Markus Karlsson (footballer born 1972)

Markus Karlsson ( born August 30, 1972 in Stockholm ) is a Swedish former football player. The defender, who spent the majority of his career in his home country, graduated as a professional player short-term stays in Germany and Norway. After the end of his active career of two-time national champion worked as player consultant.

Career

Nine years for Djurgårdens IF with title wins

Karlsson comes from the youth of Rimbo IF, where he debuted in 1992 in the adult area. In 1993 he joined the third division BKV Norrtälje, where he ran aground two and a half seasons. He missed 1994 as third in the table with the club promotion to the second division, the following year he was fallen into the relegation danger Club one of the top performers.

In 1996 Karlsson to Djurgårdens IF in the Allsvenskan, where he ups and downs experienced in the following years: in the 1990s the club was a lift club between the elite class and second league. Right on the end of his first season for the Stockholm club he went down with the team led by Stefan Alven, Nebojsa Novakovic, Magnus Pehrsson and Kaj Eskelinen from the Allsvenskan, in the following season failed the club as a relay runner only in the relegation to Östers IF. After the season the defender underwent a groin operation after the injury had accompanied him during the season, however, he had postponed the surgery.

The end of 1998, the club returned to the top flight, winning the season Karlsson had contributed two goals in 17 league games. After the season was briefly transfer rumors, which he denied, and referred to his valid contract with a one year residual maturity. In the season 1999, the team had no chance, as Table she stood despite a trainer - the coaching duo of Zoran Lukić and Sören Åkeby took over in the summer taking care of the team - at an early stage as a direct re relegated firmly. In the second division contributed the two successful development work, as master of the newly created single-track Superettan abolished the significantly with young talents like Abgar Barsom, Mikael Dorsin and Jones Kusi Asare - studded team with 20 wins this season in 30 league games direct resurgence. With targeted reinforcements such as Andreas Isaksson and Louay Chanko she started in the premier league season 2001, where Karlsson contributed as a regular player with 23 league game inserts for runners. The upward trend continued, with renewed each 23 league games he was in the two following years, the profits of the league title involved. In October 2004, the team also brought by a playoff victory against IFK Gothenburg winning the National Cup, Karlsson but not part of the final squad.

Move abroad un return

Previously Karlsson had expressed his desire farewell despite an ongoing contract to the end of 2005, in January 2005 he finally left Sweden and joined the German second division club Rot-Weiss Essen with a one and a half -year contract at. With the club he played against relegation to the Regionalliga, but which could not be prevented. Then returned after only half a year he the club and the German professional football back to back.

However, Karlsson remained abroad and signed the end of May 2005, valid from July of year two and a half -year contract with Stabæk IF in the Norwegian Adecco Ligaen. In seven games this season, he contributed in the second half on the side of Bjørnar Holmvik, Veigar Páll Gunnarsson, Henning Hauger and his compatriot Daniel Nannskog to the rise in the prime Tippeligaen. In 19 games this season, he contributed to the achievement of the fifth table space in the 2006 case.

In summer 2007, Karlsson returned to Sweden and joined the Erstligaaufsteiger IF Brommapojkarna. Back in Sweden, he was a regular player, but with his new club, he missed the league. Under coach Kim Berg beach, who had inherited after the descent Claes Eriksson, he was also after the descent to the regulars and led the club to direct resurgence. In the 2009 he stood in all his 16 season assignments in the starting lineup, celebrated at the end of the club as Tabellenzwölfter the league. A short time later announced Karlsson that he could no longer motivate further and therefore finish his career.

After the end of playing career

First Karlsson IF Brommapojkarna remained as assistant coach of mountain beach and its successor Roberth Björknesjö obtained, but in December 2011 he left the job and worked as a future talent scout and player consultant.