Pascal Simpson

Pascal Simpson ( born May 4, 1971 in Lomé, Togo ) is a former Swedish football player who now works as a coach. The striker and midfielder came twice in the Swedish national team for use.

Career

Early years

Simpson came as a six- year-old from Togo to Sweden. There he began in 1978 at Ekerö IK playing football before he moved to the youth of IF Brommapojkarna 1984. From the second division, he moved in 1991 to the traditional club AIK in the Allsvenskan on. Under Tommy Söderberg he captured directly a regular place in the starting lineup and came on the opening day of the season 1991 in a 1-0 away win against Halmstad BK in Örjans interval to its Erstligadebüt. At the end of the regular season, he qualified with the team for the Mästerskapsserien. In the final round he came in all ten games for use and was able to achieve two goals, but finished AIK in the championship round only the last place.

Swedish Champion

In the season 1992 Simpson was one of the pillars of the team that won the ninth league title in club history. In the course of the season he was on the side of Peter Larsson and Wadym Yevtushenko, who missed just not a game, every game, both the regular season and the championship final for use. He participated in the hard-fought 4-4 draw against arch-rivals Djurgårdens IF, as he and his team-mate Kim Berg beach each score a goal and were able to prepare two more. Although the team finished with nine points behind the league leaders IFK Norrköping regular time and therefore started with four points - the score was cut in half - residue in the final round. However, by six wins and two draws in the Champions round of the competitor could still be intercepted. after a 3-2 win against Malmö FF on the last day of the final two goals from Jevtushenko and a goal by Gary Sundgren the von Rosen's Cup could be stretched in the air. Through its strong performances during the season, he had played to NotePad Nisse Andersson and was nominated for the football competition of the 1992 Olympic Games.

In the following two years, Simpson established himself behind Dick Lidman, the best scorers AIKs, as more accurate striker. In the season of 1994 the striking duo reach 24 goals before themselves Simpson in August of the year in the Game against Örebro SK drew upon a torn ACL and the remaining playing time failed. Without the striker lacked some of the punch with 15 points behind the champions IFK Göteborg took the club only sixth place in the league. After another foot surgery in February 1995 he was able to play again in the root formation.

Highlights in the European Cup and National

In May 1996, Simpson succeeded the second title of his career when he won the Svenska Cupen with his team. The striker helped AIK for the fifth winning the trophy in the club's history when he was able to overcome the opposing goalkeeper Jonnie Fedel the game- winning goal in the 1-0 final match against Malmö FF. As a result of the club in 1996/97 went to the European Cup winners and thanks to a goal from Simpson moved the team to a 1-0 away win with a 1-1 draw against KR Reykjavík in the next round. There he opened a 3-1 away win at the French club Olympique Nimes as the scoring so that AIK could overwinter in the European Cup for the first time.

The beginning of 1997 should be career to one of the heydays in Simpsons. First, he was appointed national coach Tommy Svensson in the Swedish national team and came on February 9 as part of the King's Cup on his debut in the National Jersey, when the Romanian national team was defeated by Hits by Andreas Andersson and Jozo Matovac 2-0. Four days later, he came in a 1-0 win over Japan by a hit Andersson for his second and final appearance for the Swedish colors. Than a month later, on 6 March, the club had to play Nou and Simpson caused a bang as he scored the Swedes in the first minute in the lead in the European Cup away at FC Barcelona at Camp. However, the Catalans were able to turn the game and left after a 3-1 win and a 1-1 draw in Råsundastadion in the competition, they won eventually.

In the summer, Simpson participated in the defense of the title of the Cup. Again he came with AIK in the Cup Winners Cup, failed with his club but already in the first round of Primorje Ajdovščina.

Abroad

After of the 1997 Simpson left after 207 official matches and 69 goals in league, cup and European Cup Sweden and moved to Norway to Vålerenga IF. Until 2000, he played for the club in the Tippeligaen, before he moved to the Danish Superliga with FC Copenhagen. In his first year he won the Danish championship with the club. After due to injury problems he could no longer regularly used in his second season, the club loaned him in the fall of 2002 to Sweden at Halmstad BK. Here, he played 11 games once in the Allsvenskan and scored three goals. In the spring of 2003, he returned for the second half for FC Copenhagen, before he ended his professional career in the summer.

Start in the coaching career

After the end of his active career Simpson in 2004 went as a youth coach at his youth club IF Brommapojkarna back to Sweden. On the side of his former goal for AIK Gary Sundgren, he returned in 2006 at the amateur club FC Djursholm again as Active on the back lawn, had to drive his commitment, as he was bound to succeed Lars Zetterlund as coach of IFK Eskilstuna fourth division. After two years of his contract was not renewed at the end of 2007.