
Marcus Berg
Bengt Erik Markus Berg
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Bengt Erik Markus Berg (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈmǎrːkɵs ˈbærj]; born 17 August 1986) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a striker. He is currently the assistant coach of Allsvenskan club IFK Göteborg. Beginning his footballing career in Sweden with IFK Göteborg in the early 2000s, Berg went on to play for several clubs across various countries, including Panathinaikos in Greece, PSV and Groningen in the Netherlands, Hamburger SV in Germany, Al Ain in the United Arab Emirates, and Krasnodar in Russia before returning to Sweden to join boyhood club IFK Göteborg in 2021. A full international from 2008 to 2021, Berg won 90 caps and scored 24 total goals for the Sweden national team. He represented his country at the UEFA Euro 2016, the 2018 FIFA World Cup, and UEFA Euro 2020, before retiring from international football inherently in July 2021.
Career
- 1986Born
- 2004Joined Sweden national under-19 football team
- 2005Joined IFK Göteborg
- 2006Joined Sweden national under-21 football team
- 2007Joined FC Groningen
- 2008Joined Sweden men's national football team
- 2009Joined Hamburger SV
- 2010Joined PSV Eindhoven
- 2013Joined Panathinaikos F.C.
- 2017Joined Al Ain FC
- 2019Joined FC Krasnodar
- 2021Joined IFK Göteborg
Trivia
- •Place of birth: Torsby
- •Citizenship: Sweden
- •Known as: association football player
- •Sport: association football