Markus Johannesson

Markus Johannesson (* May 29, 1975 in Rölanda ) is a former Swedish football player. The defender, who won several titles in Sweden with Örgryte IS and Djurgårdens IF 2001 was once in the Swedish national team for use.

Career

Johannesson played in youth at Rölanda IF, Eds FF and IK Oddevold. With the men's team of the club, he won the 1995 Südstaffel Division 1 and rose to the Allsvenskan. At the end of the Premiership season 1996, he was with the club directly from again. He then joined the league rivals Örgryte IS. On the side of Jozo Matovac, Henrik Bertilsson and Anders Prytz he reached the semi-finals with the club from the Svenska Cupen in which the team failed on penalties to AIK.

While Johannesson slipped the following year with the club in the relegation battle and after a coaching change - Erik Hamrén replaced in the summer of Bo Backman - in the relegation matches against Umeå FC by two victories secured the league, the team reached the cup final. Against Helsingborgs IF succeeded by each of a goal by Stefan Vennberg in return game, a 1-1 draw, a penalty shoot drew the short straw again the team. In the 1999 Hamrén held the club still on the right track and ran it as fourth-placed in the UEFA Cup. On the side of Dick Last, David Marek, Martin Ulander and Christian Hemberg the team finished second in the following season, although only the seventh and failed in the UEFA Cup 2000/ 01 in the first round at the Austrian club SK Rapid Wien, succeeded in National Cup However, the re -finals. After two goals from Marcus Allbäck in the final first leg 2-0 away win in the first leg, it was enough despite a 0-1 second-leg defeat to re triumph for Johannesson and his team.

Johannesson's performance at his club caught the attention of the coach duo Tommy Söderberg and Lars Lagerback. On 31 January 2001 Johannesson came to his only use in the Swedish national team jersey. The game against the Faroese national football team finished 0-0 draw. In the following years he played with the team to Afonso Alves, Robert Bengtsson - Bärkroth, Paulinho Guará and Jeffrey Aubynn still in the front league field without being able to intervene in the battle for the championship.

In summer 2004, Johannesson moved within the Allsvenskan for Stockholm club Djurgårdens IF, with whom he signed a contract with four and a half year term. With the reigning champion, he finished after 13 inserts at the end of the first half of the season in fourth place in the standings, but reached with the club the final of the National Cup. In the 3-1 win over IFK Gothenburg goals from Andreas Johansson and the two -goal Daniel Sjölund with a goal by Niclas Alexandersson he was in the starting lineup. The following year he was appointed captain and crew ran in 24 of the 26 season games. He was instrumental to winning the Lennart Johansson - Cup for the Swedish national champion. Again he reached the club the cup final in which goals from Toni Kuivasto and Tobias Hysén against Åtvidabergs FF succeeded in winning the double. In the following years, he was a captain of the mainstays of the club.

In the 2009 Johanesson came with his club in danger of relegation. 2-0 victory over last year's champion Kalmar FF in November of that year he scored his first Allsvenskan goal for his employer, which helped to reach the play-offs. In the relegation matches against Assyriska Föreningen relegation succeeded. These were the last games of the defensive player for Djurgårdens IF, after he had announced his career end at the end of the season in September of this year.