Peter Markstedt Explained

Peter Markstedt
Fullname:Sven Peter Markstedt
Height:1.90 m
Birth Date:11 January 1972
Birth Place:Västerås, Sweden
Position:Centre-back, striker
Youthclubs1:Västerås SK
Years1:1991–1997
Clubs1:Västerås SK
Caps1:153
Goals1:17
Years2:1997–1999
Clubs2:Barnsley
Caps2:9
Goals2:0
Years3:1999–2001
Clubs3:Helsingborgs IF
Caps3:9
Goals3:0
Years4:2000
Clubs4:Västerås SK (loan)
Caps4:26
Goals4:10
Years5:2001–2003
Clubs5:Hammarby IF
Caps5:61
Goals5:20
Years6:2004
Clubs6:Lyn
Caps6:24
Goals6:6
Years7:2005–2006
Clubs7:Västerås SK
Caps7:35
Goals7:2
Years8:2013
Clubs8:Syrianska IF
Caps8:1
Goals8:0
Manageryears1:2005
Managerclubs1:Västerås SK (interim)
Manageryears2:2010–2011
Managerclubs2:IK Franke
Manageryears3:2011
Managerclubs3:Västerås SK
Manageryears4:2012–2014
Managerclubs4:Syrianska IF (assistant)
Manageryears5:2015
Managerclubs5:Västerås SK
Totalcaps:318
Totalgoals:55

Sven Peter Markstedt (born 11 January 1972) is a Swedish former football manager and professional footballer who played as a centre-back and also as a striker.

Career

Born in Västerås, Markstedt started his professional career at hometown club Västerås SK in 1991. He played in the 1997 Allsvenskan campaign which was only the fourth time the team played in the top flight and the first time since 1978, but ended relegated after losing to BK Häcken in the relegation play-offs.[1]

In November 1997, after the end of the Swedish season he was sold to Barnsley for £250k.[2] Playing as a centre back, he made his debut in the Premier League in a shock 1–0 win against Liverpool at Anfield in the same month [3] and also played the whole match when Barnsley defeated Manchester United in the FA Cup in the same season.[4] At the end of the season, the club was relegated to the First Division and the player suffered his second top-flight relegation in less than a year. He barely played in his second season at Barnsley and returned to Sweden in 1999, joining Helsingborgs IF.

At Helsingborg, Markstedt played nine league matches as the club won the 1999 Allsvenskan. He returned to Västerås SK on loan in 2000 and ended as the club's top scorer in the 2000 Superettan. In 2001, the played signed for Hammarby IF, winning his second Allsvenskan title. He was the club top scorer in the 2002 Allsvenskan and joint fourth overall and left the club in the end of 2003 after finishing the league in second place.

He moved to Norwegian-based Lyn in 2004 and scored in the 4–1 defeat to SK Brann at the 2004 Norwegian Football Cup Final.[5] After the birth of his son in March 2005, he decided to move back to Västerås SK in his third spell with the club despite offers from Allsvenkan clubs and retired from playing in 2006, but made a brief comeback in 2013 when working as an assistant manager at Syrianska IF.[6]

Management career

Markstedt had his first job as a coach as an interim manager in 2005 while playing for Västerås SK in a match against Väsby United after being handed the duties one hour before the kick-off.[7] He managed IK Franke in 2010 and 2011,[8] also managing Västerås SK in 2011.[9] He was hired by Syrianska IF as an assistant coach in 2012.[10] He left the club in 2014 after difficults to share the time at the club and his own company.[11]

He returned to his hometown club Västerås SK in 2015[12] as a joint head coach with Leif Berg.[13] He left the club at the end of the season claiming time constraints with his own business.[14]

Personal life

Markstedt is one of the founders and owners of KidsBrandStore, a Swedish children's clothing shop founded in 2011.[15] [16]

Honours

Helsingborgs IF

1999

Hammarby IF

2001

Lyn Fotball

2004 (runner-up)

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Västra Sidan.
  2. Web site: BBC News | Football | Battered Barnsley restore pride with first Anfield win.
  3. Web site: Liverpool 0 Barnsley 1. Sporting Life . 1 May 2012.
  4. Web site: Barnsley 3 Man Utd 2. Sporting Life . 1 May 2012.
  5. Web site: Peter Markstedt som Lynspiller.
  6. News: Syrianska vann derbyt mot Skiljebo - Markstedt gjorde comeback - P4 Västmanland. Sveriges Radio . 7 May 2013 .
  7. Web site: Markstedt ny tränare - då vann äntligen Västerås. 17 July 2005 .
  8. Web site: Franke räddade poäng. 13 May 2010.
  9. Web site: Fotboll - Superettan - Markstedt: Hammarby har all press på sig - Pressen.se.
  10. Web site: Officiellt: Fredrik Giesecke och Peter Markstedt till Syrianska Kerburan.
  11. Web site: Markstedt lämnar Syrianska. 13 August 2014.
  12. Web site: Peter Markstedt kan ta över Västerås SK.
  13. Web site: Markstedt tror på VSK - trots poängtappet. 18 October 2015.
  14. Web site: Avslöjar: Markstedt lämnar VSK Fotboll. 26 November 2015.
  15. Web site: Om Kids Brand Store barnkläder på nätet - Shoppa Online.
  16. Web site: EEquity investerar 21 miljoner i KidsBrandStore och gör sin första investering från den nya fonden, eEquity III. 8 January 2016 .