Richard Spong

Richard Spong

Personal information
Date of birth	(1983-09-23) 23 September 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth	Falun, Sweden
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Defender / Midfielder
Youth career
1989–1996	IK Frej
1997–1998	IF Brommapojkarna
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1998–1999	IF Brommapojkarna	1	(0)
1999–2003	Coventry City	0	(0)
2003–2004	Djurgårdens IF	2	(0)
2005–2008	IFK Norrköping	95	(2)
2009–2013	GAIS	48	(1)
2014–2019	IK Frej	92	(1)
Total		238	(4)
International career
2000–2001	Sweden U18	16	(0)
2001	Sweden U19	4	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 July 2019

Richard Spong (born 23 September 1983) is a Swedish footballer who plays as a midfielder.[1]

Career

Spong began his career as a youth player with IK Frej and IF Brommapojkarna, before moving to England with Coventry City in 1999 where he didn't make a single first team appearance. He returned to Sweden in 2002 with Djurgårdens IF, later signing with IFK Norrköping in 2005. He signed for GAIS in the 2009 season.

Honours

Djurgårdens IF

• Allsvenskan:[2] 2003

References

1. "Richard Spong". Svenskfotboll. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
2. "Djurgårdens IF SM-guld på seniornivå" [Djurgårdens IF SM gold at senior level] (PDF) (in Swedish). Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 June 2019.

External links

• Richard Spong at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish)
• Richard Spong club team profile at SvFF (in Swedish) (archived) (archive)
• Richard Spong at Elite Football (archive)