Oskar Mikael Rönningberg (born 2 April 1986) is a Swedish former professional

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who played as a

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. He represented

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between 2006 and 2008 before his career was cut short because of an injury. He won two

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for the Sweden national team in 2008.

Club career

Early career

Rönningberg started off his career with

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, helping his youth team finish fourth in the 2001 season of Pojkallsvenskan. In 2002, Rönningberg left Torns IF to sign with the

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club

. In 2006 he became the first ever former Torns IF player to play in Allsvenskan.

Helsingborgs IF

2006 season

Rönningberg made his Allsvenskan debut for Helsingborg on 2 May 2006 in a home game against

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, which Helsingborg won 4–0. During his first senior season with the club, he played in 11 Allsvenskan games and was an unused substitute in the 2006 Svenska Cupen final as Helsingborg won the

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title.

2007 season

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, Rönningberg made another 11 Allsvenskan appearances and was a part of the Helsingborg team that competed in the

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. On 8 November 2007, he played in all 90 minutes as Helsingborg beat

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3–2 away. He played in all four UEFA Cup group stage games as Helsingborgs IF advanced to the

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before being eliminated by

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Injury and retirement

In a pre-season friendly game in March 2008 against

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, Rönningberg suffered a severe knee injury with 15 minutes left of the game. The injury made Rönningberg miss the entire 2008 season, and ultimately forced him to announce his retirement from professional football in September 2008 at the age of 22.

International career

After having represented the Sweden U17, U19, and U21 teams, Rönningberg made his full international debut for

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on 13 January 2008 in a

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against

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, replacing

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in the 68th minute in game that Sweden won 1–0. He won his second and final international

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six days later in a friendly game against the

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, playing for 61 minutes before being replaced by Safari in a game that Sweden lost 2–0.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Helsingborgs IF *

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ronningberg, Oskar 1986 births Swedish men's footballers Helsingborgs IF players Living people Sweden men's international footballers Men's association football defenders Torns IF players Footballers from Lund 21st-century Swedish sportsmen Allsvenskan players