Björn Runström
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Björn Sandro Runström | ||
Date of birth | 1 March 1984 | ||
Place of birth | Stockholm, Sweden | ||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Youth career | |||
1990–1996 | Enskede IK | ||
1996–2000 | Hammarby IF | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2001–2002 |
Bologna | 0 | (0) |
2002–2003 | Chievo | 1 | (0) |
2003–2004 | Fiorentina | 2 | (0) |
2004–2006 | Hammarby IF | 57 | (18) |
2006–2008 | Fulham | 1 | (0) |
2007 | → Luton Town (loan) | 8 | (2) |
2007–2008 | → 1. FC Kaiserslautern (loan) | 28 | (4) |
2008–2011 | OB | 30 | (7) |
2010 | → Molde (loan) | 17 | (1) |
2011–2012 | Hammarby IF | 24 | (3) |
2012 | New England Revolution | 3 | (0) |
Total | 171 | (35) | |
International career‡ | |||
2001 |
Sweden U17 | 6 | (3) |
2003 |
Sweden U19 | 3 | (0) |
2004–2006 |
Sweden U21 | 20 | (5) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 June 2012 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 June 2008 |
Björn Sandro Runström (born 1 March 1984) is a Swedish former footballer who played as a striker.
Career
Early life
Runström grew up in the southern suburbs of Stockholm and went to Enskede school as a child.
He started playing football for
Italy
At 17 he was part of Bologna's first team but only made the bench in
Return to Hammarby IF
Runström did return to Hammarby soon after and played three more seasons scoring 18 goals in 57 matches. This record attracted the attention of Premier League club Fulham (he had the chance to join the Cottagers in the January transfer window but declined saying "I didn't want to go on a free transfer in January even though I had an offer from Fulham already then, Hammarby have meant much to me and I wanted them to be well paid").[1]
Fulham
In July 2006, Runström joined Fulham on a three-year contract, for a fee of £700,000.[citation needed]
Loans
After making just one Premier League appearance against
OB
On 4 June 2008, Runström signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with Danish club OB.[6]
Loan to Molde
On 23 February 2010,
Departure
Runström and OB parted company in February 2011.
Second return to Hammarby IF
On 27 February, Runström signed for The superettan side Hammarby, On 3 July, Runström scored twice against Öster.
MLS and retirement
On 28 March 2012, Runström was signed to the New England Revolution of Major League Soccer.[8] New England declined the option of his contract on 27 June 2012 and Runström became a free agent.[9] He announced his retirement from professional football in early 2013.[10]
References
- ^ "Runström: Det känns helt rätt" (in Swedish). metro.se. 13 July 2006. Archived from the original on 26 June 2008. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
- ^ "Tottenham 0–0 Fulham". BBC. 17 September 2006. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
- ^ "Luton 3–2 Sheff Wed". BBC. 20 February 2007. Retrieved 27 November 2009.
- ^ "Luton 2–3 Norwich". BBC. 27 February 2007. Retrieved 27 November 2009.
- ^ "Björn Runström är optimistisk" (in Swedish). fotbollsverige.se. Archived from the original on 24 August 2010.
- ^ "Allsvenskt intresse för Björn Runström" (in Swedish). fotbolldirekt.com. Archived from the original on 25 July 2009.
- ^ "Runström nära en flytt till Molde: Är med dem nu" (in Swedish). fotbollskanalen.se. 20 February 2010. Archived from the original on 23 February 2010. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
- ^ "Revs sign forward Bjorn Runstrom". revolutionsoccer.net. 28 March 2012. Archived from the original on 30 March 2012. Retrieved 28 March 2012.
- ^ "Mid-Week Update: June 27, 2012". revolutionsoccer.net. 27 June 2012. Archived from the original on 29 June 2012. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
- ^ "Björn Runström om sitt beslut att sluta". expressen.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 21 June 2021.
External links
- Official Danish Superliga player statistics at danskfodbold.com (in Danish)
- Björn Runström at Soccerbase
- Björn Runström at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish) (archived)