Bo Svensson

Infobox Football biography
playername = Bo Svensson
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1979|8|4
cityofbirth = Skørping
countryofbirth = Denmark
height = height|m=1.90
position = Central defender
currentclub = 1. FSV Mainz 05
clubnumber = 2
youthyears =
youthclubs = KB
years = 1999-2006
2006-2007
2007-present
clubs = F.C. Copenhagen
M'gladbach
1. FSV Mainz 05
caps(goals) = 150 (4)
32 (2)
nationalyears = 2000
2006-present
nationalteam = Denmark U-21
Denmark
nationalcaps(goals) = 2 (0)
1 (0)
pcupdate = 17 January 2007
ntupdate = 27 May 2006

Bo Svensson (born August 4, 1979) is a Danish professional football player, who plays as a defender for 1. FSV Mainz 05 in the German Second Bundesliga. He has played a single game for the Denmark national football team.

Biography

Born in Skørping in northern Jutland, Svensson started playing youth football with Copenhagen club Kjøbenhavns Boldklub (KB), the reserve team of F.C. Copenhagen (FCK). He was moved from KB into the FCK squad in June 1999, and got his FCK debut in September 1999, under FCK manager Kim Brink. He was soon an FCK regular team member, and was called up for the Danish under-21 national team in March 2000.

With FCK, he won the 2001 Danish Superliga championship under manager Roy Hodgson, and the 2003 Superliga under manager Hans Backe. When FCK team captain Peter Nielsen retired in the winter 2003, Bo Svensson was given the captain's armband. He went on to captain FCK, when they won the Double, of both 2004 Superliga and Danish Cup titles. The 2004-05 season was less successful, but FCK managed to win the inaugural 2005 Royal League tournament. In the summer break 2005, Hans Backe demoted Svensson to vice-captain, as the captain status was given to the Swedish international midfielder Tobias Linderoth. ["Bo Svensson degraderet", "Berlingske Tidende", 13 July, 2005] With his FCK contract running out one year later, in the summer 2006, Svensson looked for a new club, and left FCK in the winter break 2005. He played a total of 196 official games for FCK.

He moved abroad when he was sold to German team Borussia Mönchengladbach (M'gladbach) in January 2006. He debuted for M'gladbach in February 2006, and finished the season playing 13 of M'gladbach's last 15 games, under manager Horst Köppel. He was called up for the Danish national team, and made his debut in May 2006, under national manager Morten Olsen.

In summer 2007 he transferred to 1. FSV Mainz 05.

Honours

*Danish Superliga: 2001, 2003, 2004 and 2006
*Danish Cup: 2004
*Royal League: 2005 and 2006

References

External links

*da icon [http://www.dbu.dk/lbase/playerInfo.aspx?playerid=4224 Danish national team profile]
*da icon [http://www.fck.dk/saesonen/statistik/spillerstatistik/?search=1&play_playerid_fk=20 FCK profile]
*de icon [http://www.fussballdaten.de/spieler/svenssonbo/ FussballDaten statistics]