Markus Karlsson (footballer, born 1972)

Bo Markus Karlsson (born 30 August 1972) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a defender.

Markus Karlsson
Personal information
Full name Bo Markus Karlsson
Date of birth (1972-08-30) 30 August 1972 (age 52)
Place of birth Sweden
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre Back, Left Back
Youth career
Rimbo IF
BKV Norrtälje
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992–1993 Rimbo IF
1993–1995 BKV Norrtälje 55 (15)
1996–2004 Djurgårdens IF 178 (3)
2005 Rot-Weiss Essen 9 (0)
2005–2006 Stabæk IF 26 (0)
2007–2009 IF Brommapojkarna 51 (1)
2013 IFK Lidingö FK 5 (0)
2015 IFK Lidingö BK 1 (0)
2017 IFK Lidingö BK 1 (0)
2022 IFK Lidingö BK 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Karlsson joined Djurgården from BKV Norrtälje for the 1996 season as a midfielder.[1] He was captain[2] of the very successful Djurgården squad that won back-to-back Swedish championships in 2002 and 2003,[3] including the league-cup double in 2002.[4]

He later played for Rot-Weiß Essen, Stabæk Fotball, IF Brommapojkarna and IFK Lidingö FK.

Karlsson married Swedish and Djurgårdens IF footballer Elin Flyborg – both husband and wife were Swedish football champions in the 2003 season.[5] He is the father of Djurgårdens IF footballer Nea Flyborg.[6]

Career statistics

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Club statistics
Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Rimbo IF 1992
1993
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
BKV Norrtälje 1993 Division 2 Östra Svealand 18 5 18 5
1994 20 5 20 5
1995 17 5 17 5
Total 55 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 55 15
Djurgården 1996 Allsvenskan 20 0 2 20 2
1997 Division 1 Norra 13 1 2 0 15 1
1998 17 2 2 1 19 3
1999 Allsvenskan 20 0 1 20 1
2000 Superettan 24 0 1 0 25 0
2001 Allsvenskan 23 0 1 0 24 0
2002 23 0 5 0 6 0 34 0
2003 23 0 4 0 2 0 29 0
2004 15 0 2 0 5 0 3 0 25 0
Total 178 3 15 4 13 0 5 0 211 7
Rot-Weiß Essen 2004–05 2. Bundesliga 9 0 9 0
Total 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
Stabæk 2005 1. divisjon 7 0 1 0 8 0
2006 Tippeligaen 19 0 1 0 20 0
Total 26 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 28 0
Brommapojkarna 2007 Allsvenskan 13 0 13 0
2008 Superettan 22 1 2 0 24 1
2009 Allsvenskan 16 0 16 0
Total 51 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 53 1
IFK Lidingö 2013 Division 4 Mellersta Stockholm 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 304 29 17 4 0 0 13 0 7 0 343 23

Honours

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Djurgårdens IF[7]

Individual

References

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  1. ^ "SvenskaFans".
  2. ^ "Mackan fortsätter som kapten" (in Swedish). Djurgårdens IF Fotboll. 27 February 2003. Archived from the original on 15 March 2005. Retrieved 12 June 2009.
  3. ^ "Svenska mästare 1896-1925, 1931-" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 12 June 2009.
  4. ^ "Svenska Cupens finaler 1941-" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Archived from the original on 9 June 2009. Retrieved 12 June 2009.
  5. ^ "Familjens dubbel". 26 October 2003.
  6. ^ "Nytt kontrakt för Nea Flyborg". 31 May 2022.
  7. ^ http://www.difarkivet.se/dif_sm_guld_seniorer.pdf [bare URL PDF]
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