| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bo Markus Karlsson | ||
| Date of birth | 30 August 1972 | ||
| Place of birth | Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back, left back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Rimbo IF | |||
| BKV Norrtälje | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1992–1993 | Rimbo IF | ||
| 1993–1995 | BKV Norrtälje | 55 | (15) |
| 1996–2004 | Djurgårdens IF | 178 | (3) |
| 2005 | Rot-Weiss Essen | 9 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Stabæk IF | 26 | (0) |
| 2007–2009 | IF Brommapojkarna | 51 | (1) |
| 2013 | IFK Lidingö FK | 5 | (0) |
| 2015 | IFK Lidingö BK | 1 | (0) |
| 2017 | IFK Lidingö BK | 1 | (0) |
| 2022 | IFK Lidingö BK | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2011 | Brommapojkarna (ass. coach) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Bo Markus Karlsson (born 30 August 1972) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a defender. [1]
Magnus Karlsson started his football career as a child in Rimbo IF. [2] In 1993, he joined BKV Norrtälje, which was coached by former Djurgården midfielder Lennart Lundin. [1]
Karlsson joined Djurgården from BKV Norrtälje for the 1996 season as a midfielder. [3] His first season where Djurgården in top-tier Allsvenskan, but then relegated to Division 1 where they remained two seasons, played one more in Allsvenskan and was immediately relegated. [1] When Sören Åkeby och Zoran Lukic took over Djurgården in 1999, Karlsson became left back. [1] When Magnus Samuelsson left the team, he became a central defender. [1]
After Magnus Pehrsson suffered a knee injury before the 2002 season, Karlsson became captain of the team. [4] During the season, his central defender partner Patrik Eriksson-Ohlsson suffered illness and Richard Henriksson took his place. [5] In November 2002, Djurgården clinched the title with Karlsson as the captain of the team. [6] Karlsson was awarded Årets djurgårdare in 2002 for the season. [7] Djurgården also won the cup title, making it a double. [8]
For the 2003 season, Karlsson remained as captain. [9] The team again won the national title. [10] In the end of the 2003, Karlsson was awarded Årets Järnkamin by the Djurgården supporters. [11] During the 2004 season, the club won the 2004 Svenska Cupen. [8]
After nine seasons in Djurgården, two national titles and two cup titles, Karlsson joined German 2. Bundesliga club Rot-Weiss Essen in January 2005 on a one and a half-year contract. [12] After only half a year in Essen, Karlsson continued to Stabæk Fotball on a two and half-year deal. [13] In the summer of 2007, he joined IF Brommapojkarna and again played with Richard Henriksson as companion in the central defence. [14] In 2009, he finished his professional career, although he continued to play with IFK Lidingö. [15]
After his active career, he worked was a coach within IF Brommapojkarna youth academy. [16] During the 2011 season, he was assistant coach to Roberth Björknesjö, who managed the senior side of Brommapojkarna. [17] He also worked as a football agent together with Daniel Breitholtz and Adam Alsing. [16] He then became club director for IFK Lidingö. [16]
While at Djurgårdens IF, Karlsson played first as midfielder, then as full back and ended as a central defender. [3] He was known for his tough style. [18]
Karlsson married Swedish and Djurgårdens IF footballer Elin Flyborg – both husband and wife were Swedish football champions in the 2003 season. [10] He is the father of Djurgårdens IF footballer Nea Flyborg. [19]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Rimbo IF | 1992 | — | ||||||||||||
| 1993 | — | |||||||||||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| BKV Norrtälje | 1993 | Division 2 Östra Svealand | 18 | 5 | — | 18 | 5 | |||||||
| 1994 | 20 | 5 | — | 20 | 5 | |||||||||
| 1995 | 17 | 5 | — | 17 | 5 | |||||||||
| Total | 55 | 15 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 15 | |||
| Djurgården | 1996 | Allsvenskan | 20 | 0 | 2 | — | 20 | 2 | ||||||
| 1997 | Division 1 Norra | 13 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | 15 | 1 | ||||||
| 1998 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 19 | 3 | |||||||
| 1999 | Allsvenskan | 20 | 0 | 1 | — | 20 | 1 | |||||||
| 2000 | Superettan | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 25 | 0 | ||||||
| 2001 | Allsvenskan | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 24 | 0 | ||||||
| 2002 | 23 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | 34 | 0 | |||||
| 2003 | 23 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 29 | 0 | |||||
| 2004 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 0 | |||
| Total | 178 | 3 | 15 | 4 | — | 13 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 211 | 7 | |||
| Rot-Weiß Essen | 2004–05 | 2. Bundesliga | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||||||||
| Total | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Stabæk | 2005 | 1. divisjon | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |||||
| 2006 | Tippeligaen | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 20 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | |||
| Brommapojkarna | 2007 | Allsvenskan | 13 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | |||||||
| 2008 | Superettan | 22 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | 24 | 1 | ||||||
| 2009 | Allsvenskan | 16 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | ||||||||
| Total | 51 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 53 | 1 | |||
| IFK Lidingö | 2013 | Division 4 Mellersta Stockholm | — | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 304 | 29 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 343 | 23 | ||
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