Månz Karlsson
 Månz Karlsson playing for Östers IF. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Axel Månz Fabian Karlsson | ||
| Date of birth | 4 April 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Växjö, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Kosta IF | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2003 | Växjö Norra IF | ||
| 2003–2008 | Östers IF | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2013 | Östers IF | 125 | (3) |
| 2014–2016 | Åtvidabergs FF | 76 | (1) |
| 2017–2023 | Östers IF | 176 | (4) |
| 2024– | Kosta IF | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 November 2023 | |||
Månz Karlsson (born 4 April 1989) is a Swedish footballer who plays for Kosta IF as a defender.[1] Karlsson's nicknamed Elaka Månz (Mean Månz), because of his tackles that often generated yellow cards.[2]
Club career
[edit]Östers IF
[edit]Born and raised in Växjö, Karlsson played youth level football for both Växjö Norra IF and later Östers IF. He got promoted to the first team of Östers IF in 2008, when they played in Division 1. He managed to help the team advance to Allsvenskan for the 2013 season, in which he played 28 games and scored two goals. Östers IF got relegated to Superettan the same year.
Åtvidabergs FF
[edit]Karlsson wanted to continue playing first tier football, so he decided to move from Växjö to play with Åtvidabergs FF for the 2014 season.[3] He signed a three-year-long contract with the club.[4] His first goal for Åtvidabergs FF came against Gefle IF on 21 April 2014.[5]
Honours
[edit]Östers IF
References
[edit]- ^ "Månz Karlsson". svenskfotboll.se. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
- ^ "BaraBen avslöjar (igen) - Blåvitt på jakt efter Månz Karlsson" (in Swedish). Bara Ben på Glenn Hysén. 5 November 2013. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
- ^ "Månz Karlsson klar för Åtvidaberg". Smålands-Posten. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
- ^ "Månz Karlsson klar för Åtvidaberg". Dagens Nyheter. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
- ^ "M. Karlsson". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
External links
[edit]- Månz Karlsson at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish)
- Månz Karlsson at Soccerway
- ÅFF profile