| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sven Peter Markstedt | ||
| Date of birth | (1972-01-11)11 January 1972 (age 53) | ||
| Place of birth | Västerås, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back,striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Västerås SK | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1991–1997 | Västerås SK | 153 | (17) |
| 1997–1999 | Barnsley | 9 | (0) |
| 1999–2001 | Helsingborgs IF | 9 | (0) |
| 2000 | →Västerås SK (loan) | 26 | (10) |
| 2001–2003 | Hammarby IF | 61 | (20) |
| 2004 | Lyn | 24 | (6) |
| 2005–2006 | Västerås SK | 35 | (2) |
| 2013 | Syrianska IF | 1 | (0) |
| Total | 318 | (55) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2005 | Västerås SK (interim) | ||
| 2010–2011 | IK Franke | ||
| 2011 | Västerås SK | ||
| 2012–2014 | Syrianska IF (assistant) | ||
| 2015 | Västerås SK | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Sven Peter Markstedt (Swedish pronunciation:[ˈpeː.tɛrˈmark.stɛt]; born 11 January 1972) is a Swedish former footballmanager and professionalfootballer who played as acentre-back and also as astriker.
Born inVästerås, Markstedt started his professional career at hometown clubVästerås SK in 1991. He played in the1997 Allsvenskan campaign which was only the fourth time the team played in the top flight and the first time since 1978, but ended relegated after losing toBK Häcken in the relegation play-offs.[1]
In November 1997, after the end of the Swedish season he was sold toBarnsley for £250k.[2] Playing as a centre back, he made his debut in thePremier League in a shock 1–0 win againstLiverpool at Anfield in the same month[3] and also played the whole match when Barnsley defeatedManchester United in theFA Cup in the same season.[4] At the end of the season, the club was relegated to theFirst Division and the player suffered his second top-flight relegation in less than a year. He barely played in his second season at Barnsley and returned to Sweden in 1999, joiningHelsingborgs IF.
At Helsingborg, Markstedt played nine league matches as the club won the1999 Allsvenskan. He returned to Västerås SK on loan in 2000 and ended as the club's top scorer in the2000 Superettan. In 2001, the played signed forHammarby IF, winning his second Allsvenskan title. He was the club top scorer in the2002 Allsvenskan and joint fourth overall and left the club in the end of 2003 after finishing the league in second place.
He moved to Norwegian-basedLyn in 2004 and scored in the 4–1 defeat toSK Brann at the2004 Norwegian Football Cup Final.[5] After the birth of his son in March 2005, he decided to move back to Västerås SK in his third spell with the club despite offers from Allsvenkan clubs and retired from playing in 2006, but made a brief comeback in 2013 when working as an assistant manager atSyrianska IF.[6]
Markstedt had his first job as a coach as an interim manager in 2005 while playing for Västerås SK in a match againstVäsby United after being handed the duties one hour before the kick-off.[7] He managedIK Franke in 2010 and 2011,[8] also managing Västerås SK in 2011.[9] He was hired bySyrianska IF as an assistant coach in 2012.[10] He left the club in 2014 after difficults to share the time at the club and his own company.[11]
He returned to his hometown club Västerås SK in 2015[12] as a joint head coach with Leif Berg.[13] He left the club at the end of the season claiming time constraints with his own business.[14]
Markstedt is one of the founders and owners of KidsBrandStore, a Swedish children's clothing shop founded in 2011.[15][16]
Helsingborgs IF
Hammarby IF
Lyn Fotball
