Andreas Johansson (footballer, born 1978) explained

Andreas Johansson
Fullname:Roy Johan Andreas Johansson
Birth Date:1978 7, df=yes
Birth Place:Vänersborg, Sweden
Position:Midfielder
Years1:1993–1995
Clubs1:Melleruds IF
Caps1:38
Goals1:11
Years2:1996–1998
Clubs2:Degerfors IF
Caps2:56
Goals2:10
Years3:1999
Clubs3:AIK
Caps3:12
Goals3:1
Years4:2000–2005
Clubs4:Djurgårdens IF
Caps4:124
Goals4:45
Years5:2005–2007
Clubs5:Wigan Athletic
Caps5:29
Goals5:4
Years6:2007–2010
Clubs6:AaB
Caps6:93
Goals6:21
Years7:2010–2012
Clubs7:OB
Caps7:69
Goals7:10
Years8:2013–2014
Clubs8:Djurgårdens IF
Caps8:48
Goals8:5
Totalcaps:469
Totalgoals:107
Nationalyears1:1993
Nationalteam1:Sweden U17
Nationalcaps1:2
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:1997–1999
Nationalteam2:Sweden U21
Nationalcaps2:5
Nationalgoals2:0
Nationalyears3:2002–2008
Nationalteam3:Sweden
Nationalcaps3:16
Nationalgoals3:0

Roy Johan Andreas Johansson (born 5 July 1978) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He got his breakthrough with the Swedish team Djurgårdens IF, winning two Allsvenskan championships and two Swedish Cup trophies. He later played for Premier League team Wigan Athletic, before joining AaB with whom he won the Danish Superliga and was named team captain. A full international between 2002 and 2008, he won 16 caps for the Sweden national team.

Club career

Early career

His career began at Melleruds IF, where he played for three seasons. During this time he played 38 times, scoring 11 goals. It was scoring 10 of these in the final season that prompted Degerfors IF to sign him for the beginning of the 1996 season. Again, he spent three years at the club, regularly securing a place in the team and a modest supply goals. Having moved out of favour with the team at the back end of the 1998 season, he had an unsuccessful spell at AIK, appearing only 12 times in the league, five of these as a sub.

Djurgårdens IF

In 2000, he moved to Djurgårdens IF, for whom he played until 2004, during which time he saw them claim the Allsvenskan championship in 2002 and 2003, as well as the Swedish Cup in 2002 and 2004. In total he scored 45 goals for Djurgården in 124 appearances.

Wigan Athletic

He moved to Wigan Athletic at the beginning of calendar year 2005, under manager Paul Jewell.[1] His first appearance in the Wigan team came against Stoke City in February 2005, as a substitute replacement for Gary Teale.[2] This would be his only game of the 2004–05 season. He had a successful 2005–06 Football League Cup, as he scored two extra time goals against Watford[3] and helped Wigan reach the final. He played 16 games during the 2005–06 FA Premier League season, and scored goals against Bolton Wanderers,[4] Tottenham Hotspur (2)[5] and Birmingham City.[6] In the last game of that season, Johansson came on against Arsenal at Highbury and got sent off without touching the ball after tackling fellow country man Freddie Ljungberg in the penalty box, allowing Thierry Henry to score the last goal at the old ground on a penalty kick.[7] He played 12 games during the 2005–06 FA Premier League season, and was released from his Wigan contract in summer 2007 by manager Chris Hutchings.

AaB and OB

Johansson was quickly snapped up by Danish Superliga club AaB on 17 July 2007.[8] At AaB, he quickly established himself as a playmaking midfielder. With seven goals in 31 games, he led AaB to the 2007–08 Danish Superliga championship, the first AaB championship since 1999. He helped the team reach the group stage of the 2008–09 UEFA Champions League tournament, and scored in the 3–6 defeat to Villarreal CF. AaB finished third in their group, and moved on to the 2008–09 UEFA Cup, where Johansson scored in the aggregate 6–1 defeat of Deportivo La Coruña. He and AaB also reached the 2009 Danish Cup Final, but lost 0–1 to Copenhagen. Following the sale of Thomas Augustinussen, Johansson was named new AaB team captain in July 2009.[9] With eight goals in 32 games he was the AaB top goalscorer of the 2009–10 Danish Superliga season. As his contract expired in the summer 2010, AaB did not have the financial means to extend it.[10]

In June 2010, Johansson signed with Odense Boldklub on a free transfer.[11]

Return to Djurgården and retirement

He scored his first goal in his second spell for Djurgårdens IF in Allsvenskan on 12 May 2013 in the 3–2 victory against Malmö FF. Johansson retired from professional football after the 2014 Allsvenskan season.[12]

International

Youth

Johansson started his international career with the Swedish youth selections, including five games for the Sweden national under-21 football team.[13]

Senior

On 7 September 2002, Johansson made his full international debut for the Sweden men's national football team in a UEFA Euro 2004 qualifier against Latvia, replacing Magnus Svensson in the 79th minute of a 0–0 draw.[14] He was called up for the Swedish squad at the 2003 King's Cup, and was a part of the national team during spring 2004, playing his 12th national team game.[15] [16] [17] He was not selected for the 2004 European Championship, and was dropped from the national team during his initial time at Wigan. He was once more a part of the Swedish team in the February 2007 game against Egypt, and played his 13th national team game. While at AaB, he was called up for the Swedish squad to replace Freddie Ljungberg in September 2007.[18] He played his 16th and last national team game in January 2008,[19] before he was dropped from the team again. He impressed Swedish manager Lars Lagerbäck in his Champions League games for AaB, and was called up once more in September 2008,[20] but did not play. Johansson's favored position as an offensive central midfielder did not exist in Lagerbäck's rigid 4–4–2 system, and Johansson's international career suffered as a result.

Career statistics

Club

ClubSeasonLeagueCupLeague CupEuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Mellerud19932 0 2 0
Division 2 Västra Götaland15 1 15 1
Division 2 Västra Götaland21 10 21 10
Total 38 11 38 11
Degerfors199610 1 10 1
Allsvenskan23 4 23 4
199823 5 23 5
Total 56 10 56 10
AIK1999Allsvenskan 12 1 3 0 1 0 16 1
Total 12 1 3 0 1 0 16 1
Djurgården200024 7 2 1 26 8
2001Allsvenskan 25 5 2 1 27 6
Allsvenskan26 10 6 2 6 0 38 12
Allsvenskan26 12 4 3 2 1 32 16
Allsvenskan23 11 5 4 6 3 3 0 37 18
Total 124 45 19 11 14 4 3 0 160 60
Wigan2004–051 0 1 0
2005–0616 4 3 1 6 2 25 7
Premier League12 0 1 0 1 0 14 0
Total 29 4 4 1 7 2 40 7
AaB2007–0831 7 10 3 41 10
Superligaen30 6 13 3 43 9
Superligaen32 8 2 1 34 9
Total 93 21 0 0 25 7 0 0 118 28
OB2010–11Superligaen 28 4 1 0 8 1 37 5
Superligaen24 4 10 2 34 6
Superligaen17 2 2 1 19 3
Total 69 10 3 1 18 3 0 0 90 14
Djurgården2013[21] Allsvenskan 27 4 7 2 34 6
2014Allsvenskan21 1 4 3 25 4
Total 48 5 11 5 59 10
Career total 469 107 40 18 7 2 58 14 3 0 570 139

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year!National team!Year!Apps!Goals
Sweden200220
200380
200420
200500
200600
200730
200810
Total160

Honours

AIK

1998–99

Djurgården[22]

2002, 2003

2000

2002, 2004

Wigan Athletic

AaB

2007–08

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nyheter. https://web.archive.org/web/20070929092936/http://www.dif.se/sidor/nyheter/nyheter.asp?action=view&id=5692&typ=1. dead. 1 March 2023. 29 September 2007. Djurgården Fotboll. 11 April 2023.
  2. News: Wigan 0–1 Stoke . BBC Sport. 5 February 2005 . 7 August 2012.
  3. News: Wigan 3–0 Watford (aet) . BBC Sport. 25 October 2005 . 7 August 2012.
  4. News: Bolton 1–1 Wigan . BBC Sport. 4 February 2006 . 7 August 2012.
  5. News: Tottenham 2–2 Wigan . BBC Sport. 19 February 2006 . 7 August 2012.
  6. News: Wigan 1–1 Birmingham . BBC Sport. 8 April 2006 . 7 August 2012.
  7. News: Arsenal 4–2 Wigan . BBC Sport. 7 May 2006 . 7 August 2012.
  8. Web site: Aab A/S . Aabsport.dk . 13 June 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120224004318/http://www.aabsport.dk/B02F4995-D1D5-46F6-A65B-4C8D024B2652.W5Doc?id=2D69D3A4-0B66-4943-A509-BD3E40B78722 . 24 February 2012 .
  9. Web site: AaB har uddelt anførerbindet | Tipsbladet . da . Tipsbladet.dk . 13 July 2009 . 13 June 2013.
  10. Web site: Jens Jacob Juulsager . Lynge beholder gerne AaB-anfører | DR . Dr.dk . 15 April 2010 . 13 June 2013.
  11. Web site: Thuresson. Ulf. 2010-06-25. Andreas klar för Odense. 2020-07-24. ttela.se. sv.
  12. Web site: Andreas Johansson slutar: "Naturligt". 2020-07-24. Aftonbladet. sv.
  13. Web site: Andreas Johansson – Spelarstatistik – Svensk fotboll. live. 2020-07-24. Swedish Football Association.. sv. https://web.archive.org/web/20200724204733/https://www.svenskfotboll.se/spelarfakta/andreas-johansson/6267766c-39c9-4a44-ab3a-354ef80303f4/ . 24 July 2020 .
  14. Web site: Lettland – Sverige – Matchfakta – Svensk fotboll . 2022-10-25 . Swedish Football Association . sv.
  15. Web site: Herr: Återbud ger ändringar i Albanien-trupp – . Swedish Football Association . 13 June 2013.
  16. Web site: Herr: 1–1 mot Nordkorea i King's Cup – . Swedish Football Association . 13 June 2013.
  17. Web site: Herr: Andreas J med till Finland – . Swedish Football Association . 13 June 2013.
  18. Web site: Herr: Andreas Johansson ny i truppen — . Swedish Football Association . 3 September 2007 . 13 June 2013.
  19. Web site: Aab A/S . Aabsport.dk . 13 June 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120224004342/http://www.aabsport.dk/B02F4995-D1D5-46F6-A65B-4C8D024B2652.W5Doc?id=D931C8EE-2684-402E-916C-EB0E5F40AD79 . 24 February 2012 . dead .
  20. Web site: Herr: VM-kvaltruppen uttagen – . Swedish Football Association . 30 September 2008 . 13 June 2013.
  21. Web site: Andreas Johansson . Swedish Football Association . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141102152838/http://svenskfotboll.se/allsvenskan/person/?playerid=1420&instant=1 . 2014-11-02.
  22. http://www.difarkivet.se/dif_sm_guld_seniorer.pdf Archived copy
  23. News: Man Utd ease to Carling Cup glory . BBC Sport . 26 February 2006 . 26 March 2024.