André Calisir

André Calisir
Personal information
Full name	André Jack Calisir
Date of birth	13 June 1990 (age 31)
Place of birth	Stockholm, Sweden
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Club information
Current team	Silkeborg
Number	28
Youth career
	Djurgårdens IF
Senior career*
Years	Team
2007–2011	Djurgårdens
2009	→ Skellefteå (loan)
2011	→ Jönköpings Södra (loan)
2012–2017	Jönköpings Södra
2018–2020	IFK Göteborg
2021	Apollon Smyrnis
2021–	Silkeborg
National team‡
2010	Sweden U19
2018–	Armenia
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:25, 11 December 2021 (UTC); ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 September 2021

André Jack Calisir (Armenian: Անդրե Ջեկ Կալիսիր; born 13 June 1990) is an Armenian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Danish club Silkeborg. Born in Sweden, Calisir represents the Armenia national football team.

Club career[]

Calisir began playing football in Djurgården's youth organization. He made his Allsvenskan debut on 9 May 2010, away against Örebro SK.^[2] Calisir's contract with Djurgården expired in December 2011 and was not extended.^[3] He joined second division side Jönköping with whom he won the Superettan in 2015 and secured promotion to the first division.

Calisir joined IFK Göteborg in 2018 following Jönköping's relegation from the Allsvenskan.^[4] He came on as an extra-time substitute in IFK's defeat of Malmö FF in the 2020 Svenska Cupen Final on 30 July 2020.^[5]

International career[]

As a Swedish citizen of Armenian and Assyrian descent, Calisir was eligible to play for Sweden or Armenia in international football. He played for the Swedish youth teams, but opted to accept the call-up to the Armenian national team in May 2018.

Personal life[]

Calisir was born in Sweden and is of Armenian and Assyrian descent. His father is an Assyrian born in Turkey, and his mother, who is of Armenian descent, made him eligible to represent the Armenian national team.^[6]

Honours[]

Jönköping

Superettan: 2015

IFK Göteborg

Svenska Cupen: 2019–20^[5]

References[]

^ André Calisir at WorldFootball.net
^ "André Calisir om debuten i allsvenskan". Expressen (in Swedish). 14 May 2010. Retrieved 8 March 2011.
^ "De vill ditt lag värva i vinter" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. 9 November 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
^ Patrik Sjöblom (17 October 2015). "J-Södra klart för allsvenskan" (in Swedish). Jönköpings-Posten. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
^ ^a ^b "Svenska Cupen 2019/20, Slutspel". Svensk Fotboll (in Swedish). 30 July 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
^ https://yetenekliturkfutbolcu.de.tl/1990l%26%23305%3Blar.htm

External links[]

"Djurgårdens IF profile". Archived from the original on 2010-08-13. Retrieved 2010-01-20.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
André Calisir at SvFF (in Swedish) (archived)
"Eliteprospects profile". Archived from the original on 2012-10-24. Retrieved 2012-10-02.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
André Calisir at Soccerway

[1] André Calisir at WorldFootball.net

[2] "André Calisir om debuten i allsvenskan". Expressen (in Swedish). 14 May 2010. Retrieved 8 March 2011.

[3] "De vill ditt lag värva i vinter" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. 9 November 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.

[4] Patrik Sjöblom (17 October 2015). "J-Södra klart för allsvenskan" (in Swedish). Jönköpings-Posten. Retrieved 17 October 2015.

[Svensk-5] "Svenska Cupen 2019/20, Slutspel". Svensk Fotboll (in Swedish). 30 July 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2020.

[6] ttps://yetenekliturkfutbolcu.de.tl/1990l%26%23305%3Blar.htm

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