Jesper Westerberg
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1 February 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Kristianstad, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right back[1] | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Arkelstorps IF | |||
| IFÖ Bromölla IF | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2005 | Landskrona BoIS | 1 | (0) |
| 2005 | → IFK Hässleholm (loan) | ||
| 2006–2009 | Halmstads BK | 61 | (2) |
| 2009 | Landskrona BoIS | 30 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Mjällby AIF | 57 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Lillestrøm SK | 12 | (0) |
| 2013–2019 | Halmstads BK | 175 | (4) |
| International career | |||
| 2002–2003 | Sweden U17 | 16 | (2) |
| 2004–2005 | Sweden U19 | 13 | (0) |
| 2006–2008 | Sweden U21 | 9 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Jesper Westerberg (born 1 February 1986) is a retired Swedish footballer who played as a right back.[2]
Career
[edit]Started his career in Arkelstorps IF before moving to IFÖ Bromölla IF, and later on to Landskrona BoIS. In 2003, he made his first appearance in the Swedish highest league Allsvenskan, but he played only one match for the club between 2003 and 2005, during the 2005 season he was loaned out to IFK Hässleholm and in 2006 he joined Halmstads BK.[3]
On 4 October 2008 Westerberg said that he would not renew his contract with Halmstads BK,[3] which ended after the 2008 season, on 20 March 2009 Landskrona confirmed that Westerberg had signed a one-year contract with the club.[4] After one year in Landskrona he moved to Mjällby AIF.
In December 2011 it was announced that Westerberg had signed a contract with the Norwegian club Lillestrøm SK.
Retirement
[edit]On 23 October 2019 Halmstads BK confirmed, that 33-year old Westerberg had decided to retire at the end of the season.[5] However, the club announced on 7 January 2020, that Westerberg would continue at the club in a different role as a salesman in the club's marketing department.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Jesper Westerberg at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "Officiellt: Jesper Westerberg klar för Halmstads BK". Fotbolltransfers. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
- ^ a b "U21-landslagsmannen snart klubblös" (in Swedish). Fotbolldirekt.com. 23 November 2008. Archived from the original on 11 July 2011. Retrieved 14 October 2010.
- ^ "Jesper Westerberg till BoIS" (in Swedish). Landskrona BoIS. 20 March 2009. Retrieved 20 March 2009.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Westerberg avslutar karriären, hbk.se, 23 October 2019
- ^ Jesper kvar i HBK, hbk.se, 7 January 2020
External links
[edit]- Jesper Westerberg at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish)
- Jesper Westerberg club team profile at SvFF (in Swedish) (archived)
- Jesper Westerberg national team profile at SvFF (in Swedish) (archived)
- Jesper Westerberg at Halmstads BK at the Wayback Machine (archived 2014-10-08) (in Swedish)
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