Niclas Rasck

Niclas Rasck ( born March 10, 1969) is a former Swedish football player. The defender won several national titles with Djurgårdens IF in Sweden.

Career

Rasck began playing football at Ludvika FK, for whom he played several years in the third division. In 1994, he joined Örebro SK in Allsvenskan. With the club he placed in the upper middle of the league. In December 1998 he moved to the Stockholm club Djurgårdens IF, whereat he initially signed a three -year contract. On the side of Lucas Nilsson, Magnus Pehrsson, Sharbel Touma and Stefan Alven he established himself at once as a regular player, but with the climber he missed in the 1999 relegation in Allsvenskan. Under the coaching duo of Zoran Lukić and Sören Åkeby he helped in 25 second division games for direct resurgence and was also in the following season one of the guarantees - he played all 26 season games - in the first division that behind Hammarby IF jumped out of the runner-up title. Consequently, the club extended in November 2001 at an early stage his contract until the end of 2004 and the defender was appointed in addition to the Player of the Year at the club.

In the 2002 Rasck got his first title with the club. With six points ahead of Malmo FF he won with the team around players like Mikael Dorsin, Kim Kallstrom, Stefan Rehn Babis Stefanidis or the Lennart Johansson - Cup for the Swedish national champion. Shortly after the end of the season he was also with her in the final of the Swedish National Cup against local rivals AIK, which Louay Chanko decided in extra time for DIF and thus led the club to double. With 24 games of the season he was involved in the subsequent season in the successful defense of the league title, the Cup, he retired with the team from the semi-final against Assyriska Föreningen.

Due to injury, had Rasck in the 2004 long pause and played only three season games. Nicknamed the team in the season only the fourth place in the standings, but the year was not without its title. In the final game against IFK Gothenburg he was initially on the bench, but was brought on in the 44th minute for the game Matias Concha. Goals from Daniel Sjölund, who scored twice, and Andreas Johansson with a goal by Niclas Alexandersson the game ended in a 3-1 win. Despite the long break, the club extended after his contract by a further season. The following year he alternated between the bench and starting lineup. After re -finals in the National Cup, he remained in the 2-0 victory over second division Åtvidabergs FF after goals from Toni Kuivasto and Tobias Hysén without playing time. After he had initially given his career end known, he decided in January 2006 to continue his career for another year. During the season of 2006 he thus came to eight other stakes before he finally ended his career.