Josef Elvby, née Karlsson (born 13 July 1982) is a

Swedish Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...

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. He is currently playing for Spanish amateur-side CF Torre Levante. He began his footballing career playing as "Josef Karlsson". When he got married in June 2011 he changed his name to Elvby. He started his career in

IFK Värnamo IFK Värnamo is a Swedish football club located in Värnamo. The club plays in the Allsvenskan, the top tier of Swedish football. The most famous player from the club is Jonas Thern, who was captain of the Swedish national football team when the ...

, before he moved to

Superettan Superettan (; meaning the super first (division)) is an association football league and the second highest league in the league system of Swedish men's football. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with Al ...

side

Qviding FIF Qviding FIF is a Swedish football club located in Gothenburg. The club was formed October 1987 following a merger of the BK Qviding and Fräntorps IF clubs. Qviding FIF is currently playing in Division 1 Södra. In recent years the club has h ...

. In 2009, he joined BK Häcken in

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. On June 30, 2011 he made his

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debut against

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. He played all six games in UEFA Europa League when BK Häcken in 2011 qualified to the third qualification round.UEFA.com Josef Karlsson Elvby
/ref> In January 2013 he signed for

Östers IF Östers Idrottsförening, commonly known as Östers IF or simply Öster, is a Swedish sports club located in Växjö, specializing in Association football, football, and playing in the second tier of Swedish football, Superettan. The club has ...

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* 1982 births Living people Swedish men's footballers IFK Värnamo players BK Häcken players Östers IF players Superettan players Allsvenskan players Men's association football midfielders CF Torre Levante players {{Sweden-footy-midfielder-stub