Joachim Björklund

Who is this?

Joachim Björklund (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈjuː.a.kɪm ˈbjœr.klʉnd]; born 15 March 1971) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a centre back. He is currently assistant coach for Allsvenskan club IFK Göteborg. Beginning his playing career with Östers IF and SK Brann, Björklund went on to win three Swedish championships with IFK Göteborg before representing clubs in the Scottish Premiership, Serie A, La Liga, and the Premier League. A full international between 1992 and 2000, Björklund won 78 caps for the Sweden national team and was a part of the teams that competed at Euro 1992, Euro 2000, and finished third at the 1994 FIFA World Cup.

Career

1. 1971
   Born
2. 1989
   Joined Östers IF
3. 1989
   Joined Östers IF
4. 1990
   Joined SK Brann
5. 1992
   Joined Sweden national under-23 football team
6. 1992
   Joined Sweden men's national football team
7. 1993
   Joined IFK Göteborg
8. 1995
   Joined Vicenza Calcio
9. 1996
   Joined Rangers F.C.
10. 1998
    Joined Valencia CF
11. 2001
    Joined Venezia F.C.
12. 2002
    Joined Sunderland A.F.C.
13. 2004
    Joined Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.

Trivia

• •Place of birth: Växjö
• •Citizenship: Sweden
• •Known as: association football player, association football coach
• •Sport: association football