Johan Sjöberg

Johan Sjöberg
Personal information
Full name Per Johan Sjöberg
Date of birth (1980-11-14) 14 November 1980 (age 44)
Place of birth Borås, Sweden
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
–1997 Mariedals IK
1997 IF Elfsborg
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–2011 IF Elfsborg 143 (2)
2007 → Fredrikstad FK (loan) 11 (0)
2009 → Örgryte IS (loan) 2 (0)
International career‡
2000 Sweden U21 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 January 2011
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 January 2011

Per Johan Sjöberg (born 14 November 1980 in Borås) is a retired Swedish footballer who played as a defender. His last club was IF Elfsborg.

Club career

Youth years

Sjöberg played for Mariedals IK until 1997 when he left the club for IF Elfsborg.[1]

IF Elfsborg

He was regular in the starting line-up until injuries enabled him to play. He was a former team captain as well.

International career

In 2000, he played for the Swedish national under-21 football team.

Personal life

Sjöberg is very popular with IF Elfsborg's supporters and is called Kapten Blod (Captain Blood).

References

  1. ^ "Elfsborg.se". Archived from the original on 18 June 2011. Retrieved 22 January 2011.