Markus Jonsson

Markus Jonsson

Personal information
Full name	Per Markus Jonsson
Date of birth	(1981-03-09) 9 March 1981 (age 43)
Place of birth	Växjö, Sweden
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Right back
Youth career
1988–1997	Växjö
1998	Öster
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1999–2005	Öster	166	(22)
2006–2009	AIK	89	(14)
2010–2011	Panionios	26	(0)
2012–2014	Brann	35	(1)
Total		316	(37)
International career
2007–2009	Sweden	4	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 November 2014

Per Markus Jonsson (born 9 March 1981) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a defender. He played for Öster, AIK, Panionios, and Brann during a club career that spanned between 1999 and 2014. A full international between 2007 and 2009, he won four caps for the Sweden national team.

Club career

He was born in Växjö, Sweden, and played seven seasons for his hometown team Öster. In November 2005, Jonsson signed for AIK on a free transfer, and managed to out-compete Jimmy Tamandi for the right-back spot at AIK. Impressive play from Jonsson made him frequently named as a contender for said spot in the national team.^{[citation needed]}

More than just a skilled defender, Jonsson is known for his well-chosen offensive runs and precise crosses, forming a tremendous partnership with right winger Kenny Pavey.^{[citation needed]} An excellent marksman from the penalty spot and AIK's first-choice penalty taker, Jonsson has stated in several interviews that he has never missed a penalty kick in a competitive match as a senior player. According to himself, he converted 25 penalties in a row when playing in Sweden.^[1]

In January 2010 he signed for Panionios on a free transfer.^[2] After two years in Greece, he signed for the Norwegian club Brann on 16 January 2012.^[1]

International career

Jonsson won four caps for the Sweden national team between 2007 and 2009.^[3]

Career statistics

As of 11 November 2013

Club	Season	Division	League		Cup		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Östers IF	2001	Superettan	26	2	0	0	26	2
	2002	Superettan	28	2	0	0	28	0
	2003	Allsvenskan	23	2	0	0	23	2
	2004	Superettan	30	8	0	0	30	8
	2005	Superettan	27	8	0	0	27	8
AIK	2006	Allsvenskan	24	7	0	0	24	7
	2007	Allsvenskan	18	3	0	0	18	3
	2008	Allsvenskan	19	1	0	0	19	1
	2009	Allsvenskan	28	2	3	0	31	2
Panionios G.S.S.	2009–10	Super League Greece	6	0	0	0	6	0
	2010–11	Superleague Greece	13	0	0	0	13	0
	2011–12	Superleague Greece	8	0	0	0	8	0
SK Brann	2012	Tippeligaen	17	1	4	1	21	2
	2013	Tippeligaen	11	0	0	0	11	0
	2014	Tippeligaen	7	0	0	0	7	0
Career Total			284	36	7	1	291	37

Honours

AIK

• Allsvenskan: 2009
• Svenska Cupen: 2009

References

1. "Til Bergen for å vinne gull". bt.no (in Norwegian). Bergens Tidende. 16 January 2012. Archived from the original on 19 January 2012. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
2. "Mr 100 %" klar för Panionios
3. "Markus Jonsson – Spelarstatistik – Svensk fotboll". svenskfotboll.se. (in Swedish). Retrieved 24 February 2022.

External links

• Markus Jonsson at National-Football-Teams.com
• Markus Jonsson at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish)