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Johan Elmander

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Johan Erik Calvin Elmander (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈjûːan ɛlˈmǎnːdɛr]; born 27 May 1981) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a striker. Beginning his career with Holmalunds IF in the late 1990s, he went on to play professionally in the Netherlands, Sweden, Denmark, France, England, and Turkey before retiring at Örgryte IS in 2017. A full international between 2002 and 2015, he scored 20 goals in 85 games for the Sweden national team, and represented his country at the 2006 FIFA World Cup, UEFA Euro 2008 and UEFA Euro 2012. In 2011, his goal for Bolton Wanderers, away to Wolverhampton Wanderers during the 2010–11 season, was voted the greatest Premier League goal ever in a poll by The Guardian. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Johan Elmander is the 4,494th most popular soccer player (down from 3,410th in 2019), the 1,007th most popular biography from Sweden (down from 852nd in 2019) and the 128th most popular Swedish Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Johan Elmander ranks 4,494 out of 21,273. Before him are Motoki Imagawa, Guillermo Sepúlveda, Andrés D'Alessandro, Prvoslav Mihajlović, Kazuaki Nagasawa, and Rubén Héctor Sosa. After him are Rino Ferrario, Yozhef Betsa, Oliver Glasner, Danijel Pranjić, Hércules de Miranda, and Harry Stafford.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1981, Johan Elmander ranks 182. Before him are John O'Shea, Gareth Barry, Justin Gabriel, Tora Berger, Roman Pavlyuchenko, and Andrés D'Alessandro. After him are Danijel Pranjić, Stephen Hunt, Nicky Jam, Michelle Dockery, Cristian Zaccardo, and Jo In-sung.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Johan Elmander ranks 1,007 out of 1,879. Before him are Daniel Norling (1888), Assar Rönnlund (1935), Olle Håkansson (1927), Gösta Sandberg (1932), Erik Algot Fredriksson (1885), and Erik Elmsäter (1919). After him are Gösta Runö (1896), Emil Magnusson (1887), Majgull Axelsson (1947), Agnes von Krusenstjerna (1894), Jan Jönsson (1960), and Evert Gunnarsson (1929).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Sweden

Among soccer players born in Sweden, Johan Elmander ranks 128. Before him are Roy Andersson (1949), Arne Månsson (1925), Helge Liljebjörn (1904), Johnny Ekström (1965), Olle Håkansson (1927), and Gösta Sandberg (1932). After him are Jan Jönsson (1960), Göran Hagberg (1947), Yngve Brodd (1930), Georg Johansson (1910), Thomas Sjöberg (1952), and Bertil Johansson (1935).

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