 Elmander playing for Galatasaray in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Johan Erik Calvin Elmander[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 27 May 1981[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Alingsås, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–1998 | Holmalunds IF | 23 | (5) |
| 1999–2000 | Örgryte IS | 39 | (4) |
| 2000–2004 | Feyenoord | 39 | (3) |
| 2002–2003 | → Djurgårdens IF (loan) | 19 | (12) |
| 2003–2004 | → NAC Breda (loan) | 31 | (7) |
| 2004–2006 | Brøndby IF | 58 | (22) |
| 2006–2008 | Toulouse | 64 | (22) |
| 2008–2011 | Bolton Wanderers | 92 | (18) |
| 2011–2014 | Galatasaray | 52 | (16) |
| 2013–2014 | → Norwich City (loan) | 28 | (1) |
| 2014–2016 | Brøndby IF | 48 | (6) |
| 2017 | Örgryte IS | 23 | (4) |
| Total | 490 | (116) | |
| International career | |||
| 1997–1998 | Sweden U16 | 27 | (3) |
| 1999 | Sweden U18 | 7 | (1) |
| 2000–2004 | Sweden U21 | 30 | (12) |
| 2002–2015 | Sweden | 85 | (20) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Johan Erik Calvin Elmander (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈjûːan ɛlˈmǎnːdɛr]; born 27 May 1981) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a striker. Beginning his career with Holmalunds IF in the late 1990s, he went on to play professionally in the Netherlands, Sweden, Denmark, France, England, and Turkey before retiring at Örgryte IS in 2017. A full international between 2002 and 2015, he scored 20 goals in 85 games for the Sweden national team, and represented his country at the 2006 FIFA World Cup, UEFA Euro 2008 and UEFA Euro 2012.
In 2011, his goal for Bolton Wanderers, away to Wolverhampton Wanderers during the 2010–11 season, was voted the greatest Premier League goal ever in a poll by The Guardian.[4][5]
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