Richard Spong

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Richard Spong
Personal information
Date of birth (1983-09-23) 23 September 1983 (age 40)
Place of birth Falun, Sweden
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defender / Midfielder
Youth career
1989–1996 IK Frej
1997–1998 IF Brommapojkarna
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1998–1999 IF Brommapojkarna 1 (0)
1999–2003 Coventry City 0 (0)
2003–2004 Djurgårdens IF 2 (0)
2005–2008 IFK Norrköping 95 (2)
2009–2013 GAIS 48 (1)
2014–2019 IK Frej 92 (1)
Total238(4)
International career
2000–2001 Sweden U18 16 (0)
2001 Sweden U19 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 July 2019

Richard Spong (born 23 September 1983) is a Swedish footballer who plays as a midfielder. [1]

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Career

Spong began his career as a youth player with IK Frej and IF Brommapojkarna, before moving to England with Coventry City in 1999 where he didn't make a single first team appearance. He returned to Sweden in 2002 with Djurgårdens IF, later signing with IFK Norrköping in 2005. He signed for GAIS in the 2009 season.

Honours

Djurgårdens IF

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References

  1. "Richard Spong". Svenskfotboll. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
  2. http://www.difarkivet.se/dif_sm_guld_seniorer.pdf [ bare URL PDF ]