Alexander Mezan
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alexander Arnold Mezan | ||
| Date of birth | 2 November 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Åkersberga, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) |
Right-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
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IFK Österåker | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995–1998 | AIK | 46 | (3) |
| 1997 | → Brommapojkarna (loan) | 13 | (2) |
| 1998–1999 | Vitória de Guimarães | 0 | (0) |
| 1999–2002 | IFK Norrköping | 76 | (3) |
| 2003–2004 | Hammarby IF | 45 | (0) |
| 2004–2006 | Feyenoord | 33 | (0) |
| 2006–2008 | Southampton | 44 | (0) |
| 2008–2010 | Esbjerg fB | 6 | (0) |
| Total | 262 | (8) | |
| International career | |||
| 1994–1995 |
Sweden U17 | 19 | (10) |
| 1995–1996 |
Sweden U19 | 10 | (3) |
| 1998–1999 |
Sweden U21 | 5 | (0) |
| 2003–2006 |
Sweden | 22 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Alexander Arnold Mezan (born Jan Alexander Östlund on 2 November 1978) is a Swedish former professional
Club career
Early career
Mezan started his career in the club
Hammarby IF
Mezan is one of the most beloved players in Hammarby IF in modern time, despite the fact that he made his break-through as an attacker in local rivals AIK. "Salle" immediately won the hearts of the Hammarby fans when he, in the very first minute of his very first appearance for Hammarby, dealt a hard tackle to his former teammate AIK player and legend Krister Nordin, in the indoors tournament "Nackas minne" ("Lennart "Nacka" Skoglund Memorial) 2003.
Mezan returned to Hammarby after his career as a member of the board for Hammarby Football.
Feyenoord
In July 2004, Mezan signed with
Southampton
His nickname is "Salle", although the fans of Southampton have been calling him "Jesus" due to his flowing locks and
For the early part of the 2006–07 season he was in and out of the side but towards the end cemented his right-back position. He has always given whole-hearted commitment to the team and provided a more than useful option which allowed Chris Baird to move into the centre of the defence.
Mezan started 2007–08 well, having to compete for the No. 2 position with on-loan players
On 2 July 2008, he was released by the Saints as a free agent.
Esbjerg fB
On 25 August 2008 he was presented as a new player in Danish club Esbjerg fB. His time in Esbjerg was blighted by injuries.[2] On 25 January 2010, he was released from the club and he announced his retirement.[3]
International career
Mezan made his debut for the
He played for Sweden at the 2004 European Championship after being called up as an injury replacement for Michael Svensson.[5] Despite being a regular fixture during the 2006 World Cup qualification stage, he was controversially overlooked for the 2006 World Cup squad and was never called up for the national team again.[6]
Personal life
After his professional footballing career, Mezan changed his last name from Östlund to Mezan.[7] His daughter Nelly Mezan (born in December 2002[8]) is a promising tennis player.[9]
Career statistics
International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
Sweden
|
2003 | 1 | 0 |
| 2004 | 11 | 0 | |
| 2005 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 22 | 0 | |
Honours
AIK
References
- ^ "Football: This Week's Transfers". Independent. 9 January 1999. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
- ^ "Esbjerg-svenskere til knaespecialist". bold.dk. 10 January 2008. Retrieved 11 March 2009.
- ^ "Alexander Östlund slutar". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 26 March 2020.
- ^ [1][dead link]
- ^ "Injury rules out Svensson". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 26 May 2004. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
- ^ "Östlund chockpetas ur VM-truppen". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 26 March 2020.
- ^ a b "Jan Alexander Mezan — svenskfotboll.se". www2.svenskfotboll.se. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
- ^ "Nelly Mezan". CoreTennis.net. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
- ^ "14-åriga Nelly Mezan: "Målet är att bli världsetta"". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 26 March 2020.
External links
- Esbjerg fB profile at the Wayback Machine (archived 19 July 2011)
- Alexander Östlund at DR (in Danish) (archived)
- Alexander Östlund at Soccerbase
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