Marcus Allbäck

Marcus Christian Allbäck (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈmǎrːkɵs ˈâlːbɛk]; born 5 July 1973), is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a striker. He was known for his sharp finishing ability and represented clubs in Sweden, Denmark, Italy, the Netherlands, England, and Germany during his career. A full international between 1999 and 2008, he won 74 caps for the Sweden national team and scored 30 goals. He represented Sweden at three UEFA European Championships (2000, 2004, and 2008) as well as two FIFA World Cups (2002 and 2006).

Marcus Allbäck
Marcus Allbäck at the Swedish Sports Awards inside the Stockholm Globe Arena in Stockholm, Sweden in January 2013
Personal information
Full name Marcus Christian Allbäck
Date of birth (1973-07-05) 5 July 1973
Place of birth Gothenburg, Sweden
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992–2000 Örgryte IS 203 (86)
1997 → Lyngby BK (loan) 4 (1)
1998 → Bari (loan) 16 (0)
2000–2002 Heerenveen 48 (25)
2002–2004 Aston Villa 35 (6)
2004–2005 Hansa Rostock 23 (4)
2005–2008 Copenhagen 85 (34)
2008–2009 Örgryte IS 30 (8)
2011 Örgryte IS 1 (0)
Total 445 (164)
National team
1999–2008 Sweden 74 (30)
Teams managed
2009–2016 Sweden (players' manager)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

After his playing career he served as an assistant coach for the Sweden national team between 2009 and 2016.

Club career

Early career

Born in Gothenburg, Allbäck started his professional career with Örgryte IS. He then proceeded to have two modest loan stints abroad, with Lyngby Boldklub and A.S. Bari of Serie A, before rejoining his first club.

In 2000, he joined SC Heerenveen of the Eredivisie, before moving to Aston Villa for £2 million in 2002. He was not a regular for the Premier League club, due to Darius Vassell and Juan Pablo Ángel.[1] At the end of his contract, he joined Hansa Rostock in summer 2004.[2]

F.C. Copenhagen

In the summer of 2005, aged 32, Allbäck signed with F.C. Copenhagen. On 1 November 2006, he scored their first goal ever in the UEFA Champions League – a winner against two-times competition winners Manchester United.[3] In that match, he was also awarded the fans' Man of the Match award. 20 days later he also scored against S.L. Benfica at Estádio da Luz – a match lost 3–1. Allbäck scored again in the last group stage match against Celtic at Parken in a 3–1 win. After the final home game of the Danish Superliga 2006–07 season, he was presented with the fans' Player of the Year award, as the side emerged back-to-back champions, and the striker netted 11 league goals.

In August 2007, Allbäck scored a late away equaliser against Beitar Jerusalem in the second leg of the second round Champions League qualifier in extra time, to keep Copenhagen's group stage dreams alive, although the side would eventually bow out to Benfica in the next round.

Return to Sweden and retirement

On 1 July 2008, Allbäck returned to Sweden and Örgryte, his third spell at the club.[4]

On 14 December 2009, after Örgryte IS was relegated from Allsvenskan, Allbäck announced his retirement from football.[5]

After Sweden's victory against the Netherlands, it was official that Allbäck would participate in Örgryte's next home game against Motala, He came on in the 69th minute but could not affect the game.[6]

International career

Allbäck played for Sweden at Euro 2000, 2002 FIFA World Cup, Euro 2004, 2006 World Cup, and Euro 2008, totalling 74 caps with 30 goals. He made his debut for the national side on 27 November 1999 in a friendly against South Africa.

On 20 June 2006, during the 2006 World Cup, Allbäck helped Sweden earn a 2–2 draw against England by netting their first goal. This goal by Allbäck was the 2000th goal scored in the history of the World Cup. On 6 September, he scored twice to help propel Sweden past visitors Liechtenstein 3–1 in the second of their 2008 European Championship qualifying matches.

On 6 June 2007, during Euro 2008 qualifiers, Allbäck scored a highly surreal goal against Iceland when an opponent, Ívar Ingimarsson, gave him the ball incorrectly thinking a free kick had been awarded.[7]

After Sweden's group stage exit from Euro 2008 (in which he played as a second-half substitute against Russia in Innsbruck), Allbäck announced that he would retire from the national team.[8]

Allbäck worked for SVT as a commentator during the FIFA Confederations Cup 2009 in South Africa.[9]

Post-playing career
Allbäck and Swedish coach Erik Hamrén.

On 7 November 2009, Allbäck was named as the new assistant coach of the Sweden national football team. He stepped down from this position in 2016, following Sweden's disappointing Euro 2016 campaign.[10] He started his career as a football agent later the same year.[10]

Career statistics

Club
Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Sweden League Svenska Cupen League Cup Europe Total
1992Örgryte ISDivision 12410– –
1993Allsvenskan204– –
1994Division 12519– –
1995Allsvenskan224– –
1996248– 10
1997249
Denmark League Danish Cup League Cup Europe Total
1997–98Lyngby BoldklubSuperliga41–
Italy League Coppa Italia League Cup Europe Total
1997–98BariSerie A160–
Sweden League Svenska Cupen League Cup Europe Total
1998Örgryte ISAllsvenskan123–
19992615–
20002616– 20
Netherlands League KNVB Cup League Cup Europe Total
2000–01HeerenveenEredivisie1610– -
2001–023215– 23
England League FA Cup League Cup Europe Total
2002–03Aston VillaPremier League205
2003–0415120
2004–0500
Germany League DFB-Pokal Other Europe Total
2004–05[11]Hansa RostockBundesliga23430– -
Denmark League Danish Cup League Cup Europe Total
2005–06CopenhagenSuperliga3015– 10
2006–072611– 93
2007–08298– 104
Sweden League Svenska Cupen League Cup Europe Total
2008Örgryte IS Superettan125– -
2009[12]Allsvenskan183– -
2011[12]Division 110– -
Total Sweden 20388– 30
Denmark 8935– 207
Italy 160– 00
Netherlands 4825– 23
England 356
Germany 23430–
Career total 414158

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Sweden 1999 1 0
2000 4 1
2001 9 6
2002 13 4
2003 9 5
2004 11 7
2005 7 0
2006 9 4
2007 7 3
2008 4 0
Total 74 30

International goals
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.31 January 2000La Manga Club, La Manga Denmark1–01–02000–01 Nordic Football Championship
2.28 March 2001Zimbru Stadium, Chişinău Moldova0–10–22002 FIFA World Cup qualification
3.28 March 2001Zimbru Stadium, Chişinău Moldova0–20–22002 FIFA World Cup qualification
4.2 June 2001Råsunda, Stockholm Slovakia1–02–02002 FIFA World Cup qualification
5.2 June 2001Råsunda, Stockholm Slovakia2–02–02002 FIFA World Cup qualification
6.6 June 2001Ullevi, Gothenburg Moldova5–06–02002 FIFA World Cup qualification
7.15 August 2001Råsunda, Stockholm South Africa2–03–0Friendly
8.27 March 2002Malmö Stadion, Malmö  Switzerland1–01–1Friendly
9.25 May 2002National Stadium, Tokyo Japan0–11–1Friendly
10.16 October 2002Ullevi, Gothenburg Portugal2–02–3Friendly
11.20 November 2002Na Stínadlech, Teplice Czech Republic3–33–3Friendly
12.2 April 2003Népstadion, Budapest Hungary0–11–2UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying
13.2 April 2003Népstadion, Budapest Hungary1–21–2UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying
14.7 June 2003Stadio Serravalle, San Marino San Marino0–20–6UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying
15.7 June 2003Stadio Serravalle, San Marino San Marino0–60–6UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying
16.11 June 2003Råsunda, Stockholm Poland2–03–0UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying
17.28 May 2004Ratina Stadion, Tampere Finland1–21–3Friendly
18.28 May 2004Ratina Stadion, Tampere Finland1–31–3Friendly
19.5 June 2004Råsunda, Stockholm Poland3–03–1Friendly
20.14 June 2004José Alvalade Stadium, Lisbon Bulgaria5–05–0UEFA Euro 2004
21.13 October 2004Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík Iceland0–21–42006 FIFA World Cup qualification
22.17 November 2004Easter Road Stadium, Edinburgh Scotland0–11–4Friendly
23.17 November 2004Easter Road Stadium, Edinburgh Scotland0–21–4Friendly
24.20 June 2006RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne England1–12–22006 FIFA World Cup
25.6 September 2006Ullevi, Gothenburg Liechtenstein1–03–1UEFA Euro 2008 qualification
26.6 September 2006Ullevi, Gothenburg Liechtenstein2–13–1UEFA Euro 2008 qualification
27.7 October 2006Råsunda, Stockholm Spain2–02–0UEFA Euro 2008 qualification
28.6 June 2007Råsunda, Stockholm Iceland1–05–0UEFA Euro 2008 qualification
29.6 June 2007Råsunda, Stockholm Iceland5–05–0UEFA Euro 2008 qualification
30.21 November 2007Råsunda, Stockholm Latvia1–02–1UEFA Euro 2008 qualification

Honours

F.C. Copenhagen[12]

Örgryte IS

References
  1. Carminati, Nadia. "Italians eye Villa marksman". Sky Sports. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
  2. "Hansa snap up Allbäck". UEFA.com. 28 August 2004. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
  3. Taylor, Daniel (2 November 2006). "Allback goal leaves United stuck in muddy misery". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
  4. "Allbäck: Öis är klubben i mitt hjärta" (in Swedish). Fotbollskanalen.se. Archived from the original on 6 April 2008. Retrieved 21 February 2010.
  5. "Allbäck: "Lägger karriären på is"" (in Swedish). fotbolldirekt.se. Archived from the original on 30 September 2011. Retrieved 14 January 2012.
  6. "Från kostym till kortärma" (in Swedish). fotboll.ois.se. 14 October 2011. Archived from the original on 7 January 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2012.
  7. "Marcus Allback, Sweden vs. Iceland 5:0, 06–06–07". Youtube. Retrieved 21 February 2010.
  8. "Here is the first blueyellow to retire". SVT.se. 19 June 2008. Archived from the original on 16 June 2008. Retrieved 19 June 2008.
  9. http://www.svt.se/sport/fotboll/confederation-cup-direktsant-for-vm-i-svt
  10. "Marcus Allbäcks nya jobb efter landslaget". www.expressen.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 26 January 2021.
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