Mattias Asper

Mattias Asper

Personal information
Full name	Mattias Asper
Date of birth	March 20, 1974 (1974-03-20) (age 37)
Place of birth	Sölvesborg, Sweden
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club	Mjällby
Number	1
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1993–1997	Mjällby	98	(0)
1998–2000	AIK	60	(0)
2000–2001	Real Sociedad	10	(0)
2002	→ Beşiktaş (loan)	8	(0)
2002–2005	Malmö FF	100	(0)
2006–2007	Viking	10	(0)
2007	Brommapojkarna	6	(0)
2008–	Mjällby	108	(1)
National team
1999–2002	Sweden	3	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:18, 10 July 2009 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals).

Mattias Asper (born March 20, 1974 in Sölvesborg) is a Swedish football goalkeeper currently playing for Mjällby AIF. He has played 3 international matches for Sweden national football team, and was a squad member in the Euro 2000.

Asper was the first choice goalkeeper for Mjällby AIF in four seasons before signing to the Allsvenskan side AIK in 1998. Lee Baxter began the 1998 season as the first choice. But after seven games AIK had only managed to collect seven points, including only one win. On the 8 of June, Asper made his debut against Östers IF putting Lee Baxter on the bench, which would last for the rest of the season. With Asper in the net, AIK did not lose a single game in the 1998 season and they also won Allsvenskan the same year.

In 1999, AIK qualified for Champions League making it all the way to the group stage. This year, Asper held a clean sheet for 797 minutes in Allsvenskan which was a new record.

His performances in AIK attracted interest from Spanish club Real Sociedad, who bought him just before the 2000-01 season. However, he did not had much of a success in Spain and eventually returned to Sweden and Malmö FF in 2002, after being on loan to Beşiktaş J.K.. He won the Swedish championship with Malmö FF in 2004.

Honours

Club

AIK

• Allsvenskan: 1

1998

• Svenska Cupen: 1

1999

Malmö FF

• Allsvenskan: 1

2004

Individual

• Swedish Goalkeeper of the Year: 2

1998, 1999

External links

• Voetbal International profile (Dutch)
• Mjällby AIF profile (Swedish)

Persondata
Name	Asper, Mattias
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Date of birth	1974-03-20
Place of birth	Sölvesborg, Sweden
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