Christian Wilhelmsson

Also known as Christian Ulf Wilhelmsson, Chippen

Swedish footballer (born 1979)

Key facts

2007: → Roma (loan)
2008: → Deportivo La Coruña (loan)
2012: LA Galaxy
2014: Mjällby AIF
2015: Mjällby AIF
2018: Torsby IF
Full name: Christian Ulf Wilhelmsson
Date of birth: ( 1979-12-08 ) 8 December 1979 (age 46)
Place of birth: Malmö , Sweden
Height: 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position: Winger
1988 1997: Mjällby AIF
Years: Team
1997 1999: Mjällby AIF
2000 2003: Stabæk
2003 2006: Anderlecht
2006 2008: Nantes
2007 2008: → Bolton Wanderers (loan)

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Ulf
Gender: male
Citizenship: Sweden
Place of birth: Malmö
Occupation: association football player
Languages spoken: Swedish
Native language: Swedish
Participant in: UEFA Euro 2012
Sport: association football
Member of team: Bolton Wanderers F.C.
Position played: wing half
League: Major League Soccer
Country for sport: Sweden
Mass: 67.1
Image: Christian wilhelmsson.jpg
Height: 177

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birth name: Christian Ulf Wilhelmsson
Commons category: Christian Wilhelmsson
date of birth: 1979-12-08
start of work period: 1996-00-00
name in native language: Christian Wilhelmsson

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Encyclopedic overview

Christian Ulf Wilhelmsson ( Swedish pronunciation: [ˈkrɪ̌sːtɪjan ˈvɪ̂lː(h)ɛ(l)mˌsɔn]; born 8 December 1979) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a winger. Beginning his career with Mjällby AIF in 1997, he went on to represent clubs in Norway, Belgium, France, Italy, Spain, England, Saudi Arabia, the United States, and Qatar before retiring at Mjällby in 2015. Wilhelmsson won 79 caps for the Sweden national team between 2001 and 2012, and represented his country at the 2006 FIFA World Cup and at Euro 2004, 2008, and 2012.

Club career

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