Michael Almebäck
Encyclopedia
Michael 'Iron Mike' Almebäck (born 4 April 1988 in Stockholm
) is a Swedish footballer who currently plays for Club Brugge in the Belgian Jupiler Pro League. He is a central defender
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, Almebäck received an opportunity to play at Örebro SK and the move was a success. Almebäck's breakthrough season was in 2009, when he made up part of the Örebros 4-3-3 defense line. He was one of Örebros best players that season and Almebäck was awarded as Örebro SK:s 'Player of the Year' that season.
After the summer break 2009, Almebäck was nominated to the award "Newcomer of the Year" in Swedish football. In the end he did not win the prize.
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
) is a Swedish footballer who currently plays for Club Brugge in the Belgian Jupiler Pro League. He is a central defender
Defender (association football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....
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Early career
After being rejected by IF BrommapojkarnaIF Brommapojkarna
IF Brommapojkarna, also called BP, is a Swedish football club located in the borough of Bromma, in the western parts of Stockholm municipality. Brommapojkarna is the largest football club in Europe in terms of the number of active teams of all ages - in 2007 there were 247 teams and 3,000 players....
, Almebäck received an opportunity to play at Örebro SK and the move was a success. Almebäck's breakthrough season was in 2009, when he made up part of the Örebros 4-3-3 defense line. He was one of Örebros best players that season and Almebäck was awarded as Örebro SK:s 'Player of the Year' that season.
After the summer break 2009, Almebäck was nominated to the award "Newcomer of the Year" in Swedish football. In the end he did not win the prize.