Personal information | |||
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Full name | Per Jörgen Nilsson | ||
Date of birth | 15 September 1982 | ||
Place of birth | Härnösand, Sweden | ||
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Youth career | |||
1988–1991 | Stigsjö IK | ||
1992–1997 | IFK Timrå | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1998 | IFK Timrå | 10 | (6) |
1999–2001 | GIF Sundsvall | 41 | (1) |
2001–2004 | AIK | 66 | (3) |
2005–2007 | Odd Grenland | 58 | (7) |
2007–2010 | 1899 Hoffenheim | 45 | (0) |
2010–2014 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 73 | (10) |
2014–2016 | Copenhagen | 21 | (0) |
Total | 314 | (27) | |
International career | |||
1998–1999 | Sweden U16 | 14 | (1) |
2000 | Sweden U18 | 5 | (1) |
2001–2004 | Sweden U21 | 22 | (1) |
2001–2014 | Sweden | 16 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Per Jörgen Nilsson (born 15 September 1982) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. Starting off his career with IFK Timrå in 1998, he went on to represent GIF Sundsvall, AIK, Odd Greenland, 1899 Hoffenheim, and 1. FC Nürnberg before retiring at F.C. Copenhagen in 2016. A full international between 2001 and 2016, he won 16 caps for the Sweden national team.