| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Johan Claesson | ||
| Date of birth | (1981-08-12) August 12, 1981 (age 43) | ||
| Place of birth | Uppsala, Sweden | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Hagby IK | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2004 | IK Sirius | 98 | (0) |
| 2005–2008 | Gefle IF | 97 | (3) |
| 2009–2010 | Portland Timbers | 40 | (1) |
| 2011–2013 | IK Sirius | 27 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of November 23, 2013 | |||
Johan Claesson (born August 12, 1981, in Uppsala) is a retired Swedish footballer who last played for IK Sirius in the Swedish Division 1 Norra.
Career
Sweden
Claesson began his career as part of the youth team at Hagby IK, before moving to IK Sirius, where he played until 2005.
Claesson moved to Gefle IF in 2005, and spent four years with the team. Initially used as a substitute, he eventually won a first team spot, and went on to make almost 100 appearances for the club in the Allsvenskan, scoring three goals.
United States
In December 2008 Claesson signed a one-year contract with the Portland Timbers of the USL First Division with the option of a second year. He played 23 games and scored 1 goal in his debut season with the Timbers, and proved to be an important part of the team's midfield, helping them to the 2009 USL-1 regular season title.
Comeback in IK Sirius
In December 2010 Claesson signed for his old club IK Sirius in the Swedish third tier.
Honors
Portland Timbers
- USL First Division Commissioner's Cup (1): 2009
References
- Johan Claesson - Fotbolltransfers.com
- Allsvenskan statistics
- Swedish duo leads Timbers' seven new signings Archived 2009-02-10 at the Wayback Machine
External links
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- 1981 births
- Living people
- Swedish men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Gefle IF players
- Portland Timbers (2001–2010) players
- USL First Division players
- USSF Division 2 Professional League players
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
- Swedish expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Swedish expatriate men's footballers
- IK Sirius Fotboll players
- Footballers from Uppsala
- 21st-century Swedish sportsmen
- Swedish football midfielder stubs