Rasmus Lindgren
Rasmus Lindgren (born 29 November 1984 in Landskrona,Sweden) is a Swedish footballer who plays for Red Bull Salzburg in the Austrian Bundesliga. Before he went to Red Bull in the summer of 2011, he played for AFC Ajax Amsterdam and FC Groningen in the Dutch Eredivisie.
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| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | November 29, 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Landskrona, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Free agent | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2003 | Landskrona BoIS | ||
| 2003–2005 | Ajax | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005 | Ajax | 4 | (0) |
| 2005–2008 | FC Groningen | 82 | (4) |
| 2008–2011 | Ajax | 54 | (6) |
| 2011–2012 | Red Bull Salzburg | 20 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2005–2006 | Sweden U21 | 9 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Sweden | 2 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 May 2011 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 29 January 2008 | |||
Career change
He started with his local team Landskrona BoIS and went on to Ajax Amsterdams youth team in 2003. He became member of Ajax´ first squad in 2005. He played four times and then he came to FC Groningen on loan. After this he signed with Groningen and played 84 matches for the team. In January 2008 he came back to Ajax and became a regular player in the next two seasons. But injuries and the chance of the playing system under the coaches Martin Jol and Frank de Boer made him to a substitute player. So he went on to Red Bull Salzburg in 2011.
International change
After making 9 appearances in the U21 team, he made his debut for Sweden on 19 November 2008, in a 3–1 defeat to the Netherlands.
Honours change
- Eredivisie (1): 2010-11
