- Karl Svensson
Football player infobox
playername = Karl Svensson
fullname = Karl Svensson
height = height|m=1.89
nickname = Kalle
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1984|3|21
cityofbirth =Jönköping
countryofbirth =Sweden
currentclub = Caen
clubnumber = 3
position = Centre Back
years = 2000-2002
2003-2006
2006-2007
2007-present
clubs =Jönköpings Södra IF IFK Göteborg RangersSM Caen
caps(goals) = 036 00(7)
054 00(5)
021 00(0)
006 00(0)
pcupdate = May 24, 2008
nationalyears = 2004-2006
2006-Present
nationalteam = Sweden U21
Sweden
nationalcaps(goals) = 017 00(0)
003 00(0)
ntupdate = July 27, 2006Karl Svensson (IPA: [kaː(r)l 'svɛnsɔn] ; born
21 March ,1984 inJönköping ) is a Swedish football defender currently playing forLigue 1 club Caen.After playing for a local club and
Jönköpings Södra IF , he joinedIFK Göteborg in2003 . He had shown much talent in leading a defense, despite his young age, and he has also had the role of team captain. In 2005 he almost led the club to their firstAllsvenskan title since1996 but lost out to Djurgårdens IF in the penultimate game.He signed on to Rangers on
26 May 2006 for an undisclosed fee on a 3 year contract. The fee was reported to have been in the region of £600,000. He made his Rangers debut in the firstScottish Premier League of that season, a 2-1 victory away to Motherwell.On
27 June 2007 he signed a three year contract with French side Caen, newly promoted toLigue 1 .cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/r/rangers/6245568.stm|title=Svensson joins Caen from Rangers|publisher=BBC Sport website|date=June 27 ,2007 ]References
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