Kulladals FF
1997–2000Malmö FF
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2000–2003Malmö FF58(0)
2004–2007Djurgårdens IF76(2)
2007–2012VfL Bochum65(0)
2009–2012→ VfL Bochum II2(0)
2012–Malmö FF9(0)
National team‡
2006–2008Sweden8(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 June 2013.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22 June 2008

Matias Concha (born 31 March 1980 in Malmö) is a Swedish footballer of Chilean origin and former national team player for Sweden. He plays as a defender for Malmö FF in Allsvenskan.[1]

Club career

Sweden

Concha began his career at the minor Malmö side Kulladals FF, before eventually signing for his home town giants, Malmö FF. In 2004, he moved to Stockholm and Djurgårdens IF after having been given playing time sparsely at Malmö FF. He quickly established himself as a starter for Djurgården and was part of their championship winning team of 2005, as well as Swedish cup golds 2004 and 2005. He played 76 games and scored two goals.

VfL Bochum

On 20 June 2007, it was announced that Concha would join the German football club VfL Bochum for the 2007–08 season. He signed a four-year deal with a team that had finished eighth the previous season. Concha left Bochum after the 2011–12 season.[2]

Malmö FF

On 30 July 2012, Malmö FF announced that they had signed Concha for two and a half years. He returned to play with the number 23 shirt, symbolizing his age when he left Malmö for the first time.[3] Concha played his first match for the club on 16 August 2012 when he played 64 minutes in a friendly against Italian side Lazio.[4] He played two league matches for Malmö FF for the 2012 season. Concha took over the number 2 shirt for the 2013 season. He was given a lot of field time in the beginning of what turned out to be a title winning season for the club, however when Miiko Albornoz returned from suspension, Concha lost his place in the starting eleven for the rest of the season. He played a total of seven league matches for the club during the 2013 season.

Career statistics

Club

As of 21 August 2013.[5]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Malmö FF 2000 190——190
2001 60——60
2002 150——150
2003 180—40220
Total 580—40620
Djurgårdens IF 2004 220—50270
2005 230—20250
2006 202—10212
2007 110——110
Total 762—80842
VfL Bochum 2007–08 18020—200
2008–09 15000—150
2009–10 21000—210
VfL Bochum II 2009–10 10——10
VfL Bochum 2010–11 10000—100
2011–12 1000—10
Total 65020—670
VfL Bochum II 2011–12 10——10
Total 20——20
Malmö FF 2012 2010—30
2013 704000110
2014 00000000
Total 905000140
Career total 2092701202282

International

As of 6 February 2008.[5]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Sweden 200610
200760
200810
Total80

International career

Concha made his first appearance for the Sweden national football team on 23 January 2006 against Jordan.

Honours

Club

Djurgårdens IF
Malmö FF

References

  1. ↑ "Concha, Matias" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 26 March 2011. 
  2. ↑ "Concha: Ruhrgebiet ist viel intensiver" (in German). vfl-bochum.de. Retrieved 21 May 2012. 
  3. ↑ "Malmö FF har gjort klart med Matias Concha". mff.se (in Swedish). Malmö FF. 30 July 2012. Retrieved 30 July 2012. 
  4. ↑ "MFF nära att klara lika". sydsvenskan.se (in Swedish). Sydsvenskan. 16 August 2012. Retrieved 17 August 2012. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Matias Concha". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 13 January 2013. 

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