Johan Elmander

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Personal information
Johan Elmander
Full name	Johan Elmander
Date of birth	May 27, 1981 (age 25)
Place of birth	Alingsås, Sweden
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position	forward
Club information
Current club	Toulouse FC
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1997-1998 1999-2000 2000-2004 2002-2003 2003-2004 2004-2006 2006-	Holmalunds IF Örgryte IS Feyenoord Djurgården (loan) NAC Breda (loan) Brøndby IF Toulouse FC	23 (5) 39 (4) 39 (3) 19 (12) 31 (7) 58 (22) 22 (7)
National team²
2000-2004 2002-	Sweden under-21 Sweden	28 (12) 26 (9)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 February 2007. ² National team caps and goals correct as of 28 March 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Johan Elmander ['juːan ɛl'mɑndɛr] (born May 27, 1981 in Alingsås, Sweden) is a Swedish football player, currently playing for the French club Toulouse FC in the Ligue 1 championship.

1 Club Career
2 International Career
3 Honours
4 External links

[edit] Club Career

Elmander started his career as a striker for Swedish clubs Holmalunds IF and Örgryte, before making the move to the Dutch club Feyenoord at the age of 18. Although never a first team regular, he came on as a substitute in the 2002 UEFA Cup final 3-2 win against German team Borussia Dortmund.

Elmander was subsequently put on loan back in Sweden with Djurgårdens, where he won the Double of both Allsvenskan championship and Swedish Cup title in 2002. In 2003, he was loaned out to Feyenoord's Dutch league rivals NAC Breda.

Before the 2004-05 season, he was bought by Danish Superliga outfit Brøndby. Despite not scoring as many goals for the club as was expected, he was the playmaker and creative spark of that season's Brøndby team. The team won the Double of both Superliga championship and Danish Cup title, and Elmander was voted Brøndby's 2005 Player of the year.

In his two seasons at Brøndby, Elmander scored 22 goals in 58 Superliga games, attracting the attention of several clubs throughout Europe. Having initially been linked with Scottish club Rangers, Elmander signed a four-year contract with French side Toulouse for an undisclosed fee on 7 July 2006.

[edit] International Career

Elmander has scored nine goals in 26 international team matches for the Swedish national team, and he was chosen to represent his country at the 2006 FIFA World Cup.

[edit] Honours

UEFA Cup: 2002
Allsvenskan Champion 2002
Swedish Cup Champion 2002
Danish Superliga: 2005
Danish Cup: 2005
2005 Brøndby IF Player of the Year

[edit] External links

	Sweden squad - 2006 FIFA World Cup
1 Isaksson \| 2 Nilsson \| 3 Mellberg \| 4 Lučić \| 5 Edman \| 6 Linderoth \| 7 Alexandersson \| 8 A. Svensson \| 9 Ljungberg \| 10 Ibrahimović \| 11 Larsson \| 12 Alvbåge \| 13 Hansson \| 14 Stenman \| 15 K. Svensson \| 16 Källström \| 17 Elmander \| 18 Jonson \| 19 Andersson \| 20 Allbäck \| 21 Wilhelmsson \| 22 Rosenberg \| 23 Shaaban \| Coach: Lagerbäck

Toulouse FC - Current Squad
2 Fofana \| 3 Congré \| 4 Arribagé \| 5 Mathieu \| 6 Fabinho \| 7 Mansaré \| 8 Batlles \| 9 Elmander \| 10 Bergougnoux \| 11 Santos \| 12 Aubey \| 13 Ebondo \| 14 Sirieix \| 15 Akpa Akpro \| 16 Douchez \| 17 Bonnet \| 18 Robic \| 19 Taïder \| 20 Emana \| 21 Camara \| 22 Pentecôte \| 23 Constant \| 25 Dieuze \| 26 Fořt \| 30 Benvegnu \| Manager: Baup