Kim Källström
Swedish footballer (born 1982)
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- Kim Mikael Källström ( Swedish pronunciation: [ˈkɪmː ˈɕɛ̂lːstrœm] ; born 24 August 1982) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
- He started his career at several clubs in Sweden, winning consecutive Allsvenskan titles with Djurgårdens IF before moving to France where he represented Rennes and Lyon.
- He spent the second half of the 2013–14 season on loan at Arsenal, where he won the 2013–14 FA Cup after converting a penalty in the semi-final.
- Källström earned 131 caps for Sweden since his debut in 2001 until 2016 when he announced his departure from international football, making him their fourth most capped player of all time.
- Early life Källström was born in Sandviken 24 August 1982 to footballer Mikael and Ann Källström.
Kim Mikael Källström (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈkɪmː ˈɕɛ̂lːstrœm]; born 24 August 1982) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He was noted for his play-making ability and free-kick taking.
He started his career at several clubs in Sweden, winning consecutive Allsvenskan titles with Djurgårdens IF before moving to France where he represented Rennes and Lyon. Källström won a range of domestic honours with Lyon and joined Spartak Moscow in 2012. He spent the second half of the 2013–14 season on loan at Arsenal, where he won the 2013–14 FA Cup after converting a penalty in the semi-final. Källström left Spartak in 2015 to join Grasshoppers, where he had a 49 game long spell before ending his career at Djurgårdens IF together with close friend Andreas Isaksson.
Källström earned 131 caps for Sweden since his debut in 2001 until 2016 when he announced his departure from international football, making him their fourth most capped player of all time. He played in four European Championships (Euro 2004, Euro 2008, Euro 2012, and Euro 2016) and the 2006 FIFA World Cup.
Early life
Källström was born in Sandviken 24 August 1982 to footballer Mikael and Ann Källström. In 1986, he joined the local Sandvikens IF football team. In 1989, the family moved to Partille outside Gothenburg and Källström started to play for the local club Partille IF. When Källström was 17 years old he had a trial with Dutch club PSV.
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