Daniel Majstorović
Swedish footballer (born 1977) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Daniel Majstorović (born 5 April 1977) is a Swedish former footballer who played as a centre back.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Daniel Majstorović | ||
Date of birth | (1977-04-05) 5 April 1977 (age 47) | ||
Place of birth | Stockholm, Sweden | ||
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre back | ||
Youth career | |||
Övergrans IF | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1996–1997 | IF Brommapojkarna | 34 | (1) |
1997–1998 | Fortuna Köln | 24 | (2) |
1998–2000 | Västerås SK | 44 | (9) |
2001–2004 | Malmö FF | 86 | (9) |
2004–2006 | Twente | 49 | (4) |
2006–2008 | Basel | 86 | (23) |
2008–2010 | AEK Athens | 56 | (4) |
2010–2012 | Celtic | 49 | (1) |
2012–2013 | AIK | 12 | (1) |
Total | 433 | (53) | |
International career | |||
1997 | Sweden U21 | 1 | (0) |
2003–2013 | Sweden | 50 | (2) |
Managerial career | |||
2016–2017 | AEK Athens (technical director) | ||
2017–2018 | IF Brommapojkarna (sporting director) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
He started his career with IF Brommapojkarna in his native Sweden. After a year with the club, he moved to German side SC Fortuna Köln in 1997, subsequently moving back to Sweden just a year later when he signed for Västerås SK. His form then earned him a move to Malmö FF, where he won his first trophy, the 2004 Allsvenskan, and his first international call-up for the Swedish national team in 2003.
In 2004, he moved to Dutch Eredivisie club FC Twente for a fee of €800,000, and after one season he signed for Swiss Super League side FC Basel for €1.3 million. He won the double of league and cup in the 2007–08 season. He scored 11 goals in the double-winning season, and finished as the club's second top goalscorer. In 2008, then he moved to Greek Superleague side AEK Athens on a free transfer. He was released in 2010 due to financial problems at the club and was then signed by Scottish Premier League team Celtic. In Scotland, he won the 2010–11 Scottish Cup and 2011–12 Scottish Premier League.