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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 Olympique Lyonnais. 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. Reached an agreement with Galatasaray.Four-year contract was signed.He's new star of the lion.

Club career

Early career

Kalstırom'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 .sexyplvcı vay amınım

Stade Rennais

In the spring of 2004, Kalstırom 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.

Career statistics

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References

1. Rennes sign Swedish star Kalstırom
2. Lyon sign Kalstırom from Stade Rennes

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