John Alvbåge
John Rune Alvbåge (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈjɔnː ˈâlːvˌboːɡɛ]; born 10 August 1982 in Torslanda, Gothenburg) is a Swedish footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Lindome GIF. He has played four matches for the Sweden national football team and was selected for the Swedish squad at the 2006 FIFA World Cup.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Rune Alvbåge | ||
| Date of birth | 10 August 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Gothenburg, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Lindome GIF | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Torslanda IK | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999 | Torslanda IK | 1 | (0) |
| 2000–2002 | Västra Frölunda IF | 72 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | Örebro SK | 51 | (0) |
| 2005 | IFK Göteborg | 0 | (0) |
| 2005–2008 | Viborg FF | 87 | (0) |
| 2008–2011 | Örebro SK | 107 | (0) |
| 2012–2017 | IFK Göteborg | 131 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Minnesota United (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Stabæk (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Omonia | 1 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → Nea Salamina (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2019 | IK Sirius | 7 | (0) |
| 2020– | Lindome GIF | 9 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 1997–1999 | Sweden U16 | 14 | (0) |
| 2000 | Sweden U18 | 4 | (0) |
| 2002–2004 | Sweden U21 | 11 | (0) |
| 2006–2009 | Sweden | 4 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 June 2019 | |||
Club career
Early career
After playing for local club Torslanda IK, he joined Västra Frölunda IF and debuted in the Swedish Allsvenskan, only 18 years old. He then moved to Örebro SK in 2003, before joining IFK Göteborg in 2005. He only stayed half a season at IFK Göteborg, where he was a backup for former Swedish international goalkeeper Bengt Andersson.
Viborg FF
He moved abroad later that same year, being bought by Danish club Viborg FF in July 2005. Bought as a replacement for Danish international goalkeeper Jesper Christiansen, Alvbåge quickly established himself in the Viborg team, and debuted for the Swedish national team in January 2006.
Return to Örebro SK
He returned to Örebro SK during the summer of 2008.
Return to IFK Göteborg
Before the start of the 2012 season, he returned to IFK Göteborg where he was the first-choice goalkeeper.[1]
Minnesota United FC
In January 2017 it was announced that Alvbåge had been loaned to Minnesota United FC of Major League Soccer until July 2017 with the option for an additional 18 months.[2]
International career
Alvbåge had his debut for Sweden in a match against Jordan on 23 January 2005.[3] He was chosen for the 2006 FIFA World Cup squad as third-choice goalkeeper.[4] In total, he has made 4 appearances for Sweden.
Career statistics
Club
- As of 7 February 2018[5]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Torslanda IK | 1999 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Västra Frölunda IF | 2000 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 2001 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 30 | 0 | ||
| 2002 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 30 | 0 | ||
| Total | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 74 | 0 | |
| Örebro SK | 2003 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 28 | 0 | |
| 2004 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 27 | 0 | ||
| Total | 51 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 0 | |
| IFK Göteborg | 2005 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Viborg FF | 2005–06 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 33 | 0 | |
| 2006–07 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 33 | 0 | ||
| 2007–08 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 21 | 0 | ||
| Total | 87 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 0 | |
| Örebro SK | 2008 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 18 | 0 | |
| 2009 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 30 | 0 | ||
| 2010 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 32 | 0 | ||
| 2011 | 29 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 0 | |
| Total | 107 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 114 | 0 | |
| IFK Göteborg | 2012 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 24 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 30 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 30 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 38 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 29 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 40 | 0 | |
| Total | 131 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 166 | 0 | |
| Minnesota United | 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Omonia | 2017–18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Career total | 450 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 503 | 0 | |
International
- As of 28 January 2009
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 2006 | 2 | 0 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 0 | |
Honours
Individual
- Allsvenskan goalkeeper of the year: 2015
- Archangel of the Year: 2015
References
- "Det känns som att komma hem" (in Swedish). IFK Göteborg. 6 October 2011. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
- Jornvik, Ulf. "John Till Minnesota United" (in Swedish). IFK Goteborg. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
- "Herr: Mållöst mot Jordanien" (in Swedish). SvFF. 23 January 2006. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
- "Svenska VM-truppen uttagen – två debutanter" (in Swedish). SvFF. 9 May 2006. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
- "John Alvbåge". Elite Prospects. Archived from the original on 19 February 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
External links
- IFK Göteborg profile
- John Alvbåge at SvFF (in Swedish)
- John Alvbåge at National-Football-Teams.com
- Soccerway
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