Mikael Antonsson

Mikael Antonsson (born 31 May 1981) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a defender. He currently works for the Danish Superliga side F.C. Copenhagen as assistant manager.[1] As a player, he played professionally in Sweden, Austria, Greece, Italy, and Denmark during a career that spanned between 1996 and 2018. A full international between 2004 and 2015, he won 28 caps for the Sweden national team and was a part of their UEFA Euro 2012 squad.

Mikael Antonsson
Personal information
Full name Mikael Antonsson
Date of birth (1981-05-31) 31 May 1981
Place of birth Karlskrona, Sweden
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
 Copenhagen (assistant)
Youth career
1989–1995 Sillhövda AIK
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–1997 Sillhövda AIK 28 (8)
1998–2004 IFK Göteborg 52 (0)
2004–2006 Austria Wien 28 (0)
2006–2007 Panathinaikos 7 (0)
2007–2011 Copenhagen 86 (2)
2011–2014 Bologna 89 (0)
2014–2018 Copenhagen 45 (0)
Total 335 (10)
International career
1997–1998 Sweden U16 18 (2)
1999 Sweden U18 9 (0)
2002–2004 Sweden U21 20 (1)
2004–2015 Sweden 28 (0)
Managerial career
2017– Copenhagen (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Antonsson was born in Karlskrona. He began his career in a local Swedish team called Sillhövda AIK (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.[2]

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".[3]

In 2011, Antonsson moved to Bologna in the Italian Serie A on a free transfer before wrapping up his career in Copenhagen between 2014 and his retirement in 2018.[4]

International career

Antonsson won 28 caps between 2004 and 2015 and represented Sweden at UEFA Euro 2012.[5]

Career statistics

International
Appearances and goals by national team and year[5]
National team Year Apps Goals
Sweden 2004 1 0
2005 0 0
2006 2 0
2007 0 0
2008 0 0
2009 0 0
2010 0 0
2011 1 0
2012 2 0
2013 9 0
2014 8 0
2015 5 0
Total 28 0

Honours

Austria Wien

Copenhagen

References
  1. Solbakken: Antonsson har de rette FCK-gener‚ Bold.dk, 6 September 2017
  2. "Mikael Antonsson til F.C. København". FC Copenhagen (in Danish). 21 June 2007. Retrieved 4 July 2011.
  3. "Champions League Team Of The Round: Matchday Two". Goal.com. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  4. "Mikael Antonsson slutar spela fotboll". Expressen.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2021-08-12.
  5. "Mikael Antonsson - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". Svenskfotboll.se. (in Swedish). Retrieved 2021-06-08.
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