Marcus Allbäck

Marcus Allbäck
Personal information
Full name	Marcus Christian Allbäck
Date of birth	July 5 1973 (1973-07-05) (age 34)
Place of birth	Gothenburg, Sweden
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	F.C. Copenhagen
Number	11
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1992-1997 1997 1997-1998 1999-2000 2000-2002 2002-2004 2004-2005 2005-present	Örgryte IS Lyngby FC A.S. Bari Örgryte IS SC Heerenveen Aston Villa Hansa Rostock F.C. Copenhagen	139 (52) 004 0(1) 016 0(0) 064 (34) 048 (25) 035 0(6) 023 0(4) 072 (30)
National team2
1999-present	Sweden	070 (30)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 December 2007. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 21 November 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Marcus Christian Allbäck (pronounced [ˈmarkɵs ˈalˌbɛk]), born July 5, 1973 in Göteborg, is a Swedish football striker, who currently plays for F.C. Copenhagen in Denmark.

Biography

Before moving to Copenhagen, Allbäck played at Örgryte IS in Sweden, Lyngby FC in Denmark, SC Heerenveen in the Netherlands, AS Bari in Italy, Aston Villa in England, and Hansa Rostock in Germany. He played for Sweden at Euro 2000, the 2002 FIFA World Cup, and Euro 2004. As of 2006, he has appeared 60 times for his country, scoring 24 goals. He made his debut for the national side on November 27, 1999 in a friendly against South Africa. On June 20, 2006 during the 2006 World Cup Allbäck helped Sweden earn a 2-2 draw against England by netting their first goal. This goal by Allbäck was the 2,000th goal scored in the history of the World Cup. On September 6, 2006 Allback scored twice to help propel Sweden past visitors Liechtenstein 3-1 in the second of their 2008 European Championship qualifying matches. On November 1, 2006 Allbäck scored F.C. Copenhagen's first goal ever in the UEFA Champions League - a winner against two-times Champions League winners Manchester United F.C.. In that match, he was awarded the Fans' Man of the Match award. 20 days later he also scored against SL Benfica at Estádio da Luz - a match FCK lost 3-1. Allbäck scored again in the last group stage match against Celtic at Parken in a 3-1 win. After the final homegame of the 2006/2007 Danish Superliga season, he was presented with the fans' Player of the Year award. He once famously scored a highly surreal goal against Iceland, where an opposition player gave him the ball incorrectly thinking a free kick had been awarded. [1] He scored a goal in the second leg of the second round Champions League qualifier in extra time to keep Copenhagen's Champion League dreams alive against Beitar Jerusalem.

Honours

• Danish Superliga winner: 2005-06 & 2006-07 (with Copenhagen)
• UEFA Champions League Fans' Man of the Match: 2006-11-01 (Copenhagen vs. Man Utd)
• FC Copenhagen Fans' Player Of The Year: 2007-05-24

External links

• F.C. København profile
• National team profile
• Career statistics at Danmarks Radio

•  • e Sweden squad - 2002 FIFA World Cup
1 Hedman • 2 Mellberg • 3 P. Andersson • 4 Mjällby • 5 Michael Svensson • 6 Linderoth • 7 Alexandersson • 8 A. Svensson • 9 Ljungberg • 10 Allbäck • 11 Larsson • 12 Kihlstedt • 13 Antonelius • 14 Edman • 15 Jakobsson • 16 Lučić • 17 Magnus Svensson • 18 Jonson • 19 Farnerud • 20 D. Andersson • 21 Ibrahimović • 22 A. Andersson • 23 Isaksson • Coach: Lagerbäck & Söderberg

•  • e Sweden squad - 2006 FIFA World Cup
1 Isaksson • 2 Nilsson • 3 Mellberg • 4 Lučić • 5 Edman • 6 Linderoth • 7 Alexandersson • 8 A. Svensson • 9 Ljungberg • 10 Ibrahimović • 11 Larsson • 12 Alvbåge • 13 Hansson • 14 Stenman • 15 K. Svensson • 16 Källström • 17 Elmander • 18 Jonson • 19 Andersson • 20 Allbäck • 21 Wilhelmsson • 22 Rosenberg • 23 Shaaban • Coach: Lagerbäck