Mattias Östberg (born 24 August 1977) is a Swedish footballer who plays for Hanvikens SK in Swedish Division 4 as a defender.[1]
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bengt Pär Mattias Östberg | ||
| Date of birth | 24 August 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Falun, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Hanvikens SK | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1995 | Östansbo IS | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995–1998 | Ludvika FK | 80 | (12) |
| 1999–2001 | IFK Norrköping | 65 | (8) |
| 2001 | Stoke City | 0 | (0) |
| 2002–2004 | IK Brage | 63 | (13) |
| 2005–2007 | GAIS | 58 | (4) |
| 2008–2012 | BK Häcken | 113 | (6) |
| 2012–2014 | Djurgårdens IF | 25 | (1) |
| 2015– | Hanvikens SK | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 November 2014 | |||
Career edit
Östberg began his career with Östansbo IS, before signing a professional contract with Ludvika FK. He also played with IFK Norrköping, before moving to England to play with then Second Division club Stoke City. He never made it into the senior squad, however played a game for the Youth Team, which they lost 3–1 to Walsall. However Östberg became a victim of the new transfer laws regarding international players, and as a result had to be released by Stoke.
Returning to Sweden, he signed with IK Brage, where he stayed for 2 seasons, before moving onto GAIS for 3 years, making over 50 appearances for the club. In 2008, he moved once more to BK Häcken.
During the 2011–12 Europa League first qualifying round Östberg scored in the opening rounds, 1–1 draw with Luxembourgian club Käerjéng 97.[2] Häcken would go on to win 6–2 on aggregate after winning 5–1 in the second leg.
References edit
- ^ Allerstedt, Lars (3 March 2015). "Allsvensk räv blir klippa i backlinjen" (PDF). Mitti Tyresö. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
- ^ "Fulham win as 2011/12 campaign gets under way". UEFA Europa League. 30 June 2011. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
External links edit
- Mattias Östberg at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish) (archived)
- Mattias Östberg at SvFF at the Wayback Machine (archived 2016-03-22) (in Swedish)
- Mattias Östberg – UEFA competition record (archive)