Mikael Lustig
Mikael Lustig ( 2012)
Mikael Lustig ( born December 13, 1986 in Umeå ) is a Swedish footballer who currently stands at Celtic Glasgow under contract.
Career
Association
Start your career in Sweden
Lustig began playing football at Sandåkerns SK. For the club he played 2003 in Södra fünftklassigen Division 4 Västerbotten, before the full-back in 2004 moved to the third division Umeå FC. There, the young man established on the left side of defense as a regular player and played towards the end of the year in the Swedish U-18 selection by Hans Lindbom. With the club promotion to the Superettan, so he made up for higher class clubs interesting and in August 2005 the club left in the direction of Allsvenskan.
New club Lustig was GIF Sundsvall, in which he. During the season of 2005 until end of season to eight inserts in the Allsvenskan With the team, he missed as a table next to last in the league and were relegated to the Superettan. In the second division season 2007 he missed only after a sending off a season game and thus helped that in third place managed to return to the Swedish House of Lords. In the ensuing Erstligaspielzeit he did continue to persuade and stood before the summer break in 16 league games in the starting lineup.
Move abroad
In July 2008 Funny moved to assisted by his countryman Erik Hamrén Norwegian club Rosenborg Trondheim, where he was to replace the migrated to England Fredrik Stoor and signed a contract with three and a half years duration. As a transfer fee eight million Swedish crowns were called. With his new club, he managed once the leap into the starting lineup.
The League season with the club ran for Funny successful. At the end of the season he was with his team Norwegian champion. Hamrén, now promoted to the Swedish national team coach, then he was nominated for the kick-off matches in 2010. While he established himself in the national team, he stayed on the club level regulars. At the end of the 2010 he defended the now coached by Nils Arne Eggen team the championship. Eggen handed the coaching reins after the season to Sweden in January Jönsson, under Funny solidified his reputation as a prolific defender. With five goals this season he was behind scorer Rade Prica, Mushaga Bakenga, John Chibuike, Jim Larsen and Morten Moldskred within the association 's sixth leading scorer, but it was enough for the club only to third place in the standings.
Since January 2012, Funny plays for Celtic FC. When antretenden in the Scottish Premiership club he was awarded a contract for three and a half years. His debut for his new club he was in the league match against FC Aberdeen in March 2012. By the end of the season 2011/12 he came on three more missions and it was with the team Scottish champion. In the following season 2012/13 he came under team manager Neil Lennon 23 times to insert and scored three goals, the first of which against Hibernian Edinburgh in September 2012. With the victory in the cup final at the end of the season, in which the defender more than 90 minutes to use came, and the early successful title defense in the Premier League, he won the Double for the first time in his career.
National
Having had Lustig finally etabiliert as a regular in Sundsvall, Tommy Söderberg nominated him for the Swedish U- 21 team. In January 2008, coach Lars Lagerback Funny convened during a tour of America in the Swedish national team. In the 0-2 defeat on January 19 against the national team of the United States, he made his international debut. In the Swedish U-21 National team Funny remained an integral part. End of May 2009 nominated him the team coach Söderberg and Jörgen Lennartsson for the U- 21 European Championship finals in the summer in their own country. With the team he reached the semi-finals as a regular player of the tournament, in which the English selection prevailed on penalties. With the national team, he qualified for the European Championship in 2012. Lustig There came in two group matches are used.
Achievements
With Rosenborg Trondheim
- Norwegian Super Cup: 2010
- Norwegian champion: 2009, 2010
With Celtic Glasgow
- Scottish champions: 2011/ 12, 2012/13
- Scottish Cup Winners: 2012/13