Pontus Segerström Explained

Pontus Segerström
Fullname:Pontus Segerström
Birth Date:17 February 1981
Birth Place:Stockholm, Sweden
Death Place:Stockholm, Sweden
Height:1.87 m
Position:Defender
Years1:1998–2004
Clubs1:IF Brommapojkarna
Caps1:126
Goals1:2
Years2:2004
Clubs2:Odense BK
Caps2:8
Goals2:0
Years3:2005–2006
Clubs3:Landskrona BoIS
Caps3:50
Goals3:5
Years4:2007–2009
Clubs4:Stabæk
Caps4:48
Goals4:1
Years5:2010–2014
Clubs5:IF Brommapojkarna
Caps5:119
Goals5:6
Totalcaps:351
Totalgoals:14
Nationalyears1:1997–1998
Nationalteam1:Sweden U17
Nationalcaps1:24
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:1999
Nationalteam2:Sweden U19
Nationalcaps2:8
Nationalgoals2:0

Pontus Segerström (17 February 1981 – 13 October 2014) was a Swedish footballer who played as a defender.

He died of a brain tumor, 76 days after his last Allsvenskan game for IF Brommapojkarna, which he played as the captain.

Career

Segerström started his career at IF Brommapojkarna where he had played football from a young age. He later played for Danish Odense BK during a short period of time in 2004 before moving back to Sweden to play for Landskrona BoIS, first in Allsvenskan for the 2005 season and later in Superettan for the 2006 season. After this period Segerström moved to Norway to play for Stabæk. With the club he won the Tippeligaen title in 2008.

After leaving Stabæk he returned home to his first club IF Brommapojkarna. He played for the club in the 2010 Allsvenskan season before the club embarked on two additional seasons in Superettan. His two last seasons at the club was in Allsvenskan in 2013 and 2014. He played his last match for the club on 31 July 2014, a UEFA Europa League qualifier against Torino.[1]

Personal life

On 3 August 2014 Segerström experienced headaches and nausea and was taken to hospital where it was discovered on 11 August 2014 that he had an unspecified type of brain tumor. Treatment was issued and started immediately after the discovery.[2] On 13 October 2014 Segerström died due to the effects of the brain tumor.[3] Club President Ola Danhard said: "Two months ago he was perfectly healthy. It's tragic. He enjoyed everybody's respect."[1]

Segerström was married and had two sons.[4]

Honours

Stabæk

2008

Notes and References

  1. News: Pontus Segerstrom: Defender dies at 33 from brain tumour. 14 October 2014. BBC Sport. 13 October 2014.
  2. Web site: Segerström har fått tumör i hjärnan . The Swedish Football Association . svenskfotboll.se . 11 August 2014 . 13 October 2014 . Swedish.
  3. Web site: BP-kaptenen Segerström död . The Swedish Football Association . svenskfotboll.se . 13 October 2014 . 13 October 2014 . Swedish.
  4. News: Tidligere Stabæk-spiller døde i natt. Lerdahl, Thomas. NRK. no. 13 October 2014. 26 September 2022.