Kim Källström

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Kim Källström
Personal information
Full name	Kim Källström
Date of birth	August 24, 1982 (1982-08-24) (age 26)
Place of birth	Sandviken, Sweden
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Lyon
Number	6
Senior career1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1999–2001 2002–2003 2003–2006 2006–	Häcken Djurgården Stade Rennais Lyon	69 (14) 48 (26) 83 (20) 91 (10)
National team2
2000-2003 2001-	Sweden U21 Sweden	21 0(5) 62 (13)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of March 7, 2009 (CET). 2 National team caps and goals correct as of June 10, 2009 (CET). * Appearances (Goals)

Kim Källström (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈkɪm ˈɕɛlstrœm]; born August 24, 1982 in Sandviken) is a left-footed Swedish midfielder playing for the Swedish national team and Olympique Lyonnais. He has a powerful shot, which once knocked out his team-mate Andreas Isaksson during training prior to the 2006 World Cup. His nickname is Kongo-Kim. He is usually a playmaker; however, he can play anywhere in midfield and used to play regularly both for Olympique Lyonnais and the Swedish squad as a left-winger. He is best known for his passing^{[citations needed]}, although his crossing is very accurate^{[citations needed]}, and left-footed long-range strikes.

[edit] Early years

Källström's first professional club in Sweden was BK Häcken from Gothenburg but his big breakthrough in Sweden came when he moved to Djurgårdens IF in 2002, where he won the Swedish Allsvenskan in 2002 and 2003 and svenskacupen"Swedish Cup" 2002. Scored twice in the UEFA Cup against Shamrock Rovers [1] and FC Copenhagen [2]. In the spring of 2004, Källström moved to the French club Rennes^[1], where he played together with fellow former Djurgården player Andreas Isaksson.

[edit] Olympique Lyonnais

On May 26, 2006, he signed with French league champions Olympique Lyonnais^[2], and helped them to capture their 6th straight league title, the following season.

[edit] International career

Källström made his international debut in 2001 against Finland. He has played for his country at Euro 2004^[3], 2006 World Cup^[4], and was apart of Sweden's EURO 2008 squad.^[5] He has been capped 62 times scoring 13 goals, as of June 2009.

[edit] International goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	September 6, 2003	Ullevi, Sweden	San Marino	4-0	5-0	UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying
2.	April 28, 2004	Coimbra, Portugal	Portugal	1-0	2-2	Friendly match
3.	June 8, 2005	Råsunda, Sweden	Norway	1-0	2-3	Friendly match
4.	October 12, 2005	Råsunda, Sweden	Iceland	3-1	3-1	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
5.	September 2, 2006	Riga, Latvia	Latvia	1-0	1-0	UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
6.	October 11, 2006	Reykjavik, Iceland	Iceland	1-1	2-1	UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
7.	August 22, 2007	Ullevi, Sweden	United States	1-0	1-0	Friendly match
8.	November 21, 2007	Råsunda, Sweden	Latvia	2-1	2-1	UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
9.	August 20, 2008	Ullevi, Sweden	France	2-3	2-3	Friendly match
10.	September 10, 2008	Råsunda, Sweden	Hungary	1-0	2-1	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
11.	November 19, 2008	Amsterdam ArenA, Netherlands	Netherlands	1-2	1-3	Friendly match
12.	February 11, 2009	UPC-Arena, Austria	Austria	2-0	2-0	Friendly match
13.	June 10, 2009	Ullevi, Sweden	Malta	1-0	4-0	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification

[edit] Career statistics

Notes:

• No league cup in Sweden.
• Europe 2002: 2 apps + 1 goal in the UEFA Cup qualifying, and 4 apps + 1 goal in the real UEFA Cup tournament (round 1 + round 2).
• Europe 2003: 2 apps in the 2nd qualifying round (of three) for Champions League.

Sources:

• From Häcken for the years 1999-2001

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Kim Källström's profile, stats & pics

v • d • e Sweden squad – UEFA Euro 2004 1 Isaksson • 2 Lucic • 3 Mellberg • 4 Mjällby • 5 Edman • 6 Linderoth • 7 Nilsson • 8 Svensson • 9 Ljungberg • 10 Ibrahimović • 11 Larsson • 12 Hedman • 13 Hansson • 14 Östlund • 15 Jakobsson • 16 Källström • 17 Andersson • 18 Jonson • 19 Farnerud • 20 Allbäck • 21 Wilhelmsson • 22 Wahlstedt • 23 Kihlstedt • Coach: Lagerbäck & Söderberg

v • d • e Sweden squad – 2006 FIFA World Cup 1 Isaksson • 2 Nilsson • 3 Mellberg • 4 Lucic • 5 Edman • 6 Linderoth • 7 Alexandersson • 8 A. Svensson • 9 Ljungberg • 10 Ibrahimović • 11 Larsson • 12 Alvbåge • 13 Hansson • 14 Stenman • 15 K. Svensson • 16 Källström • 17 Elmander • 18 Jonson • 19 Andersson • 20 Allbäck • 21 Wilhelmsson • 22 Rosenberg • 23 Shaaban • Coach: Lagerbäck

v • d • e Sweden squad – UEFA Euro 2008 1 Isaksson • 2 Nilsson • 3 Mellberg • 4 Hansson • 5 Stoor • 6 Linderoth • 7 Alexandersson • 8 Svensson • 9 Ljungberg • 10 Ibrahimović • 11 Elmander • 12 Shaaban • 13 Wiland • 14 Majstorović • 15 Granqvist • 16 Källström • 17 H. Larsson • 18 S. Larsson • 19 Andersson • 20 Allbäck • 21 Wilhelmsson • 22 Rosenberg • 23 Dorsin • Coach: Lagerbäck