Mikael Antonsson

Mikael Antonsson

Footballer

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Career & Clubs

Club career

Antonsson was born in Karlskrona. He began his career in a local Swedish team called Sillhövda AIK (1996) and after two years he was transferred to Swedish champions IFK Göteborg. He played there until 2004, when Austria Wien bought him for €450,000. In January 2006 Panathinaikos brought him in Athens to play for them on a 2-year contract. In the summer 2007 he moved to the Danish champions F.C. Copenhagen. Mikael Antonsson started the season 2010–11 impressively with new teammate, Sölvi Ottesen, which reminded fans of former steady partnership between Michael Gravgaard and Brede Hangeland. In the 2–0 win against former club and Greek champions Panathinaikos, Antonsson chosen for the Goal.com Champions League "Team of the Round". In 2011, Antonsson moved to Bologna in the Italian Serie A on a free transfer before wrapping up his career in Copenhagen between 2014 and his retirement in 2018. In 2024 Antonsson announced that he will make a comeback by playing for the Swedish tier 4 football club AIK Atlas.

International career

Antonsson won 28 caps between 2004 and 2015 and represented Sweden at UEFA Euro 2012.

Career statistics

International

Club
F.C. Copenhagen (2007–2011)
Club
Panathinaikos F.C. (2006–2007)
Club
IFK Göteborg (1998–2004)
Club
FK Austria Wien (2004–2006)
Club
Sillhövda AIK (1996–1997)
Club
Bologna F.C. 1909 (2011–2014)
Club
F.C. Copenhagen (2014–2018)
Club
Sweden national under-16 football team (1997–1998)
Club
Sweden national under-18 football team (1999–1999)
Club
Sweden national under-21 football team (2002–2004)
Club
Sweden men's national football team (2004–2015)
Club
AIK Atlas (2024–)
National team
Sweden

Legacy

Honours

Austria Wien

Austrian Bundesliga: 2005–06 Austrian Cup: 2004–05, 2005–06 Copenhagen

Danish Superliga: 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2015–16, 2016–17 Danish Cup: 2008–09, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17 Individual

Årets Ärkeängel: 2003

Clubs

Played together with

Archive

Passport
Identifiers & aliases
Description

Swedish footballer

Position

centre-back

Extract from Wikipedia

Mikael Antonsson is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a defender. He currently works for the Danish Superliga side F.C. Copenhagen as assistant manager. As a player, he played professionally in Sweden, Austria, Greece, Italy, and Denmark during a career that spanned between 1996 and 2018. A full international between 2004 and 2015, he won 28 caps for the Sweden national team and was a part of their UEFA Euro 2012 squad.

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