 Källström in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kim Mikael Källström[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1982-08-24)24 August 1982 (age 43)[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Sandviken, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[3] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1980–1989 | Sandvikens IF | ||
| 1990–1996 | Partille IF | ||
| 1997–1998 | BK Häcken | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2001 | BK Häcken | 69 | (14) |
| 2002–2003 | Djurgårdens IF | 48 | (26) |
| 2004–2006 | Rennes | 83 | (20) |
| 2006–2012 | Lyon | 199 | (17) |
| 2012–2015 | Spartak Moscow | 58 | (5) |
| 2014 | →Arsenal (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | Grasshoppers | 49 | (1) |
| 2017 | Djurgårdens IF | 28 | (3) |
| Total | 537 | (86) | |
| International career | |||
| 1997–1999 | Sweden U16 | 32 | (12) |
| 1999 | Sweden U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2000–2003 | Sweden U21 | 21 | (5) |
| 2001–2016 | Sweden | 131 | (16) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Kim Mikael Källström (Swedish pronunciation:[ˈkɪmːˈɕɛ̂lːstrœm]; born 24 August 1982) is a Swedish former professionalfootballer who played as amidfielder. He was noted for his play-making ability and free-kick taking.[4]
He started his career at several clubs in Sweden, winning consecutiveAllsvenskan titles withDjurgårdens IF before moving to France where he representedRennes andLyon. Källström won a range of domestic honours with Lyon and joinedSpartak Moscow in 2012. He spent the second half of the 2013–14 season on loan atArsenal, where he won the2013–14 FA Cup after converting a penalty in the semi-final. Källström left Spartak in 2015 to joinGrasshoppers, where he had a 49 game long spell before ending his career at Djurgårdens IF together with close friendAndreas Isaksson.
Källström earned131 caps for Sweden since his debut in 2001 until 2016 when he announced his departure from international football, making him their fourth most capped player of all time. He played in fourEuropean Championships (Euro 2004,Euro 2008,Euro 2012, andEuro 2016) and the2006 FIFA World Cup.
Källström was born in Sandviken 24 August 1982 to footballerMikael and Ann Källström.[5] In 1986, he joined the localSandvikens IF football team. In 1989, the family moved toPartille outsideGothenburg and Källström started to play for the local clubPartille IF.[6][7] When Källström was 17 years old he had a trial with Dutch clubPSV.
Källström began his professional career withBK Häcken from Gothenburg. Inhis first season, the club gained promotion theAllsvenskan by winning theDivision 1 Södra.[8] Häcken were relegated to theSuperettan in 2001, but Källström's eightAllsvenskan goals[9] earned him a transfer toDjurgårdens IF forSEK5m.[10]
In his first season at Djurgården, Källström won thedouble of theAllsvenskan and the national cup tournamentSvenska Cupen, and was the team's top scorer with twelve league goals.[11] The team defended itsAllsvenskan title in2003, with Källström's 14 goals making him the team's top goalscorer and the second-highest goalscorer in Sweden.[11]
He scored twice during the2002–03 UEFA Cup, in fixtures againstShamrock Rovers[12] andCopenhagen.[13]
In the January 2004 transfer window, Källström moved to the FrenchLigue 1 clubRennes.[14] He made his debut for the club in theCoupe de France againstAngers on 4 January and his first Ligue 1 appearance in a 2–0 defeat atToulouse on 10 January.[15] A week later, he scored his first goal in French football during a 4–0 win overSochaux at theRoute de Lorient.[15] He ended the2003–04 season with seven goals from 18 appearances, including two in a 4–1 away win againstChampions League finalistsMonaco.[15]
During the2004–05 season, Källström scored five times in 31 Ligue 1 matches to help Rennes finish fourth and qualify for the following season'sUEFA Cup.[15] On 5 February 2005, he received his firstred card in French football in a 3–1 defeat atMarseille.[15]
In2005–06, he scored a career-best eight Ligue 1 goals, many of which came in fixtures against some of the biggest clubs in France.[15] In June 2006, Rennes accepted a bid of around €8 million for the player from league championsLyon.[16]
Källström ended his two-and-a-half-year spell at Rennes with 20 goals from 83 league appearances.[17]
After a successful spell at Rennes, Källström signed for Lyon in June 2006, and went on to win a number of honours with the southern club.[14]
His Lyon debut saw him score the equalising goal asles Gones won theTrophée des Champions againstParis Saint-Germain on penalties. Five days later, he made his league debut againstNantes in a 3–1 win.[18]
On 17 October 2006, Källström scored his first Lyon goal in a 3–0 win againstDynamo Kyiv inChampions League.[19] After ending the group stage unbeaten – including a defeat of nine times championsReal Madrid at theStade de Gerland[20] – Lyon were knocked out in the round-of-16 byRoma.[21]
On 22 October, Källström scored his first Ligue 1 goal for the club in a 4–1Choc des Olympiques derby defeat of Marseille at theStade Vélodrome.[22] He scored further goals in league wins againstSaint-Étienne[23] andNancy[24] as Lyon won theFrench championship for the sixth consecutive season.[25]
On 31 March 2008, he appeared as a 68th-minute substitute as Lyon were beaten 1–0 byBordeaux in the2008 Coupe de la Ligue Final.[26]
The2007–08 season began withValencia rumoured to be interested in signing Källström from Lyon, who wanted to keep the player despite the €13 million offer.[27] Källström remained at Lyon and, in the second round of theLigue 1 season, was sent off after spitting towards alinesman during a 1–0 loss at Toulouse.[28]
On 29 September 2007, he scored his first goal of the season in a 3–0 victory againstLens.[29] A week later, he scored again in a 3–1 win at Bordeaux.[30] On 8 November, he scored in a 4–2Champions League defeat ofVfB Stuttgart.[31] However, Lyon were again knocked out in the round-of-16, losing to eventual winnersManchester United 2–1 on aggregate in March 2008.[32]
On 2 December 2007, Källström scored two goals and assisted another as Lyon beatStrasbourg 5–0 at the Gerland.[33] On the final day of the league season, Källström scored in a 3–1 win atAuxerre to secure a seventh league title.[34] On 28 May 2008, he started in the2008 Coupe de France Final as Lyon completed the club's first league and cup double with a 1–0 win against Paris Saint-Germain at theStade de France.[35]
On 16 November 2008, Källström scored his first goal of the2008–09 season in a 2–1 win over championship rivals Bordeaux to put Lyon seven points clear at the top of theLigue 1 table.[36] His only other goal came in a 1–1 draw with his former club Rennes on 1 March 2009.[37] Poor late season form saw OL slip to third in the table, with Bordeaux winning the championship on the final day of the season.[38]
Källström scored four goals inLigue 1 during the2009–10 season.[15] His first goal came in a 2–0 win against Lens on 3 October 2009.[39] On 20 January 2010, he scored twice in a 3–1 win atLorient.[40] His final goal was scored in a 2–2 draw withValenciennes on the penultimate matchday of the season.[41]
On 8 November 2009, he started in a 5–5Choc des Olympiques draw with Marseille.[42] OM went on to win the league title, with Lyon six points behind in second place.[43]
The2009–10 Champions League saw Lyon have the club's most successful season in the competition.[44] Källström scored in a 4–0 win at Hungarian championsDebreceni[45] and made eleven appearances overall, helpingles Gones reach the semi-finals where they lost toBayern Munich.[11]
During2010–11, Källström occasionally provided cover atleft-back, in addition to his favoured midfield role.[46][47] He scored three goals inLigue 1,[15] including the equaliser against eventual championsLille in a 1–1 draw.[48]
The2011–12 season was Källström's last at the club. He made 32 appearances inLigue 1 without scoring.[15]
In theCoupe de France, he scored one goal and assisted another as Lyon knocked out Paris Saint-Germain with a 3–1 win at theParc des Princes at the quarter-final stage.[49] A 4–0 win againstAjaccio in the semi-finals put OL into the2012 Coupe de France Final,[50] where Källström played the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 win overQuevilly.[51] Lyon also reached the final of the2011–12 Coupe de la Ligue, with Källstrom scoring in the quarter-final defeat of Lille.[52] However, Lyon's chances of a cup double were ended by a1–0extra time defeat by Marseille.[53]
In August 2012, Källström left Lyon after six seasons. Overall, he made 283 appearances for the club, winning two Ligue 1 titles, twoCoupes de France and twoTrophées des Champions.[54] He was also a runner-up in theCoupe de la Ligue on two occasions.[15]
On 28 July 2012, it was announced that Källström had signed withSpartak Moscow for €3 million plus €600,000 in potential add-ons.[55][56] On 15 September, he made hisRussian Premier League debut in a 2–2 draw withKuban Krasnodar.[57] On 29 September, he scored his first goal for the club in a 3–1 againstAmkar Perm.[58]
He played in all of Spartak's2012–13 UEFA Champions League group matches, receiving a red card in a 2–1 defeat atCeltic on 5 December 2012.[59]
On 31 January 2014, Källström joinedArsenal on loan for the remainder of the2013–14 season.[60] Although a back injury was discovered during his medical, it was decided Källström would still join and undergo his rehabilitation at Arsenal.[61] Källström made his debut for Arsenal on 25 March againstSwansea City in thePremier League, coming on in the 79th minute as a substitute forTomáš Rosický.[62] His next appearance came two weeks later in theFA Cup semi-finals against defending championsWigan Athletic. Introduced as an extra-time substitute, he scored Arsenal's second spot kick in their 4–2 penalty shoot-out win which saw them advance to the final. Källström has gone on to describe this moment as "the greatest 15 minutes of my life."[63][64] Three days later, he made his first start for Arsenal in a 3–1 victory againstWest Ham United.[65] Arsenal went on to win the FA Cup; Källström was not in the match day squad for the final.[66] After making four appearances in all competitions, it was announced that Källström would not return to Arsenal once his loan spell with them expired at the end of the season.[67] Despite only making four appearances, Källström said he enjoyed his time at Arsenal.[68]
After three years in Russia, Källström left Spartak and signed forSwiss Super League clubGrasshoppers on 6 June 2015.[69] He scored his only goal for the club on 29 November 2015, the final goal in a 5–0 win against city rivalsFC Zürich. Källström was also namedcaptain upon his arrival at the side.[70] After one and a half years, Källström wanted to leave Grasshoppers, citing personal reasons and dissatisfaction with the club's results. He subsequently ended his contract with the club by mutual consent on 31 January 2017.[71]
On 10 February, Källström returned toDjurgårdens IF inAllsvenskan, signing a two-year deal with the club. Källström was immediately handed his old number 16.[72] The club's announcement of signing Källström lead to a crash of the official website of Djurgården, dif.se, due to the number of visitors on the website.[73] After playing 28 league games in 2017, scoring three goals and providing seven assists, Källström announced his retirement from football on 15 December that year.[74]
Källström made his international debut in 2001 againstFinland. He made the Swedish squad for theUEFA Euro 2004,[75]2006 FIFA World Cup,[76]UEFA Euro 2008,[77] andUEFA Euro 2012 tournaments.He also scored Sweden's first goal in the 3–2 win over theNetherlands to take theBlågult to Euro 2012.
In a2014 World Cup qualifier againstGermany on 16 October 2012, Källström was brought on as a substitute forPontus Wernbloom at half time with Sweden losing 3–0. Despite conceding another goal, with three assists from him, Sweden earned a 4–4 draw.[78]
In the return match against Germany, Källström comforted Max, a team mascot who suffers fromWilliams Syndrome, and a photo of this went viral on social media. Max's father Emil wrote to Källström, expressing his thanks. He said: "Because of your actions, Kim, my son could experience precisely the same emotions as everyone else who has been a mascot: pride, a sense of being special, 'I did it' and an immense joy."[79]
Källström retired from the national team afterEuro 2016, having amassed 131 caps, scoring 16 goals.[80] He is Sweden'sfourth most capped player.
Acentral midfielder who could also play on the left side of midfield as awide midfielder, Källström had the potential to work as adeep-lyingplaymaker or as a more attacking influence. He was also known for his left-footedfree kick ability.[4]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[b] | League cup[c] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| BK Häcken | 1999[83] | Division 1 Södra | 22 | 4 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | 24 | 5 | |||
| 2000[83] | Allsvenskan | 23 | 2 | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | 26 | 3 | ||||
| 2001[83] | Allsvenskan | 24 | 8 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 25 | 8 | ||||
| Total | 69 | 14 | 6 | 2 | – | – | – | 75 | 16 | |||||
| Djurgårdens IF | 2002[84] | Allsvenskan | 24 | 12 | 6 | 3 | – | 6[d] | 1 | – | 36 | 16 | ||
| 2003[84] | Allsvenskan | 24 | 14 | 3 | 1 | – | 2[e] | 0 | – | 29 | 15 | |||
| Total | 48 | 26 | 9 | 4 | – | 8 | 1 | – | 65 | 31 | ||||
| Rennes | 2003–04[14] | Ligue 1 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 21 | 7 | ||
| 2004–05[14] | Ligue 1 | 31 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 33 | 6 | |||
| 2005–06[14] | Ligue 1 | 34 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4[d] | 0 | – | 43 | 9 | ||
| Total | 83 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | – | 97 | 22 | |||
| Lyon | 2006–07 | Ligue 1 | 33 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6[e] | 1 | 1[f] | 0 | 47 | 4 |
| 2007–08 | Ligue 1 | 37 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8[e] | 1 | 1[f] | 0 | 54 | 6 | |
| 2008–09 | Ligue 1 | 32 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6[e] | 0 | 1[f] | 0 | 42 | 2 | |
| 2009–10 | Ligue 1 | 32 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13[e] | 1 | – | 47 | 5 | ||
| 2010–11 | Ligue 1 | 33 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5[e] | 0 | – | 40 | 3 | ||
| 2011–12 | Ligue 1 | 32 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9[e] | 0 | – | 51 | 2 | ||
| Total | 199 | 17 | 21 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 47 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 282 | 22 | ||
| Spartak Moscow | 2012–13 | Russian Premier League | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | 6[e] | 0 | – | 27 | 2 | ||
| 2013–14 | Russian Premier League | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 1[g] | 0 | – | 12 | 1 | |||
| 2014–15 | Russian Premier League | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 28 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 58 | 5 | 2 | 0 | – | 7 | 0 | – | 67 | 5 | ||||
| Arsenal (loan) | 2013–14 | Premier League | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | ||
| Grasshoppers | 2015–16 | Swiss Super League | 33 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 35 | 1 | |||
| 2016–17 | Swiss Super League | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 4[g] | 0 | – | 21 | 0 | |||
| Total | 49 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | – | 56 | 1 | ||||
| Djurgårdens IF | 2017 | Allsvenskan | 28 | 3 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | 31 | 3 | |||
| Career total | 537 | 86 | 54 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 70 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 677 | 100 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 2001 | 2 | 0 |
| 2002 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2003 | 7 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 10 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 7 | 2 | |
| 2006 | 12 | 2 | |
| 2007 | 9 | 2 | |
| 2008 | 10 | 3 | |
| 2009 | 9 | 2 | |
| 2010 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2011 | 11 | 3 | |
| 2012 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 6 | 0 | |
| Total | 131 | 16 | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 September 2003 | Ullevi,Gothenburg, Sweden |  San Marino | 4–0 | 5–0 | UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying |
| 2 | 28 April 2004 | Estádio Cidade de Coimbra,Coimbra, Portugal |  Portugal | 1–0 | 2–2 | Friendly |
| 3 | 8 June 2005 | Råsunda,Solna, Sweden |  Norway | 1–0 | 2–3 | Friendly |
| 4 | 12 October 2005 | Råsunda, Solna, Sweden |  Iceland | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifying |
| 5 | 2 September 2006 | Skonto Stadium,Riga, Latvia |  Latvia | 1–0 | 1–0 | UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying |
| 6 | 11 October 2006 | Laugardalsvöllur,Reykjavik, Iceland | Iceland | 1–1 | 2–1 | UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying |
| 7 | 22 August 2007 | Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden |  United States | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 8 | 21 November 2007 | Råsunda, Solna, Sweden | Latvia | 2–1 | 2–1 | UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying |
| 9 | 20 August 2008 | Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden |  France | 2–3 | 2–3 | Friendly |
| 10 | 10 September 2008 | Råsunda, Solna, Sweden |  Hungary | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying |
| 11 | 19 November 2008 | Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, the Netherlands |  Netherlands | 1–2 | 1–3 | Friendly |
| 12 | 11 February 2009 | UPC-Arena,Graz, Austria |  Austria | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 13 | 10 June 2009 | Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden |  Malta | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying |
| 14 | 7 June 2011 | Råsunda, Solna, Sweden |  Finland | 1–0 | 5–0 | UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying |
| 15 | 6 September 2011 | Stadio Olimpico,Serravalle, San Marino | San Marino | 1–0 | 5–0 | UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying |
| 16 | 11 October 2011 | Råsunda, Solna, Sweden | Netherlands | 1–0 | 3–2 | UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying |
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