Mattias Jonson
Mattias Jonson in June 2009
Mattias Jonson ( born January 16, 1974 in Kumla ) is a former Swedish football player. Between 1996 and 2006, the attacking midfielder, who won the championship in both Sweden and Denmark went on in 57 appearances for the Swedish national team.
Career
Career start
Jonson played in the Youth for Karlslunds IF and IFK Kumla. In 1992 he moved to the youth department of Örebro SK. A year later, on 18 April 1993 he made his debut in the 1-2 defeat against Helsingborgs IF in the Allsvenskan for the club. In his first year he came in 15 games of the regular season to use, but played in any game over the full duration. Since the club finished only eleventh in the standings, had to play Vasalunds IF the team in the relegation. Eventually, they sat down on away goals after a 2-2 away draw and a 0-0 draw at home by, Jonson came here in the first leg to a short-term use. Also in the second season when he was at the beginning ÖSK mostly only a substitute, but was able to play as a regular scorer in the starting lineup and celebrate at the end of the season as runner-up with the club a place in the UEFA Cup. After several retired, the team was weakened in the season of 1995 and we only finished sixth. In addition, the team retired unhappy with FC Avenir Beggen from the Europa Cup: While succeeded after a 0-0 draw in the first leg, a 1-1 draw in the return leg, that would have meant getting ahead in accordance with away goals rule, however, the club sat four foreign players and the UEFA awarded the match in favor of the clubs from Luxembourg.
Initial success and international debut
After this season, Jonson also left the club. New employer of the offensive player was the League rival Helsingborgs IF. He had been called before the season starts in the national team through his strong performances even at his Vorverein and made his debut on 22 February 1996 during the match against Japan, which was won in Hong Kong on penalties. He was replaced in the 80th minute for the game Sebastian Henriksson. Six days later, he came on as a substitute in the 0-0 draw against Australia a second time in the National Jersey used - at the same time its last use in that year.
In his first year with HIF he showed his qualities as a scorer hardly proof, he succeeded in 21 games this season only three goals this season. Only in its second year burst of nodes and he played back in the national team. In his fourth international match on 10 September 1997 in a 1-0 win over Latvia with the game-winning goal in the 88th minute he scored the first goal in the National Jersey. Still, he could not establish itself in the selection, sat in the aftermath mostly on the substitutes' bench and hardly used. In his club but it was all the better for it. Although he himself was not so accurate, but could in 1999 to celebrate the Swedish championship title with his club.
Successes in Denmark
After the season Jonson left the club and moved in November 1999 to the Danish top club Brøndby IF in the Super League. There he was with 6.25 million crowns annual earnings highest paid player in the league. Initially it was used as a striker, but could enter in the second half of the season 1999/2000 only twice on the scoresheet. But when he was inserted in the left midfield, he showed his qualities as a regular scorer and scored 14 goals this season. In parallel he made the leap back into the national team and managed according to the Swedish national selection for the disappointing Euro 2000 extending to establish himself in the team.
In his first two years at the club he managed in each case with the club only the runner-up title. 2002 was a successful year for him: First, he contributed seven goals this season in the ninth league title the club. He was then Lars Lagerback and Tommy Söderberg in the squad for the World Cup in 2002 and came to his first tournament participation. In the 1-1 draw against the Argentine national team he was on in the 68 minutes for Anders Svensson and thus came to his first World Championship use. Also in the 1-2 defeat to Golden Goal in the second-round match against Senegal, he came on as a substitute for use.
After two runner-up titles and the 2003 Cup victory Jonson adopted in 2004 to England. Before he took, however, in part with the national team at the 2004 European Championships. In the tournament, he came three times for use. His goal for a 2-2 draw with the Danish national team rescued the Swedish selection to the quarterfinals of the tournament.
Luckless in England and return to Sweden
Norwich City promoted to the Premier League, reportedly paid £ 850,000 transfer fee for the Swedish attackers. However, his years in the British Elite series was unsuccessful. At the end of the season of relegation from the top division and a red card in the 2:3 defeat to Manchester City on 28 February 2005 was to book. Therefore, he left the club and returned to Sweden.
Jonson has signed a valid until the end of 2008 three and a half year contract with Djurgårdens IF. There he played until the end of season ten times in Allsvenskan became a mainstay of the team that won the double of championship and Svenska Cupen 2005. At the World Championship 2006, he was again on the squad in Sweden. After the team had failed by a 0-2 defeat in the second round at the hosts Germany, Jonson said after the tournament that he will retire from the national team.
After Jonson had heard in the 2006 with 21 league games to the regular forces of the Stockholm clubs, he had to temporarily pause injury the following year. After a pollen allergy in the spring and a hamstring injury he came in only 16 games this season for use. Nevertheless, he signed in April 2008 a contract extension until the end of 2009. During the following years he has also been found prone to injury. After a series of injuries that only allowed him to use irregular times for his club, he was in early April 2009, shortly before his career end. However, in the autumn he returned to the football field and helped the club in a relegation battle to reach the relegation place. After another injury, he missed the 0-2 first leg defeat against Assyriska Föreningen. In the return match, he again belonged to the starting lineup and scored in extra time after January Tauer and Christer Youssef had balanced the first leg result in the regular season, the 3-0 winning goal, which meant relegation. Two days later the club announced the extension of the contract by a further season. Also in the 2010 slowed him the injury woes, end of the season he extended his contract for another year, however. After his convalescence he was at the beginning of the 2011 turn achievers. However, he announced in the summer end of his career to the end of the season. After more than 100 Allsvenskan games for Djurgårdens IF he left with an eleventh place in the table from active football.
Achievements
- Swedish Champion: 1999, 2005
- Swedish Cup winner: 2005
- Danish Champion: 2002
- Danish Cup winner: 2003