Johan Claesson

Johan Claesson
Personal information
Full name	Johan Claesson
Date of birth	August 12, 1981 (age 40)
Place of birth	Uppsala, Sweden
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
Senior career*
Years	Team
1999–2004	IK Sirius
2005–2008	Gefle IF
2009–2010	Portland Timbers
2011–2013	IK Sirius
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of November 23, 2013

Johan Claesson (born August 12, 1981, in Uppsala) is a retired Swedish footballer who last played for IK Sirius in the Swedish Division 1 Norra.^[1]

Career[]

Sweden[]

Claesson began his career as part of the youth team at , before moving to IK Sirius, where he played until 2005.

Claesson moved to Gefle IF in 2005, and spent four years with the team. Initially used as a substitute, he eventually won a first team spot, and went on to make almost 100 appearances for the club in the Allsvenskan, scoring three goals.^[2]

United States[]

In December 2008 Claesson signed a one-year contract with the Portland Timbers of the USL First Division with the option of a second year.^[3] He played 23 games and scored 1 goal in his debut season with the Timbers, and proved to be an important part of the team's midfield, helping them to the 2009 USL-1 regular season title.