Mikael Antonsson

Mikael Antonsson (born 31 May 1981) is a Swedish retired footballer. He currently works for the Danish Superliga side F.C. Copenhagen as assistant manager.[1]

Mikael Antonsson

Personal information
Full name	Mikael Antonsson
Date of birth	(1981-05-31) 31 May 1981
Place of birth	Karlskrona, Sweden
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Centre back
Club information
Current team	Copenhagen (assistant)
Youth career
1989–1995	Sillhövda AIK
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1996–1997	Sillhövda AIK	28	(8)
1998–2004	IFK Göteborg	52	(0)
2004–2006	Austria Wien	28	(0)
2006–2007	Panathinaikos	7	(0)
2007–2011	Copenhagen	86	(2)
2011–2014	Bologna	89	(0)
2014–2018	Copenhagen	45	(0)
Total		335	(10)
National team
1997–1998	Sweden U16	18	(2)
1999	Sweden U18	9	(0)
2002–2004	Sweden U21	20	(1)
2004–2015	Sweden	28	(0)
Teams managed
2017–	Copenhagen (assistant)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Antonsson was born in Karlskrona. He began his career in a local Swedish team called AIK Sillhövda (1996) and after two years he was transferred to Swedish champions IFK Göteborg. He played there until 2004, when Austria Wien bought him for €450,000. In January 2006 Panathinaikos FC brought him in Athens to play for them on a 2-year contract. In the summer 2007 he moved to the Danish champions F.C. Copenhagen.[2]

Mikael Antonsson started the season 2010–11 impressively with new teammate, Sölvi Ottesen, which reminded fans of former steady partnership between Michael Gravgaard and Brede Hangeland. In the 2–0 win against former club and Greek champions Panathinaikos FC, Antonsson chosen for the Goal.com Champions League "Team of the Round".[3]

In 2011, Antonsson moved to Bologna in the Italian Serie A on a free transfer.

Antonsson represented Sweden at Euro 2012.