Pontus Jansson
Encyclopedia
Pontus Jansson is a Swedish
footballer. He is currently playing for Malmö FF
in Allsvenskan
.
. He played in youth teams until he made his first debut in 2009. Jansson played in a variety of positions in the early stages of his career until deciding on centre back in the start of the 2010 season, he had made his first team debut as forward the year before. When teammate Jasmin Sudić
was long term injured in the beginning of the year the manager decided that Jansson would take Sudićs place in the starting eleven. Jansson played in 18 games in the 2010 league winning season for Malmö. He missed the latter part of the season due to injury problems. Starting out the 2011 season
on the bench, Jansson gained new manager Rikard Norling
s trust and once again took a spot in the starting eleven. Jansson finished the season with 15 played league matches and nine matches in Europe. Many considered Jansson to be the clubs best player of 2011 even though he only played for half of the season. Jansson was also mentioned as a potential candidate for becoming the clubs new captain as Daniel Andersson announced that he would step down during the 2012 season.
national team in a friendly game against Portugal
on 9 February 2011. On 2 June 2011 he captained the team in a match against Norway
where he also scored the first goal in a 4–1 win for Sweden U21.
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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. He is currently playing for Malmö FF
Malmö FF
Malmö Fotbollförening, also known simply as Malmö FF, are a Swedish professional football club based in Malmö. The club is affiliated with Skånes Fotbollförbund and play their home games at Swedbank Stadion. The club colours, reflected in their crest and kit, are sky blue and white...
in 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...
.
Malmö FF
Jansson started his career at local club Arlövs BI. In 2006 at age 15 he transferred to Malmö FFMalmö FF
Malmö Fotbollförening, also known simply as Malmö FF, are a Swedish professional football club based in Malmö. The club is affiliated with Skånes Fotbollförbund and play their home games at Swedbank Stadion. The club colours, reflected in their crest and kit, are sky blue and white...
. He played in youth teams until he made his first debut in 2009. Jansson played in a variety of positions in the early stages of his career until deciding on centre back in the start of the 2010 season, he had made his first team debut as forward the year before. When teammate Jasmin Sudić
Jasmin Sudic
Jasmin Sudić is a Bosnian-born Swedish footballer currently playing for Malmö FF in Allsvenskan as a centre back.-Malmö FF:...
was long term injured in the beginning of the year the manager decided that Jansson would take Sudićs place in the starting eleven. Jansson played in 18 games in the 2010 league winning season for Malmö. He missed the latter part of the season due to injury problems. Starting out the 2011 season
2011 Malmö FF season
The 2011 season is Malmö FF´s 102nd in existence, their 76th season in Allsvenskan and their 11th consecutive season in the league. They competed in Allsvenskan where they finished in 4th position, Svenska Cupen where they were knocked out in the quarter-finals, Supercupen where they finished as...
on the bench, Jansson gained new manager Rikard Norling
Rikard Norling
Rikard Norling is a Swedish football manager and the current manager of Malmö FF in Allsvenskan.Forced to retire early from his professional playing career due to an injury Norling started a coaching career at the age of 22...
s trust and once again took a spot in the starting eleven. Jansson finished the season with 15 played league matches and nine matches in Europe. Many considered Jansson to be the clubs best player of 2011 even though he only played for half of the season. Jansson was also mentioned as a potential candidate for becoming the clubs new captain as Daniel Andersson announced that he would step down during the 2012 season.
International career
Jansson made his debut for the Sweden U21Sweden national under-21 football team
The Swedish U-21 national football team is the football team representing Sweden in competitions for under-21 year old players. Sweden U21's current captain is Jiloan Hamad with Jakob Johansson as vice captain.-UEFA European U-21 Championship Record:...
national team in a friendly game against Portugal
Portugal national under-21 football team
The Portugal national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Portugal and is controlled by the Portuguese Football Federation . They are nicknamed "Esperanças." Esperança means hope, thus they are Portugal's hopes for the future...
on 9 February 2011. On 2 June 2011 he captained the team in a match against Norway
Norway national under-21 football team
The Norwegian national under-21 football team, controlled by the Football Association of Norway, is the national football team of Norway for players of 21 years of age or under at the start of a UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship campaign...
where he also scored the first goal in a 4–1 win for Sweden U21.
Career statistics
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Malmö FF
Malmö Fotbollförening, also known simply as Malmö FF, are a Swedish professional football club based in Malmö. The club is affiliated with Skånes Fotbollförbund and play their home games at Swedbank Stadion. The club colours, reflected in their crest and kit, are sky blue and white...
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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...
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IFK Malmö
IFK Malmö is a Swedish football club located in Malmö. The club was founded April 23, 1899.- History :The club was founded in 1899 making it the oldest football club in Malmö. IFK participated in the first season of Allsvenskan in 1924/25. The club has altogether played 13 seasons in the premier...
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2010 Allsvenskan
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Malmö FF
Malmö Fotbollförening, also known simply as Malmö FF, are a Swedish professional football club based in Malmö. The club is affiliated with Skånes Fotbollförbund and play their home games at Swedbank Stadion. The club colours, reflected in their crest and kit, are sky blue and white...
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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...
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2011 Allsvenskan
The 2011 Allsvenskan, part of the 2011 Swedish football season, was the 87th season of Allsvenskan since its establishment in 1924. The preliminary 2011 fixtures were released on 15 December 2010. The season began on 2 April 2011 and ended on 23 October 2011...
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