Månz Karlsson

Månz Karlsson (born 4 April 1989 in Växjö) is a Swedish footballer who plays for Östers IF as a defender.[1] Karlsson's nicknamed Elaka Månz (Mean Månz), because of his tackles that often generated yellow cards.[2]

Månz Karlsson
Månz Karlsson playing for Östers IF.
Personal information
Full name Axel Månz Fabian Karlsson
Date of birth (1989-04-04) 4 April 1989
Place of birth Växjö, Sweden
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Östers IF
Number 3
Youth career
0000–2003 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– Östers IF 25 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 February 2018

Club career

Östers IF

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

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

Östers IF

References
  1. "Månz Karlsson". svenskfotboll.se. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
  2. "BaraBen avslöjar (igen) - Blåvitt på jakt efter Månz Karlsson" (in Swedish). Bara Ben på Glenn Hysén. 5 November 2013. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  3. "Månz Karlsson klar för Åtvidaberg". Smålands-Posten. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
  4. "Månz Karlsson klar för Åtvidaberg". Dagens Nyheter. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
  5. "M. Karlsson". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
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