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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 (age 40)
Place of birth	Karlskrona, Sweden
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Centre back
Club 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)
National team
1997–1998	Sweden U16	18	(2)
1999	Sweden U18	9	(0)
2002–2004	Sweden U21	20	(1)
2004–2015	Sweden	28	(0)
Teams managed
2017–	Copenhagen (assistant)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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

• Austrian Bundesliga: 2005–06
• Austrian Cup: 2004–05, 2005–06

Copenhagen

• Danish Superliga: 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2015–16, 2016–17
• Danish Cup: 2008–09, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17

References

External links

• F.C. Copenhagen profile (in Danish)
• Mikael Antonsson (archived) at Danmarks Radio (in Danish)
• National team profile

На других языках

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- [en] Mikael Antonsson

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[fr] Mikael Antonsson

Mikael Antonsson est un footballeur suédois, né le 31 mai 1981 à Karlskrona en Suède. Il évolue comme stoppeur.

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[it] Mikael Antonsson

Mikael Antonsson (Sillhövda, 31 maggio 1981) è un allenatore di calcio ed ex calciatore svedese, difensore, attuale collaboratore tecnico del Copenaghen.

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[ru] Антонссон, Микаэль

Ми́каэль А́нтонссон (швед. Mikael Antonsson; 31 мая 1981, Силльхёвда, Швеция) — шведский футболист, защитник. Выступал за сборную Швеции.

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