Andreas Isaksson
Encyclopedia
Andreas Isaksson is a Swedish
footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Dutch
club PSV Eindhoven and for the Swedish national team
.
, Isaksson started his career with the team Trelleborg
, where he played two seasons 1998 and 1999. He became known as a great goalkeeping prospect and was thus bought by Italian
giants Juventus
in 1999, but with the likes of Dutch international goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar
in the squad, Isaksson never played a first-team game for the Turin club.
In 2001, he signed with Swedish
team Djurgården in order to play first-team football. In his first two full seasons, 2002 and 2003, Djurgården won two straight Swedish titles as well as the cup
in 2002. He was voted best Swedish goalkeeper for four consecutive years from 2002 to 2005.
In July 2004, French club Rennes signed him, where he became the starting goalkeeper. Fellow former Djurgården player Kim Källström
also played at the club. During his time at Rennes, Isaksson caught the eye of many clubs in Europe for his amazing shot stopping ability.
After an impressive World Cup 2006 performance, he completed a £2 million move to Manchester City
of the Premier League
on 15 August 2006. He was expected to replace David James
as their first choice keeper, but due to knee and ankle injuries and the form of Nicky Weaver
, he did not make his debut until 9 December 2006, when he replaced the injured Weaver in a Manchester derby
match. After his second start for City on 14 March 2007, he played all of the remaining ten games of 2006–07, keeping four clean sheets, and saving a penalty kick
from Jermain Defoe
on the last day of the season.
Isaksson played the majority of Manchester City's next pre-season campaign in Sweden
and Belgium
, but after his thumb was fractured in a training session, he did not play for City in the first two months of 2007–08, picking up a knee injury right afterwards. Isaksson made his 07/08 debut for Manchester City by keeping a clean sheet against Bolton
in the Carling Cup, on 31 October 2007. In November and December he had a run of five league games in the first team, as part of a rotation used by manager Sven-Göran Eriksson
to decide upon his first-choice goalkeeper. However, his run was ended by an injury. While he was out, England U-21
goalkeeper Joe Hart
took over in goal and impressed. The youngster kept his place even after Isaksson returned to full fitness and the Swede was once again relegated to the bench. In January 2008, Turkish club Galatasaray
attempted to take the Swede on loan, but the move was cancelled due to Isaksson wanting a permanent move.
Manchester City confirmed that they would be willing to sell Isaksson at the end of the season. Chelsea
and Galatasaray
reported that they were interested in Isaksson. After weeks of transfer speculation, Isaksson signed for Dutch champions PSV, thus enabling him to play in the Champions League. He took over the number 1 shirt from Heurelho Gomes
who transferred to Tottenham Hotspur.
for the Swedish national team
, making his international debut against Switzerland
in March 2002. An injury to Hedman allowed Isaksson the opportunity to play for Sweden on a regular basis, playing in all but one of Sweden's qualifying matches for Euro 2004, and all of Sweden's matches during the tournament.
Isaksson has remained the first-choice goalkeeper for his national team since Euro 2004, making three appearances in the 2006 World Cup in Germany
. An injury prevented him from playing in more games. By July 2006, he had amassed 42 caps for his country.
Isaksson was selected for Sweden's Euro 2008 squad, and appeared in all three of Sweden's group games. He kept a clean sheet in Sweden's first match against Greece
, which ended 2–0, but Sweden were unable to reach the quarterfinals.
|1999
||Trelleborg
||Allsvenskan
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|1999–00
||rowspan="2"|Juventus
||rowspan="2"|Serie A
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|2000–01
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|2001
||rowspan="4"|Djurgården||rowspan="4"|Allsvenskan
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|-
|2002
||20||0||5||0||||||6||0||31||0
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|2003
||26||0||2||0||||||2||0||30||0
|-
|2004
||7||0||0||0||||||||||7||0
|-
|2004–05
||rowspan="2"|Rennes||rowspan="2"|Ligue 1
||38||0||3||0||1||0||0||0||42||0
|-
|2005–06||24||0||2||0||0||0||2||0||28||0
|-
|2006–07
||rowspan="2"|Manchester City
||rowspan="2"|Premier League||14||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||14||0
|-
|2007–08||5||0||0||0||1||0||0||0||6||0
|-
|2008–09
||rowspan="4"|PSV||rowspan="4"|Eredivisie
||33||0||4||0||0||0||6||0||43||0
|-
|2009–10||34||0||4||0||0||0||12||0||50||0
|-
|2010–11||34||0||0||0||0||0||11||0||45||0
|-
|2011–12||6||0||0||0||0||0||1||0||7||0
86||0||8||0||0||0||8||0||102||0
0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0
62||0||5||0||1||0||2||0||70||0
19||0||0||0||1||0||0||0||20||0
107||0||8||0||0||0||30||0||145||0
274||0||21||0||2||0||40||0||337||0
Djurgården:
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Dutch
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
club PSV Eindhoven and for the Swedish national team
Sweden national football team
The Swedish national football team represents Sweden in association football and is controlled by the Swedish Football Association, the governing body for Football in Sweden. Sweden's home ground is Råsunda Stadium in Stockholms län and their head coach is Erik Hamrén. Sweden made their first...
.
Club career
Born in SmygehamnSmygehamn
Smygehamn is the southernmost locality situated in Trelleborg Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 1,174 inhabitants in 2005.1887-1957 Smygehamn had the southernmost railway station of Sweden....
, Isaksson started his career with the team Trelleborg
Trelleborgs FF
Trelleborgs FF, or simply Trelleborg, is a Swedish football club located in Trelleborg. The club, formed 6 December 1926, will during the season of 2012 play in the second highest Swedish league, Superettan...
, where he played two seasons 1998 and 1999. He became known as a great goalkeeping prospect and was thus bought by Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
giants Juventus
Juventus F.C.
Juventus Football Club S.p.A. , commonly referred to as Juventus and colloquially as Juve , are a professional Italian association football club based in Turin, Piedmont...
in 1999, but with the likes of Dutch international goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar
Edwin van der Sar
Edwin van der Sar OON is a former footballer who played as a goalkeeper for AFC Ajax, Juventus, Fulham and Manchester United. He is the most capped player in the Netherlands national football team's history...
in the squad, Isaksson never played a first-team game for the Turin club.
In 2001, he signed with Swedish
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
team Djurgården in order to play first-team football. In his first two full seasons, 2002 and 2003, Djurgården won two straight Swedish titles as well as the cup
Svenska Cupen
Svenska Cupen , is a knockout cup competition in Swedish football and the main Swedish football cup. Svenska Cupen usually refers to the men's tournament, although a women's tournament is also held. Each year 98 teams compete, comprising the 16 teams from Allsvenskan and the 16 teams of Superettan...
in 2002. He was voted best Swedish goalkeeper for four consecutive years from 2002 to 2005.
In July 2004, French club Rennes signed him, where he became the starting goalkeeper. Fellow former Djurgården player Kim Källström
Kim Källström
Kim Källström is a left-footed Swedish midfielder playing for the Swedish national team and Olympique Lyonnais.-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...
also played at the club. During his time at Rennes, Isaksson caught the eye of many clubs in Europe for his amazing shot stopping ability.
After an impressive World Cup 2006 performance, he completed a £2 million move to Manchester City
Manchester City F.C.
Manchester City Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Manchester. Founded in 1880 as St. Mark's , they became Ardwick Association Football Club in 1887 and Manchester City in 1894...
of the Premier League
FA Premier League
The Premier League is an English professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the English football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with The Football League. The Premier...
on 15 August 2006. He was expected to replace David James
David James (footballer)
David Benjamin James is an English footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Bristol City.On 14 February 2009, he achieved the all-time Premier League appearance record with 536 appearances, overtaking Gary Speed. He held this record until being overtaken by Ryan Giggs on the 14th May 2011...
as their first choice keeper, but due to knee and ankle injuries and the form of Nicky Weaver
Nicky Weaver
Nicholas James "Nicky" Weaver is an English footballer who is a goalkeeper currently playing for League One club Sheffield Wednesday. Weaver is a former England under-21 international.-Career:...
, he did not make his debut until 9 December 2006, when he replaced the injured Weaver in a Manchester derby
Manchester derby
The Manchester derby is the name given to football matches between Manchester City and Manchester United. The local derby centres on the City of Manchester and Greater Manchester with approximately four miles separating the clubs with City based in east Manchester at the City of Manchester Stadium...
match. After his second start for City on 14 March 2007, he played all of the remaining ten games of 2006–07, keeping four clean sheets, and saving a penalty kick
Penalty kick
A penalty kick is a type of direct free kick in association football, taken from twelve yards out from goal and with only the goalkeeper of the defending team between the penalty taker and the goal.Penalty kicks are performed during normal play...
from Jermain Defoe
Jermain Defoe
Jermain Colin Defoe is an English footballer who plays as a striker for English Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur, and the England national football team....
on the last day of the season.
Isaksson played the majority of Manchester City's next pre-season campaign in Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
and Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
, but after his thumb was fractured in a training session, he did not play for City in the first two months of 2007–08, picking up a knee injury right afterwards. Isaksson made his 07/08 debut for Manchester City by keeping a clean sheet against Bolton
Bolton Wanderers F.C.
Bolton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the area of Horwich in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester. They began their current spell in the Premier League in 2001....
in the Carling Cup, on 31 October 2007. In November and December he had a run of five league games in the first team, as part of a rotation used by manager Sven-Göran Eriksson
Sven-Göran Eriksson
Sven-Göran Eriksson , in Sweden commonly referred to just by his nickname Svennis, is a Swedish ex-football manager. From October 2010 to October 2011 he managed Football League Championship side Leicester City....
to decide upon his first-choice goalkeeper. However, his run was ended by an injury. While he was out, England U-21
England national under-21 football team
England's national Under-21 football team, also known as England Under-21s or England U21, is considered to be the feeder team for the England national football team....
goalkeeper Joe Hart
Joe Hart
Charles Joseph John "Joe" Hart is an English football goalkeeper who plays for Premier League club Manchester City and the England national football team and was previously a regular for the England under-21 team....
took over in goal and impressed. The youngster kept his place even after Isaksson returned to full fitness and the Swede was once again relegated to the bench. In January 2008, Turkish club Galatasaray
Galatasaray S.K. (football team)
Galatasaray Anonim Şirketi is a Turkish football club, part of the Galatasaray S.K. multi-sport club of Istanbul. Galatasaray is a major sports club in Turkey, holding 17 Turkish Super League titles and the highest number of Turkish Cups....
attempted to take the Swede on loan, but the move was cancelled due to Isaksson wanting a permanent move.
Manchester City confirmed that they would be willing to sell Isaksson at the end of the season. Chelsea
Chelsea F.C.
Chelsea Football Club are an English football club based in West London. Founded in 1905, they play in the Premier League and have spent most of their history in the top tier of English football. Chelsea have been English champions four times, FA Cup winners six times and League Cup winners four...
and Galatasaray
Galatasaray S.K. (football team)
Galatasaray Anonim Şirketi is a Turkish football club, part of the Galatasaray S.K. multi-sport club of Istanbul. Galatasaray is a major sports club in Turkey, holding 17 Turkish Super League titles and the highest number of Turkish Cups....
reported that they were interested in Isaksson. After weeks of transfer speculation, Isaksson signed for Dutch champions PSV, thus enabling him to play in the Champions League. He took over the number 1 shirt from Heurelho Gomes
Heurelho da Silva Gomes
Heurelho da Silva Gomes , born 15 February 1981 in João Pinheiro, Minas Gerais), commonly known as Heurelho Gomes or just Gomes, is a Brazilian goalkeeper, who currently plays for . He previously made a name for himself at Dutch club PSV....
who transferred to Tottenham Hotspur.
International career
While at Djurgården, Isaksson established himself as the second-choice goalkeeper after Magnus HedmanMagnus Hedman
Magnus Carl Hedman is a Swedish former football goalkeeper. He played 58 matches for the Sweden national football team, and represented his country at two FIFA World Cup and two European Championship tournaments....
for the Swedish national team
Sweden national football team
The Swedish national football team represents Sweden in association football and is controlled by the Swedish Football Association, the governing body for Football in Sweden. Sweden's home ground is Råsunda Stadium in Stockholms län and their head coach is Erik Hamrén. Sweden made their first...
, making his international debut against Switzerland
Switzerland national football team
The Swiss national football team is the national football team of Switzerland...
in March 2002. An injury to Hedman allowed Isaksson the opportunity to play for Sweden on a regular basis, playing in all but one of Sweden's qualifying matches for Euro 2004, and all of Sweden's matches during the tournament.
Isaksson has remained the first-choice goalkeeper for his national team since Euro 2004, making three appearances in the 2006 World Cup in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. An injury prevented him from playing in more games. By July 2006, he had amassed 42 caps for his country.
Isaksson was selected for Sweden's Euro 2008 squad, and appeared in all three of Sweden's group games. He kept a clean sheet in Sweden's first match against Greece
Greece national football team
The Greece national football team represents Greece in association football and is controlled by the Hellenic Football Federation, the governing body for football in Greece. Greece's home ground is Karaiskakis Stadium in Piraeus and their head coach is Fernando Santos...
, which ended 2–0, but Sweden were unable to reach the quarterfinals.
Career statistics
|-|1999
Allsvenskan 1999
Allsvenskan 1999, part of the 1999 Swedish football season, was the 75th Allsvenskan season played. Helsingborgs IF won the league ahead of runners-up AIK, while Kalmar FF, Malmö FF and Djurgårdens IF were relegated.- League table :...
||Trelleborg
Trelleborgs FF
Trelleborgs FF, or simply Trelleborg, is a Swedish football club located in Trelleborg. The club, formed 6 December 1926, will during the season of 2012 play in the second highest Swedish league, Superettan...
||Allsvenskan
Allsvenskan
Allsvenskan is a Swedish professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the Swedish football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with Superettan...
||11||0||||||||||||||11||0
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|1999–00
Serie A 1999-00
Lazio won the title on the final day of the season in controversial cirumstances. Juventus, the only other team left in contention on the day lost their match against Perugia in terrible conditions at a rain-sodden Stadio Renato Curi, many considering the pitch unplayable. Pierluigi Collina the...
||rowspan="2"|Juventus
Juventus F.C.
Juventus Football Club S.p.A. , commonly referred to as Juventus and colloquially as Juve , are a professional Italian association football club based in Turin, Piedmont...
||rowspan="2"|Serie A
Serie A
Serie A , now called Serie A TIM due to sponsorship by Telecom Italia, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and has been operating for over eighty years since 1929. It had been organized by Lega Calcio until 2010, but a new...
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|2000–01
Serie A 2000-01
In the 2000-01 season, Serie A, the major football Italian professional league, was composed by 18 teams, for the 13th consecutive time from season 1988-89....
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|2001
Allsvenskan 2001
Allsvenskan 2001, part of the 2001 Swedish football season, was the 77th Allsvenskan season played. The first match was played 7 April 2001 and the last match was played 27 October 2001...
||rowspan="4"|Djurgården||rowspan="4"|Allsvenskan
Allsvenskan
Allsvenskan is a Swedish professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the Swedish football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with Superettan...
||22||0||1||0||||||||||23||0
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|2002
Allsvenskan 2002
Allsvenskan 2002, part of the 2002 Swedish football season, was the 78th Allsvenskan season played. The first match was played 6 April 2002 and the last match was played 2 November 2002...
||20||0||5||0||||||6||0||31||0
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|2003
Allsvenskan 2003
Allsvenskan 2003, part of the 2003 Swedish football season, was the 79th Allsvenskan season played. The first match was played 5 April 2003 and the last match was played 26 October 2003...
||26||0||2||0||||||2||0||30||0
|-
|2004
Allsvenskan 2004
Allsvenskan 2004, part of the 2004 Swedish football season, was the 80th Allsvenskan season played. The first match was played 3 April 2004 and the last match was played 30 October 2004...
||7||0||0||0||||||||||7||0
|-
|2004–05
Ligue 1 season 2004-05
The 2004/2005 season of Ligue 1 was a very close-run battle. Separating fourth placed Rennes, who enter the UEFA Cup and 18th placed Caen, who get relegated to Ligue 2, were 13 mere points. Lyon were long time leaders and had won the league back in April 2005...
||rowspan="2"|Rennes||rowspan="2"|Ligue 1
Ligue 1
Ligue 1 , is the French professional league for association football clubs. It is the country's primary football competition and serves as the top division of the French football league system. Ligue 1 is one of two divisions making up the Ligue de Football Professionnel, the other being Ligue 2....
||38||0||3||0||1||0||0||0||42||0
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|2005–06||24||0||2||0||0||0||2||0||28||0
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|2006–07
FA Premier League 2006-07
The 2006–07 FA Premier League was the fifteenth season of the FA Premier League since its establishment in 1992. The season started on 19 August 2006 and concluded on 13 May 2007....
||rowspan="2"|Manchester City
Manchester City F.C.
Manchester City Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Manchester. Founded in 1880 as St. Mark's , they became Ardwick Association Football Club in 1887 and Manchester City in 1894...
||rowspan="2"|Premier League||14||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||14||0
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|2007–08||5||0||0||0||1||0||0||0||6||0
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|2008–09
Eredivisie 2008-09
The Eredivisie 2008–09 is the fifty-third season of Eredivisie since its establishment in 1955. PSV were the reigning champions. The season began on 29 August 2008 with a game between Vitesse and FC Groningen and ended on 10 May 2009. A total of 18 teams take part in the league, consisting of 16...
||rowspan="4"|PSV||rowspan="4"|Eredivisie
Eredivisie
The Eredivisie is the highest football league in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956 two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is currently ranked the ninth best league in Europe by UEFA....
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|2009–10||34||0||4||0||0||0||12||0||50||0
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|2010–11||34||0||0||0||0||0||11||0||45||0
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|2011–12||6||0||0||0||0||0||1||0||7||0
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274||0||21||0||2||0||40||0||337||0
Club
Djurgården:- AllsvenskanAllsvenskanAllsvenskan is a Swedish professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the Swedish football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with Superettan...
: - Champion: 2002, 2003
- Svenska CupenSvenska CupenSvenska Cupen , is a knockout cup competition in Swedish football and the main Swedish football cup. Svenska Cupen usually refers to the men's tournament, although a women's tournament is also held. Each year 98 teams compete, comprising the 16 teams from Allsvenskan and the 16 teams of Superettan...
: - Champion: 2002
- PSV Eindhoven:
- Johan Cruijff Shield: 2008