Daniel Alexandersson

Daniel Alexandersson

Alexandersson during pre-season in 2009
Personal information
Full name	Daniel Nils Alexandersson
Date of birth	(1978-12-03) 3 December 1978
Place of birth	Falkenberg, Sweden
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder Forward
Youth career
	Vessigebro BK
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1998–1999	Halmstads BK
2000–2003	Falkenbergs FF	29	(11)
2004–2007	IF Elfsborg	100	(14)
2008–2009	IFK Göteborg	21	(0)
2010–2011	Falkenbergs FF	22	(10)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Daniel Alexandersson (born 3 December 1978) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder or forward. He is the younger brother of Niclas Alexandersson.

Career

Alexandersson started his youth career at Vessigebro BK and continued his early career at Halmstads BK, where his brother and father had played. He also played for Falkenbergs FF and Danish side Viborg FF before joining IF Elfsborg in 2005.

During his tenure at IF Elsborg, he was in the starting eleven. In the 2006 Allsvenskan, he scored five goals and won the Swedish Championship gold.

In 2008, Alexandersson left Elfsborg for IFK Göteborg where he played alongside his brother Niclas who retired after the 2008 season. In early 2010 Alexandersson chose to return to Falkenbergs FF. He retired after the 2011 season.

Biography

Alexandersson was born in Falkenberg, Sweden to father Lennart Alexandersson who was a Halmstads BK player in the 1960s. He lived in Vessigebro as a child where he trained until moving to Halmstad.

Honours

IF Elfsborg:

• Allsvenskan: 2006
• Supercupen: 2007

IFK Göteborg:

• Supercupen: 2008

External links

• Daniel Alexandersson at IFK Göteborg at the Wayback Machine (archived 7 March 2009) (in Swedish)
• Daniel Alexandersson at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish) (archive)
• Daniel Alexandersson club team profile at SvFF (in Swedish) (archived)
• Daniel Alexandersson at WorldFootball.net
• #17 Daniel Alexandersson at ifkdb.com