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Kim Källström (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈkɪm ˈɕɛlstrœm]; born 24 August 1982 in Sandviken) is a left-footed Swedish midfielder playing for the Swedish national team and Galatasaray SK. He has a powerful shot, which once knocked out his team-mate Andreas Isaksson during training prior to the 2006 World Cup. His nickname is Kongo-Kim. He is a box-to-box type of midfielder however, he has sometimes been fielded as a left winger. He is best known for his passing, although his crossing is very accurate, and left-footed long-range strikes.

Club career

Early career

Källström's first professional club in Sweden was BK Häcken from Gothenburg but his big breakthrough in Sweden came when he moved to Djurgårdens IF in 2002, where he won the Swedish Allsvenskan in 2002 and 2003 and svenskacupen"Swedish Cup" 2002. Scored twice in the UEFA Cup against Shamrock Rovers and FC Copenhagen .

Stade Rennais

In the spring of 2004, Källström moved to the French club Stade Rennais, where he played together with fellow former Djurgården player Andreas Isaksson.

Olympique Lyonnais

On May 26, 2006, he signed with French league champions Olympique Lyonnais, and helped them to capture their 6th straight league title, the following season.

Galatasaray

on July 2, 2010, he signed with Turkish giants Galatasaray SK. He will be receiving 1.7€ million a year.

International career

Källström made his international debut in 2001 against Finland. He has played for his country at Euro 2004, 2006 World Cup, and was apart of Sweden's EURO 2008 squad. He has been capped 72 times scoring 13 goals, as of March 2010.

On June 6, 2009, Källström missed a penalty against Denmark during a 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying match at the Råsunda stadium in Solna. Sweden lost 0-1 due to another horrible mistake by defender Mikael Nilsson. Because of this poor result, Sweden missed the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

International goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	September 6, 2003	Ullevi, Sweden	San Marino	4–0	5–0	UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying
2.	April 28, 2004	Coimbra, Portugal	Portugal	1–0	2–2	Friendly match
3.	June 8, 2005	Råsunda, Sweden	Norway	1–0	2–3	Friendly match
4.	October 12, 2005	Råsunda, Sweden	Iceland	3–1	3–1	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
5.	September 2, 2006	Riga, Latvia	Latvia	1–0	1–0	UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
6.	October 11, 2006	Reykjavik, Iceland	Iceland	1–1	2–1	UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
7.	August 22, 2007	Ullevi, Sweden	United States	1–0	1–0	Friendly match
8.	November 21, 2007	Råsunda, Sweden	Latvia	2–1	2–1	UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
9.	August 20, 2008	Ullevi, Sweden	France	2–3	2–3	Friendly match
10.	September 10, 2008	Råsunda, Sweden	Hungary	1–0	2–1	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
11.	November 19, 2008	Amsterdam ArenA, Netherlands	Netherlands	1–2	1–3	Friendly match
12.	February 11, 2009	UPC-Arena, Austria	Austria	2–0	2–0	Friendly match
13.	June 10, 2009	Ullevi, Sweden	Malta	1–0	4–0	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification

Career statistics

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Notes:

• No league cup in Sweden.
• Europe 2002: 2 apps + 1 goal in the UEFA Cup qualifying, and 4 apps + 1 goal in the real UEFA Cup tournament (round 1 + round 2).
• Europe 2003: 2 apps in the 2nd qualifying round (of three) for Champions League.

Sources:

• From Häcken for the years 1999–2001

References

1. Rennes sign Swedish star Kallstrom
2. Lyon sign Kallstrom from Stade Rennes
3. Sweden squad
4. Sweden World Cup Squad 2006
5. Sweden Euro 2008 Squad

External links

• Kim Källström's profile, stats & pics

Sweden squad

v t e Sweden squad – UEFA Euro 2004 1 Isaksson 2 Lučić 3 Mellberg 4 Mjällby (c) 5 Edman 6 Linderoth 7 Nilsson 8 Svensson 9 Ljungberg 10 Ibrahimović 11 Larsson 12 Hedman 13 Hansson 14 Östlund 15 Jakobsson 16 Källström 17 Andersson 18 Jonson 19 Farnerud 20 Allbäck 21 Wilhelmsson 22 Wahlstedt 23 Kihlstedt Coach: Lagerbäck & Söderberg v t e Sweden squad – 2006 FIFA World Cup 1 Isaksson 2 Nilsson 3 Mellberg (c) 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 v t e Sweden squad – UEFA Euro 2008 1 Isaksson 2 Nilsson 3 Mellberg 4 Hansson 5 Stoor 6 Linderoth 7 Alexandersson 8 Svensson 9 Ljungberg (c) 10 Ibrahimović 11 Elmander 12 Shaaban 13 Wiland 14 Majstorović 15 Granqvist 16 Källström 17 H. Larsson 18 S. Larsson 19 Andersson 20 Allbäck 21 Wilhelmsson 22 Rosenberg 23 Dorsin Coach: Lagerbäck

• 1982 births
• Living people
• Swedish footballers
• Swedish expatriate footballers
• BK Häcken players
• Djurgårdens IF Fotboll players
• Stade Rennais FC players
• Expatriate footballers in France
• Olympique Lyonnais players
• UEFA Euro 2004 players
• 2006 FIFA World Cup players
• UEFA Euro 2008 players
• Sweden international footballers
• Allsvenskan players
• Ligue 1 players