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Johan Elmander
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Johan Erik Calvin Elmander is a Swedish male association football player and coach. Born on May 27, 1981, in Alingsås, he played as a forward and centre-forward. His professional career spanned from 1997 to 2017. During this period, he was a member of Holmalunds IF, Örgryte IS, Feyenoord Rotterdam, and Djurgårdens IF Fotboll. He also competed in the Premier League.
Elmander represented Sweden in international competition, participating in the 2006 FIFA World Cup, UEFA Euro 2008, and UEFA Euro 2012. He stands 188 centimeters tall and weighs 84 kilograms. His birth name is Johan Erik Calvin Elmander, and he speaks Swedish.
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Belgium
- Active from
- 1951-05-22
Discography
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
· 2020 · cited 15,955x
- The FAIR Guiding Principles for scientific data management and stewardship
· 2016 · cited 14,615x
- Tissue-based map of the human proteome
· 2015 · cited 14,096x
- A metal-free polymeric photocatalyst for hydrogen production from water under visible light
· 2008 · cited 12,254x
- Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 354 diseases and injuries for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
· 2018 · cited 10,995x
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Key facts
- 1999
- Sweden U18
- 2017
- Örgryte IS
- Full name
- Johan Erik Calvin Elmander
- Date of birth
- ( 1981-05-27 ) 27 May 1981 (age 45)
- Place of birth
- Alingsås , Sweden
- Height
- 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
- Position
- Striker
- Years
- Team
- 1997 1998
- Holmalunds IF
- 1999 2000
- Örgryte IS
- 2000 2004
- Feyenoord
- 2002 2003
- → Djurgårdens IF (loan)
- 2003 2004
- → NAC Breda (loan)
- 2004 2006
- Brøndby IF
- 2006 2008
- Toulouse
- 2008 2011
- Bolton Wanderers
- 2011 2014
- Galatasaray
- 2013 2014
- → Norwich City (loan)
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Sports profile
- Sport
- Soccer
- Team
- _Retired Soccer
- Position
- Centre-Forward
- Nationality
- Sweden
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Encyclopedic overview
Johan Erik Calvin Elmander ( Swedish pronunciation: [ˈjûːan ɛlˈmǎnːdɛr]; born 27 May 1981) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a striker. Beginning his career with Holmalunds IF in the late 1990s, he went on to play professionally in the Netherlands, Sweden, Denmark, France, England, and Turkey before retiring at Örgryte IS in 2017. A full international between 2002 and 2015, he scored 20 goals in 85 games for the Sweden national team, and represented his country at the 2006 FIFA World Cup, UEFA Euro 2008 and UEFA Euro 2012.
In 2011, his goal for Bolton Wanderers, away to Wolverhampton Wanderers during the 2010–11 season, was voted the greatest Premier League goal ever in a poll by The Guardian.
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