Mikael Dahlberg

Mikael Dahlberg ( born March 6, 1985 in Umeå ) is a Swedish football player. The attacking midfielder and striker, who went through several Swedish youth national teams, debuted in 2009 in the senior team.

Career

Early years

Dahlberg played in youth at Mariehem SK and IFK Holmsund. 2001, the leaders of the Svenska Fotbollförbundet were aware of him, and in October of that year he made ​​his debut in a 0-1 defeat against the Latvian national youth team in the Swedish U-16 selection. Turn of the year he joined Umeå FC. There, the youngster made ​​his debut in the men's team of the club, which was relegated last year from the second-rate Superettan. In Division 2 Norrland he missed the club 's re-emergence, but could draw attention to himself as a regular goalscorer.

In April 2004, Dahlberg was appointed thanks to its good performance in the league from the youth team coach Peter Gerhardsson in the Swedish U- 21 team and made his debut in a 2-0 away victory over the Croatian national team, as he was substituted at half -time break for Björn Runström. As a result, he established himself in the country selection and made interesting for other clubs as Djurgårdens IF, Åtvidabergs FF, AIK or FC Café Opera.

In the Swedish professional football

In summer 2004, Dahlberg moved into professional football and joined GIF Sundsvall. For the club he came in the 2004 in 13 games in the Allsvenskan used and signed it three times in the scoresheet. Although he ran into the following season on in all 26 games of the season, but with four goals this season, he could not prevent that only a relegation was confirmed as a table next to last. Although he received several offers from league rivals, he decided to remain with his club.

After he had failed to qualify for the 2006 European Championship under coach Tommy Söderberg selection as third in the group, he came in 2006 only to a select game. Also in the club success was, on the one hand, he missed parts of the season through injury and on the other hand failed the team as a table of eight in the second division season 2006 the direct re-emergence significantly.

Dahlberg then decided to change clubs. In December 2006, he signed a three-year contract at Djurgårdens IF. After an eventful first season for the Stockholm club in Allsvenskan, where he acted as a substitute in eight of his 19 season games, him in the 2008 managed to establish in the root formation.

Then nominated coach Lars Lagerback Dahlberg for international duty in the United States at the beginning of 2009. During the 2:3 defeat of the country selection against the U.S. national team on 24 January of the year at the Home Depot Center in Carson, he could make his debut in 89 minutes to crown with the door to the final score. In the following season he remained in 27 league games without a goal and slid with the club in the relegation battle. As Third last he had to play in the relegation games in which he came up with Assyriska Föreningen in both duels for use with the team around players like Mattias Jonson, Christer Youssef and Jan Tauer. After a 0-2 first-leg defeat, the club won the second leg 3-0 after extra time.

As Dahlberg was not satisfied with his more defensive role in Djurgårdens IF, he joined in January 2010 in the Allsvenskan to Gefle IF. Here he established himself at once as a regular player. At the end of his first season, he had to play with the club in the relegation games against GIF Sundsvall, but he sat down with his team with two wins through. Had he remained in the previous year without a goal in the championship, he became in his second year for Gelfe IF the best internal association scorers. With ten goals this season, he was instrumental in the fact that the team led by Mattias Hugosson, Daniel Theorin and Jonas Lantto in contrast to the 2010 season brought about early in the league.