Adam Johansson
Adam Johansson ( born February 21, 1983 in Jönköping ) is a Swedish football player. The defender, who has been with IFK Göteborg Swedish champion and cup winner, debuted in 2009 in the Swedish national team.
Career
Johansson played in the Youth for Slottskogen / Godhem IF and BK Kungsladugård. In the second division season 2002 the defender for the second division Västra Frölunda IF debuted in the Swedish professional football. In his first season he was able to fight for a regular place and stood in 25 games in the starting XI. With the club he missed only in the relegation against IFK Gothenburg promotion to the Allsvenskan class. In his second season, he came up with 13 missions, but played simultaneously in the Swedish U- 21 team. In the 2004 he established himself both in his club and in the U-21 national selection in stem formation.
In January 2005, Johansson moved within Göteborgs the club. New Club of the full-back was the first division club IFK Göteborg, where he graduated from the half of the season games in his first Erstligasaison. From the second year he came increasingly used and in the championship 2007 season he missed on the side of Bengt Andersson, Hjálmar Jónsson, Niclas Alexandersson, George Mourad, Stefan Selakovic and scorer Marcus Berg just because of yellow-card suspensions two games, but was otherwise every minute the square. At the beginning of the 2008 Johannson fell out due to injury, but was able to play in the starting line- after his convalescence back. While he finished third with the club in the league behind champions Kalmar FF and IF Elfsborg, the team moved into the Cup final. There he stood in the duel against Kalmar FF in the starting lineup and was after 99 minutes of game time replaced by Jonas Wallerstedt. After the extension ended in a 0-0 draw, decided his teammate Niclas Alexandersson, Kim Christensen, Ragnar Sigurðsson, Hjálmar Jónsson and Pontus Wernbloom the penalty shootout in favor of IFK Gothenburg.
Through his good performances during the season coach Lars Lagerback Johansson appointed to the prelude international matches of the Swedish national selection in January 2009. Alongside Johan Dahlin, Gustav Svensson and Mikael Dahlberg he made his debut on 24 January at the 2:3 defeat to the U.S. team, on the particular three -goal Sacha Kljestan stood out. As a result, he stayed on the national team and played until the summer all internationals. In July of the year slowed him a serious knee injury when he was injured in the duel with the championship rivals AIK cruciate ligament. Without his involvement, the club reached behind AIK the runner-up and lost to the club also the cup final, in the 2010 he belonged after his recovery back to the regular players on the defensive. Consequently, he returned in early 2011 for the opening matches of the national team in January in the now coached by Erik Hamrén Select a country back. After back problems Johansson dropped out at the beginning of the 2011. After his convalescence he was in the second half of the season again regulars and played 15 league games.
Shortly after Christmas 2011 Johansson's move to the United States was known. When in Major League Soccer Seattle Sounders FC antretenden he signed a contract with multi-year terms. In the season 2012, the MLS, he played 21 games of the regular season and came in all four games of the play-off round of franchises for use before asserted itself in the Conference semi-finals of the later masters Los Angeles Galaxy. In parallel, he stayed in the squad of the Swedish national team, although he was mainly a substitute and was not nominated by Hamrén for the squad for Euro 2012.
At the beginning of the season in March 2013 Johansson missed the first game due to injury. On March 19, reported coach Sigi Schmid the pending separation from the players, officially in order to have more freedom in the salary cap. A few days later his former club IFK Göteborg announced the return of the defensive player who agreed with the club on a contract valid until the end of 2016.