Mikael Antonsson
 Antonsson in 2008 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mikael Antonsson | ||
| Date of birth | 31 May 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Sillhövda, Karlskrona, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Bologna | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1989–1995 | Sillhövda AIK | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1995–1997 | Sillhövda AIK | 28 | (8) |
| 1997–2004 | IFK Göteborg | 51 | (0) |
| 2004–2006 | Austria Wien | 28 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Panathinaikos | 7 | (0) |
| 2007–2011 | Copenhagen | 86 | (2) |
| 2011– | Bologna | 54 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 1996–1997 | Sweden U16 | 18 | (2) |
| 1998–1999 | Sweden U18 | 9 | (0) |
| 2002–2004 | Sweden U21 | 20 | (1) |
| 2004– | Sweden | 15 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 May 2012. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Mikael Antonsson (born 31 May 1981 in Sillhövda, Karlskrona) is a Swedish footballer who currently plays for Bologna in Italian Serie A.
He began his career in a local Swedish team called AIK Sillhövda (1996) and after two years he was transferred to Swedish champions IFK Göteborg. He played there until 2004, when Austria Wien bought him for 450.000€. In January 2006 Panathinaikos FC brought him in Athens to play for them on a 2-year contract. In the summer 2007 he moved to the Danish champions F.C. Copenhagen.[1]
Mikael Antonsson started the season 2010–11 impressively with new teammate, Sölvi Ottesen, which reminded fans of former steady partnership between Michael Gravgaard and Brede Hangeland. In the 2–0 win against former club and Greek champions Panathinaikos FC, Antonsson chosen for the Goal.com Champions League "Team of the Round".[2]
In 2011, Antonsson moved to Bologna in the Italian Serie A on a free transfer.[3]
Honours
- Austrian Bundesliga: 2005–06
- Austrian Cup: 2004–05 & 2005–06
- Danish Superliga: 2008–09, 2009–10 & 2010–11
- Danish Cup: 2008–09
References
- ↑ "Mikael Antonsson til F.C. København". FC Copenhagen (in Danish). 21 June 2007. Retrieved 4 July 2011.
- ↑ http://www.goal.com/en/news/1716/champions-league/2010/09/30/2143793/champions-league-team-of-the-round-matchday-two
- ↑ http://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/en/mikael-antonsson/transfers/spieler_19083.html
External links
- (Danish) F.C. Copenhagen profile
- Mikael Antonsson at Danmarks Radio (Danish)
- National team profile
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