Marcus Allbäck

Marcus Allbäck

Personal information
Full name	Marcus Christian Allbäck
Date of birth	(1973-07-05) 5 July 1973 (age 39)
Place of birth	Gothenburg, Sweden
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1992–1997	Örgryte	139	(52)
1997	Lyngby Boldklub	4	(1)
1997–1998	Bari	16	(0)
1998–2000	Örgryte	64	(34)
2000–2002	Heerenveen	48	(25)
2002–2004	Aston Villa	35	(6)
2004–2005	Hansa Rostock	23	(4)
2005–2008	Copenhagen	85	(34)
2008–2009	Örgryte	30	(8)
2011	Örgryte	1	(0)
National team‡
1999–2008	Sweden	74	(30)
Teams managed
2009–	Sweden (assistant coach)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 February 2009. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22 June 2008

Marcus Christian Allbäck (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈmarkɵs ˈal.ˈbɛk]; born 5 July 1973 in Gothenburg), is a retired Swedish footballer and coach, who currently is assistant coach for the Sweden national football team. He is a well-travelled striker known for his sharp finishing ability

Club career [edit]

Allbäck started his professional career with Örgryte IS. He then proceeded to have two modest stints abroad, with Lyngby Boldklub and A.S. Bari, before rejoining his first club.

From 2000–04, he would play two seasons each, with moderate individual success, with SC Heerenveen and Aston Villa, respectively, joining Hansa Rostock in 2004–05.

In the summer of 2005, aged 32, Allbäck signed with F.C. Copenhagen. On 1 November 2006, Allbäck scored F.C. Copenhagen's first goal ever in the UEFA Champions League – a winner against two-times competition winners Manchester United F.C. In that match, he was also awarded the fans' Man of the Match award. 20 days later he also scored against S.L. Benfica at Estádio da Luz – a match lost 3–1. Allbäck scored again in the last group stage match against Celtic at Parken in a 3–1 win. After the final homegame of the Danish Superliga 2006–07 season, he was presented with the fans' Player of the Year award, as the side emerged back-to-back champions, and the striker netted 11 league goals.

In August 2007, Allbäck scored a late away equalizer against Beitar Jerusalem in the second leg of the second round Champions League qualifier in extra time, to keep Copenhagen's group stage dreams alive, although the side would eventually bow out to Benfica in the next round.

On 1 July 2008, Allbäck returned to Sweden and Örgryte, his third spell at the club.^[1]

On 14 December 2009, after Örgryte IS was relegated from Allsvenskan, Allbäck announced his retirement from football.^[2]

After Sweden's victory against Netherlands, it was official that Allbäck would participate in Örgryte's next home game against Motala, Allbäck came on in the 69th minute but could not affect the game in any way.^[3]

International career [edit]

Allbäck played for Sweden at Euro 2000, 2002 FIFA World Cup, Euro 2004, 2006 World Cup and Euro 2008, totalling 74 caps with 30 goals. He made his debut for the national side on 27 November 1999 in a friendly against South Africa.

On 20 June 2006 during the 2006 World Cup, Allbäck helped Sweden earn a 2–2 draw against England by netting their first goal. This goal by Allbäck was the 2,000th goal scored in the history of the World Cup. On 6 September, he scored twice to help propel Sweden past visitors Liechtenstein 3–1 in the second of their 2008 European Championship qualifying matches.

On 6 June 2007, during Euro 2008 qualifiers, Allbäck scored a highly surreal goal against Iceland when an opponent, Ívar Ingimarsson, gave him the ball incorrectly thinking a free kick had been awarded.^[4]

After Sweden's group stage exit from Euro 2008 (in which he played as a second-half substitute against Russia in Innsbruck), Allbäck announced that he would retire from the national team.^{[5][dead link]}

International goals [edit]

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	31 January 2000	La Manga, La Manga	Denmark	1–0	1–0	2000–01 Nordic Football Championship
2.	28 March 2001	Zimbru Stadium, Chişinău	Moldova	0–1	0–2	2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
3.	28 March 2001	Zimbru Stadium, Chişinău	Moldova	0–2	0–2	2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
4.	2 June 2001	Råsunda, Stockholm	Slovakia	1–0	2–0	2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
5.	2 June 2001	Råsunda, Stockholm	Slovakia	2–0	2–0	2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
6.	6 June 2001	Ullevi, Gothenburg	Moldova	5–0	6–0	2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
7.	15 August 2001	Råsunda, Stockholm	South Africa	2–0	3–0	Friendly
8.	27 March 2002	Malmö Stadion, Malmö	Switzerland	1–0	1–1	Friendly
9.	25 May 2002	National Olympic Stadium, Tokyo	Japan	0–1	1–1	Friendly
10.	16 October 2002	Ullevi, Gothenburg	Portugal	2–0	2–3	Friendly
11.	20 November 2002	Na Stínadlech, Teplice	Czech Republic	3–3	3–3	Friendly
12.	2 April 2003	Népstadion, Budapest	Hungary	0–1	1–2	UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying
13.	2 April 2003	Népstadion, Budapest	Hungary	1–2	1–2	UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying
14.	7 June 2003	Stadio Serravalle, San Marino	San Marino	0–2	0–6	UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying
15.	7 June 2003	Stadio Serravalle, San Marino	San Marino	0–6	0–6	UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying
16.	11 June 2003	Råsunda, Stockholm	Poland	2–0	3–0	UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying
17.	28 May 2004	Ratina Stadion, Tampere	Finland	1–2	1–3	Friendly
18.	28 May 2004	Ratina Stadion, Tampere	Finland	1–3	1–3	Friendly
19.	5 June 2004	Råsunda, Stockholm	Poland	3–0	3–1	Friendly
20.	14 June 2004	José Alvalade Stadium, Lisbon	Bulgaria	5–0	5–0	UEFA Euro 2004
21.	13 October 2004	Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík	Iceland	0–2	1–4	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
22.	17 November 2004	Easter Road Stadium, Edinburgh	Scotland	0–1	1–4	Friendly
23.	17 November 2004	Easter Road Stadium, Edinburgh	Scotland	0–2	1–4	Friendly
24.	20 June 2006	RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne	England	1–1	2–2	2006 FIFA World Cup
25.	6 September 2006	Ullevi, Gothenburg	Liechtenstein	1–0	3–1	UEFA Euro 2008 qualification
26.	6 September 2006	Ullevi, Gothenburg	Liechtenstein	2–1	3–1	UEFA Euro 2008 qualification
27.	7 October 2006	Råsunda, Stockholm	Spain	2–0	2–0	UEFA Euro 2008 qualification
28.	6 June 2007	Råsunda, Stockholm	Iceland	1–0	5–0	UEFA Euro 2008 qualification
29.	6 June 2007	Råsunda, Stockholm	Iceland	5–0	5–0	UEFA Euro 2008 qualification
30.	21 November 2007	Råsunda, Stockholm	Latvia	1–0	2–1	UEFA Euro 2008 qualification

Coaching career [edit]

On 7 November 2009 was named as the new assistant coach of the Sweden national football team.^[6]

Career statistics [edit]

Honours [edit]

• F.C. Copenhagen
  • Danish Superliga winner: 2005–06, 2006–07
• Örgryte IS
  • Swedish Cup winner: 2000

References [edit]

External links [edit]

• National team profile (Swedish)

Sweden squads v t e Sweden squad – UEFA Euro 2000 1 Hedman 2 Nilsson 3 P. Andersson (c) 4 Björklund 5 Lučić 6 Sundgren 7 Mild 8 Gustafsson 9 Ljungberg 10 Pettersson 11 Alexandersson 12 Kihlstedt 13 Svensson 14 Mellberg 15 D. Andersson 16 A. Andersson 17 Mjällby 18 Osmanovski 19 K. Andersson 20 Larsson 21 Allbäck 22 Asper Coach: Lagerbäck & Söderberg v t e Sweden squad – 2002 FIFA World Cup 1 Hedman 2 Mellberg 3 P. Andersson (c) 4 Mjällby 5 Michael Svensson 6 Linderoth 7 Alexandersson 8 A. Svensson 9 Ljungberg 10 Allbäck 11 Larsson 12 Kihlstedt 13 Antonelius 14 Edman 15 Jakobsson 16 Lučić 17 Magnus Svensson 18 Jonson 19 Farnerud 20 D. Andersson 21 Ibrahimović 22 A. Andersson 23 Isaksson Coach: Lagerbäck & Söderberg v t e Sweden squad – UEFA Euro 2004 1 Isaksson 2 Lučić 3 Mellberg (c) 4 Mjällby 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