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Mikael Nilsson

1978 - Today

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Mikael "Micke" Nilsson (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈmîːkaɛl ˈnɪ̌lːsɔn]; born 24 June 1978) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder and defender. He is best remembered for representing Halmstads BK, Panathinaikos, and Brøndby. A full international between 2002 and 2009, he played 64 matches for Sweden and was a part of their UEFA Euro 2004, 2006 FIFA World Cup, and UEFA Euro 2008 squads. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia. Mikael Nilsson is the 8,110th most popular soccer player (down from 7,663rd in 2024), the 1,318th most popular biography from Sweden (down from 1,305th in 2019) and the 189th most popular Swedish Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Mikael Nilsson ranks 8,110 out of 21,273. Before him are Davor Vugrinec, Miguel Ángel Moyá, Ivan Turina, Augustine Eguavoen, Juan Sánchez Moreno, and Ivaylo Andonov. After him are Kenta Hiraishi, Abdullah Al-Buloushi, Sandro Wagner, Cléo, Humberto Suazo, and Duje Ćaleta-Car.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1978, Mikael Nilsson ranks 468. Before him are Archie Thompson, Yazid Mansouri, Nikola Vujčić, Christoph Spycher, Kurt Nilsen, and Lucas Neill. After him are Noah Ngeny, Sabrina Harman, Júlio César, Paolo Cognetti, Igor Bišćan, and Deniz Gamze Ergüven.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Mikael Nilsson ranks 1,320 out of 1,879. Before him are Erik Edman (1978), Mikael Antonsson (1981), Beatrice Ask (1956), Nicklas Kulti (1971), Pär Arvidsson (1960), Jimmy Durmaz (1989), Jari Sillanpää (1965), and Melinda Kinnaman (1971). After him are Daniel Alfredsson (1972), Princess Estelle, Duchess of Östergötland (2012), Stefan Rehn (1966), and Jan Ottosson (1960).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Sweden

Among soccer players born in Sweden, Mikael Nilsson ranks 189. Before him are Daniel Majstorović (1977), Håkan Mild (1971), Mats Gren (1963), Erik Edman (1978), Mikael Antonsson (1981), and Jimmy Durmaz (1989). After him are Stefan Rehn (1966), Magnus Erlingmark (1968), Hanna Ljungberg (1979), Fridolina Rolfö (1993), Kosovare Asllani (1989), and Magnus Svensson (1969).

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