Matias Concha

Concha 2006 jersey Djurgårdens IF

Matias Concha [ matias kɔntɕa ] ( born March 31, 1980 in Malmö) is a Swedish football player of Chilean descent. The defender, who made his debut in the Swedish national team in 2006, played between 2007 and 2012 in Germany.

Career

Career start and first title in Sweden

Concha played in the youth initially for Kulladals FF before the defender moved to the youth department of Malmö FF 1997. With the youth team, he was the following year at the side of Jimmy Tamandi, Zlatan Ibrahimović and Kristian Haynes Swedish youth champion. Over the Premiership season of 2001 he made his debut for the club in Allsvenskan and played in the following seasons in Erstligakader fixed. Although the club was planning long-term with Concha, this is decided in February 2004 to change clubs.

After 39 Premier League matches for MFF Concha joined the league rivals and reigning champions Djurgårdens IF. At the Stockholm club he pushed Niclas Rasck and thus battled immediately secured a regular place. With his new club, he finished in the 2004 fourth place in the standings and reached the cup final against IFK Gothenburg. With him in the starting lineup managed with goals from Daniel Sjölund, who scored twice, and Andreas Johansson on a goal by Niclas Alexandersson after a 3-1 success winning the Svenska Cupen

In the following season Concha could surpass last year's success with Djurgårdens IF. With four points ahead of second-placed IFK Gothenburg with players like Jones Kusi Asare -, Søren Larsen and Fredrik Stenman studded team to Lennart Johansson trophy won as a Swedish national champion. In addition, once again the Cup final was reached in which the second division Åtvidabergs FF was defeated 2-0 with goals from Toni Kuivasto and Tobias Hysén.

With the double nominated in the back coach Lars Lagerback Concha for a international match series in January 2006. On January 23 of that year he made ​​his debut with a 0-0 draw against the Jordanian national team jersey of the Swedish national selection.

The subsequent season was mixed for Concha. Although he came in 20 of the 26 season games used as a table in sixth but the qualification was missed the European Cup and the national team he found in the course of the year, no further consideration. In January 2007, he returned to his second international cap back into the national team. Afterwards, however, he was able to keep the squad and made international attention. After several months of unsuccessful negotiations, pointing Spring 2007 much on a leave of Djurgårdens IF out, especially since his contract expired at the end.

Experience abroad in Germany

In June 2007, the VfL ​​Bochum announced the commitment Conchas. In the area of the club defender signed a four -year contract. In the Bundesliga, but he could not prevail in the long run to. Slowed by several injuries, he moved into second place behind Pfertzel and also lost his place on the right side of defense of the Swedish national team. Therefore, he came in his debut season in German professional football, in which he finished in twelfth place with VfL just to season 18 missions and was not included in the squad for the 2008 European Championship. After two games at the start of the Bundesliga season 2008/ 09 he had to pause hurt again. After the winter break, he was able to largely set in the root formation and contested eleven of his 13 round games back from the beginning. At the start of the following season he was under coach Marcel Koller again only a substitute and only came on as a substitute for use. After the dismissal Koller sat interim coach Frank Heinemann more on him before he became the master force under Heiko Herrlich until the winter break. In the second league match against Union Berlin on 6 December 2010 he suffered after a clash with Macchambes Younga- Mouhani a tibia and fibula fracture and fell for the rest of the season.

Only 5 January 2012 Concha could get into the team training Bochum again. On February 25, 2012 he arrived in the Regional game Bochum reserve against SC Verl first time in a competitive fixture for use. On 2 March, he made his comeback in the second division in the home game against VfL Dynamo Dresden. Subsequently, however, he had to continue to struggle with injury problems, this remained his only season use.

Return to Malmö FF

On July 30 Malmö FF announced the return Conchas to Skåne. In his first professional station, he signed a contract valid until the end of 2014 and was given the shirt number 23, which symbolizes his age at the farewell end of 2003.

Achievements

  • Swedish Champion: 2005
  • Swedish Cup winners: 2004, 2005
  • Swedish Youth Championship: 1998
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