Niclas Alexandersson

Niclas Alexandersson ( born December 29, 1971 in Halmstad ) is a former Swedish football player. The more than one hundred times capped player was used mainly as a midfielder on the right side. His strengths were in addition to his speed, his technique and his good passing game. His brother Daniel Alexandersson is also active as a soccer player, her father Lennart Alexandersson was a professional in the 1970s.

Alexandersson participated for the Swedish national team in two World Cups and European Championships and was twice a Swedish national champion. In 1995 he was mittfältare as Årets, the Swedish midfielder of the year award.

Career

His footballing career started at Alexandersson Vessigebro BK before he moved to Halmstad BK 1987. There he made ​​his debut in 1989 in the first team and graduated to 1995 161 league appearances for the club, where he scored 29 goals. In 1996, Niclas Alexandersson for top club IFK Göteborg, where he ran aground among other 14 times in the Champions League.

In 1997, Alexandersson to England to Sheffield Wednesday where he played until 2000. From 2000 to 2003 he played for Everton and in the season 2003/ 04 for a short time on loan at West Ham United. In total he played 141 league games in England and scored 12 goals. In 2004 he returned to Sweden to his former club IFK Göteborg, where he is still active.

His debut for the Swedish national team gave Niclas Alexandersson 1993 during match against Austria. Since then he has played more than 100 missions in National Dress. Alexandersson was at the 2002 World Cup, the 2006 World Cup and the European Championships in 2000 and 2008 there. He also was part of the Swedish selection for the Olympic Games 1992.

On 1 October 2008 Niclas Alexandersson announced that he would leave after the Swedish football season IFK Gothenburg and end his football career.

Awards and achievements

• Swedish Champion: 1996, 2005
• Swedish Cup winner: 2008
• Supercupen: 2008
• Årets mittfältare: 1995