Kim Källström

Kim Källström is a player of Football Swedish born the August 24th 1982 with Sandviken. He plays station of offensive medium ground, he is left-handed and weighs 83 kg for 1,82m.

This medium ground began its professional path with the BK Häcken of Gothenburg, then was highlighted at the Djurgårdens IF of Stockholm before joining Rennes in 2003. It takes part in its first cut of Europe with this club before joining Lyon (for a transfer estimated at 8 million euros, of which 2 will be transferred with Djurgårdens IF).

It is essential from now on like an indisputable holder within Lyons manpower.

Career

Physics of logger and left foot of velvet, the Swede Kim Källström was essential in three seasons like one of the showpieces of the OL and one of the sure values of the Ligue 1. In a championship which misses talent singularly, its presence is even refreshing. Because of talent, the young person does not miss any.

Recruited by the BK Häcken whereas it is yet old only fifteen years, the Kim young person makes his beginnings equips first with it two years later. The club morfond then in the second division. Coincidence or not, the emergence of Källström corresponds with the revival of the team. Hacken finishes champion and obtains his ticket for the elite. This first countryside is positive for the medium ground which cheek 22 matches and mark 4 goals.

But the following exercise is harder. The club fights to avoid relegation and saves its place only at the price of a playoff to the knife gained against Mjällby AIFF. With 23 played matches, Kim Källström conquered her place. Its rise is on the way.

One year more in Hacken to explore bottoms funds of the classification, 8 goals of 24 matches and Kim can leave. Whereas its club goes down again of a stage, Källström signs with Djurgårdens IF, the club which goes up in Swedish football.

The trainer gives him the keys of the team and well takes some to him. With the general surprise, Djurgarden gains the title taken along by Källström of madness which plants 12 goals of 24 matches. The following season is same quality. The club preserves its title and Källström made still better with two goals moreover than the former season in as many meetings.

Tracked by many European formations whose Tottenham and the PSG, Kim Källström then chooses with the general surprise to join the Stade Of Rennes in January 2004. And the left-handed person does not waste time before taking his marks. Under the crook of the Rumanian coach Laszlo Boloni, it prints its leg on the Breton play and finds seven times the way of the nets in 18 matches. A first mid-season full with promises, that the small wonder wants to hasten to confirm.

The first months of 2004/2005 are however difficult. The wounds accumulate, but that which its fellow-member and friendly Alexander Frei regards as most talented of manpower does not abdicate and is not long in finding its blow of kidney devastator. 31 matches and 5 goals later, Källström contributes largely to the one of the best seasons of the history of the club which finishes fourth and is qualified for the Cut of the UEFA.

The season 2004 does nothing but confirm the general impression. The Swede became the leader of a team in whom her vision of the play and its direction of the master key right make wonder. Like all the team, it plunges at the beginning of January while its formation connects five consecutive defeats. But the alarm clock is only more thundering. The Breton ones become suddenly irresistible in the wake of their barometer which finds all its liveliness. 8 victories of at a stretch completely start again the club of the president François Pinault who comes to mix with the fight for a qualification in Ligue from the Champions.

Regular member of the Swedish group after having made his in February 2001 beginnings vis-a-vis the Finnish neighbor, Källström lived his first joys in a great international competition with the Euro 2004, during which it had come into play to all the matches. But the places are expensive in the middle of the ground of the team of Lars Lagerbäck where Tobias Linderoth, Fredrik Ljungberg and Christian Wilhelmsson seems indisputable. But the selector will trust Kallstrom at the time of the World one. The Swede will play four matches of which only one as a substitute.

Thereafter, Kim will want of luxury. In 2006, it engages thus in favor of Lyon where it glane its first title and plays the near total of the meetings.

National team

  • First selection in Team of Sweden on February 1st 2001 (Sweden 1 - 0 Finland)
  • 46 selections, 7 goals in Team of Sweden
  • Participation in the Euro 2004 (4 matches)
  • Participation in the World cup 2006 (4 matches)

Detailed statistics

Last update on November 19th

Prize list

External bonds

  • Biography of Kim Källström
  • Card of Kim Källström
  • Card World cup 2006
  • Kim Källström 2001-03 stats

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