Nils Erik Mattias Bjärsmyr (born 3 January 1986) is a Swedish former professional

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who played as a

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. Beginning his professional career with

IFK Göteborg Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna Göteborg (officially IFK Göteborg Fotboll), commonly known as IFK Göteborg, IFK (especially locally) or simply Göteborg, is a Swedish professional football club based in Gothenburg. Founded in 1904, it is the ...

in 2005, he went on to play in Greece, Norway, and Turkey before retiring at IFK Göteborg in 2022. A full international between 2008 and 2009, he won three

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for the Sweden national team.

Club career

After playing for a local club,

Grimsås IF Grimsås IF is a Sweden, Swedish association Football, football club located in Grimsås. Background Grimsås IF currently plays in Swedish football Division 4, Division 4 Västergötland Södra which is the sixth tier of Swedish football league ...

, and

Husqvarna FF Husqvarna FF is a football club in Huskvarna, Sweden. The team is sponsored by the Husqvarna AB. History Husqvarna FF was founded on 3 February 1987 following the merger of the men's association football sections of Husqvarna IF and Huskvarna S ...

, Bjärsmyr joined

in 2005. He made his first appearance for IFK Göteborg on 30 May 2005 as the club took on

IF Elfsborg Idrottsföreningen Elfsborg, more commonly known as IF Elfsborg or simply Elfsborg (), is a professional football club based in Borås, Sweden, and is affiliated to the Västergötlands Fotbollförbund. They play in the Allsvenskan and have spent ...

. He became a regular starter later in the year and was nominated best newcomer at the Swedish national football gala. On 15 July 2009, he signed a four-year contract for

Panathinaikos Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos ( el, Παναθηναϊκός Αθλητικός Όμιλος, literally in English: "Panathenaic Athletic Club" or Panathinaikos A.C.), also known simply as Panathinaikós , is a major Greek multi-sport club ba ...

Super League Greece The Super League Greece 1 ( el, Ελληνική Σούπερ Λιγκ 1), or Super League 1, is the highest professional association football league in Greece. The league was formed on 16 July 2006 and replaced ''Alpha Ethniki'' at the top of ...

. On 29 Augusti 2012, he returned to IFK Göteborg. He had another stint abroad in Turkey between 2017 and 2020 before retiring at IFK Göteborg in 2022.

International career

Bjärsmyr featured three times for the senior team. He made his debut for the Swedish national team on 13 January 2008 against

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. Bjärsmyr has previously served as the captain for Sweden U21 team, and he also captained Sweden's U21 team that competed in the

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Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Husqvarna FF * Division 2 Östra Götaland:

2002 File:2002 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 2002 Winter Olympics are held in Salt Lake City; Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother and her daughter Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon die; East Timor gains East Timor independence, indepe ...

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 6 ...

IFK Göteborg *

Allsvenskan Allsvenskan (; en, the All-Swedish, also known as Fotbollsallsvenskan, en, the Football All-Swedish) is a Swedish professional league for men's association football clubs. It was founded in 1924 and is the top tier of the Swedish football lea ...

2007 File:2007 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Steve Jobs unveils Apple's first iPhone; TAM Airlines Flight 3054 overruns a runway and crashes into a gas station, killing almost 200 people; Former Pakistani Prime Minister of Pakistan, Pr ...

Svenska Cupen Svenska Cupen (, ''The Swedish Cup'') is a knockout cup competition in Swedish football and the main Swedish football cup. Svenska Cupen usually refers to the men's tournament, although a women's tournament is also held. Each year 96 teams compe ...

2008 File:2008 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Lehman Brothers went bankrupt following the Subprime mortgage crisis; Cyclone Nargis killed more than 138,000 in Myanmar; A scene from the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing; ...

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, 2014–15, 2019–20 *

Svenska Supercupen Svenska Supercupen, ''Swedish Super Cup'', was a one-off fixture in Swedish football played between the Allsvenskan champions and the winners of Svenska Cupen. The fixture was played in November, after the Allsvenskan season. In the event of a ...

Panathinaikos *

Superleague Greece The Super League Greece 1 ( el, Ελληνική Σούπερ Λιγκ 1), or Super League 1, is the highest professional association football league in Greece. The league was formed on 16 July 2006 and replaced ''Alpha Ethniki'' at the top of ...

: 2009–10 *

Greek Football Cup The Greek Football Cup ( el, Κύπελλο Ελλάδος Ποδοσφαίρου), commonly known as the Greek Cup or Kypello Elladas is a Greek football competition, run by the Hellenic Football Federation. The Greek Cup is the second most im ...

: 2009–10 Rosenborg *

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2010 File:2010 Events Collage New.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2010 Chile earthquake was one of the strongest recorded in history; The Eruption of Eyjafjallajökull in Iceland disrupts air travel in Europe; A scene from the opening ceremony of ...

References

External links

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IFK Göteborg profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bjarsmyr, Mattias 1986 births Living people Swedish footballers Swedish expatriate footballers People from Gislaved Municipality IFK Göteborg players Panathinaikos F.C. players Rosenborg BK players Husqvarna FF players Gençlerbirliği S.K. footballers Sivasspor footballers Allsvenskan players Super League Greece players Eliteserien players Süper Lig players Association football defenders Sweden international footballers Sweden youth international footballers Sweden under-21 international footballers Expatriate footballers in Greece Expatriate footballers in Norway Expatriate footballers in Turkey Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Greece Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Norway Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Sportspeople from Jönköping County