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Nils Markus Rosenberg ˈmarkɵs ˈruːsəm.ˈbærj, born 27 September 1982 in Malmö

Malmö

Malmö , in the southernmost province of Scania, is the third most populous city in Sweden, after Stockholm and Gothenburg.Malmö is the seat of Malmö Municipality and the capital of Skåne County...

) is a Swedish

Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

footballer currently playing for German

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

side Werder Bremen

SV Werder Bremen

SV Werder Bremen is a German sports club best known for its association football team playing in Bremen, in the northwest German federal state of the same name. The club was founded on 4 February 1899 as Fußballverein Werder by a group of sixteen vocational high school students who had won a prize...

. As of 11 February 2009, Rosenberg, who is nicknamed "Sillen" (Swedish: the herring
Herring
Herring is an oily fish of the genus Clupea, found in the shallow, temperate waters of the North Pacific and the North Atlantic oceans, including the Baltic Sea. Three species of Clupea are recognized. The main taxa, the Atlantic herring and the Pacific herring may each be divided into subspecies...

), has played 30 games and scored six times for the Swedish national team

Sweden national football team

The Swedish national football team represents Sweden in association football and is controlled by the Swedish Football Association, the governing body for Football in Sweden. Sweden's home ground is Råsunda Stadium in Stockholms län and their head coach is Erik Hamrén. Sweden made their first...

Early career

Rosenberg started his playing career at Malmö FF

Malmö FF

Malmö Fotbollförening, also known simply as Malmö FF, are a Swedish professional football club based in Malmö. The club is affiliated with Skånes Fotbollförbund and play their home games at Swedbank Stadion. The club colours, reflected in their crest and kit, are sky blue and white...

when he was only five years old. He was very successful in the youth team where he started played as a right back before moving to the attack. He had his debut in 2001, but struggled to become a first-team regular with strong competition from Niklas Skoog

Niklas Skoog

Niklas Skoog is a Swedish football striker. He initially ended his career in Allsvenskan team Malmö FF in March 2009. In January 2010 he announced that he would restart his playing career in Swedish lower league club BK Näset....

and Peter Ijeh

Peter Ijeh

Peter Ijeh is a Nigerian football striker currently plays for Syrianska of the Allsvenskan.- Career :After playing for clubs in Nigeria, he joined Swedish club Malmö FF in 2001. He was the top scorer in Allsvenskan in 2002 with 24 goals...

. When the club bought strikers Afonso Alves

Afonso Alves

Afonso Alves Martins Júnior is a Brazilian footballer who plays for the Qatari club Al Rayyan Sports Club as a striker. He enjoyed the most successful period of his career during his time in Heerenveen in the Dutch league, where his goal-to-game ratio was higher than a goal a game...

and Igor Sypniewski

Igor Sypniewski

Igor Sypniewski is a former Polish footballer.-Club career:Sypniewski began his career with ŁKS Łódź, a club for whom he would play several seasons in the Polish Ekstraklasa and Polish First League. He also spent several seasons playing in the Greek Super League with Kavala, Panathinaikos and...

ahead of the 2004 season, Rosenberg decided to go to Halmstads BK

Halmstads BK

Halmstads Bollklubb, also called HBK or just Halmstad, is a Swedish football club located in Halmstad in the southwest of Sweden. The club, formed 6 March 1914, competes in the highest Swedish league, Allsvenskan, and has won 4 national championship titles and 1 national cup title...

on loan in 2004. Playing at Halmstad he became the top goalscorer

Allsvenskan top scorer

The following is a list of top scorers in Allsvenskan, the highest Swedish division of football....

of the 2004 season and only just missing out on becoming the league champion with Halmstad finishing two points behind Malmö. Back in Malmö, he also topped the Royal League 2004–05 scoring list as well as leading Allsvenskan

Allsvenskan

Allsvenskan is a Swedish professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the Swedish football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with Superettan...

in assists before joining Ajax.

Ajax

He joined Ajax Amsterdam

Ajax Amsterdam

Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax , also referred to as AFC Ajax, Ajax Amsterdam or simply Ajax , is a professional football club from Amsterdam, Netherlands...

at the start of the 2005–06 season for a fee of €

Euro

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5.3 million. Manager Danny Blind

Danny Blind

Dirk Franciscus "Danny" Blind is a football coach and former Dutch international player. He played as a defender for Sparta Rotterdam, AFC Ajax and the Dutch national team.Blind was born in Oost-Souburg, Netherlands...

showed his faith in Rosenberg by playing with him in the first eleven right away. Rosenberg started well, scoring at his debut against Brøndby IF

Brøndby IF

Brøndby IF is a Danish professional football club based in Brøndbyvester, Brøndby, on the western outskirts of Copenhagen and is the biggest football club in Denmark with almost 2000 members. The club is also known as Brøndbyernes Idrætsforening, or Brøndby and BIF for short...

in the UEFA Champions League

UEFA Champions League

The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...

qualifiers, and scoring at his Eredivisie

Eredivisie

The Eredivisie is the highest football league in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956 two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is currently ranked the ninth best league in Europe by UEFA....

debut versus RBC Roosendaal. During the season his performances dropped, until Blind decided to play in a 4–4–2 system with Rosenberg and Angelos Charisteas

Angelos Charisteas

Angelos Charisteas was born on 9 February 1980 in Strymoniko, Serres, but originates from Mani. He is a Greek football player who currently plays as a striker for Panetolikos F.C....

as their strikers instead of the 4–3–3 system with Rosenberg as the only central striker that was played before.

Under the new system Ajax were still underachieving in that period and during the winter break Klaas-Jan Huntelaar joined them for a €9 million fee. Rosenberg did no longer play as a central forward, but as a left winger in the 4–3–3 system they switched back to. The second half of the season playing in this line-up Ajax performed better and were able to reach the newly born Eredivisie play-offs a being ranked fifth in the regular competition. In these play-offs they beat Feyenoord Rotterdam

Feyenoord Rotterdam

Feyenoord is a Dutch professional football club located in Rotterdam. Along with Ajax and PSV Eindhoven, Feyenoord is one of the "big three" clubs in the Netherlands. These three clubs and Utrecht and Roda JC are the only clubs never to have been relegated from the Dutch first division...

and FC Groningen to claim a spot in the UEFA Champions League preliminaries for the following season. Ajax also won the KNVB Cup

KNVB Cup

The KNVB Cup is a competition in the Netherlands organized by the Royal Dutch Football Association since 1899. It was based on the format of the English FA Cup. Outside of the Netherlands, it is often referred to as the Dutch Cup...

in that season.

Rosenberg was called up in the Swedish national team

Sweden national football team

for the 2006 FIFA World Cup

2006 FIFA World Cup

The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 9 June to 9 July 2006 in Germany, which won the right to host the event in July 2000. Teams representing 198 national football associations from all six...

, but did not play any matches. When the 2006–07 season started he was no longer a regular first team player, but mostly used as a back-up for Huntelaar. He scored three goals in two UEFA Cup

UEFA Cup

The UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League...

appearances versus IK Start, but could not take Huntelaar's place as main striker under the new coach Henk ten Cate

Henk ten Cate

Henk ten Cate is a Dutch football manager and a former professional player.In the 2005–06 season, he was the assistant of Frank Rijkaard at Barcelona that guided the team to a Champions League Trophy and La Liga title...

Werder Bremen

On 26 January 2007 He moved to German Bundesliga side Werder Bremen playing his first game two days later against Hannover 96

Hannover 96

Hannoverscher Sportverein von 1896, commonly referred to as Hannover 96, Hannover or simply 96, is a German association football club based in the city of Hanover, Lower Saxony.-Foundation to WWII:...

. He scored his first goal for Werder Bremen against FC Bayern Munich

FC Bayern Munich

FC Bayern Munich , is a German sports club based in Munich, Bavaria. It is best known for its professional football team, which is the most successful football club in Germany, having won 22 national titles and 15 cups....

, in a 1–1 draw.

Because of his aerial ability and his strength Rosenberg is considered a dangerous header of the ball, but he is also dangerous when having the ball at his feet. Rosenberg has struggled to perform in the league, but has proved to be a very efficient goal scorer in both the European and domestic cups.

Following his return from his loan at Racing Santander he has one year left on his contract with Werder Bremen. On 23 June 2011 he expressed his wishes to continue to be playing in Europe for a couple of years and then to finish his career at his hometown club Malmö FF

Malmö FF

Racing Santander

On 31 August 2010, he signed a contract extension which will see him at Bremen until 2012 and he was loaned to Spanish

Spain

Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...

La Liga

The Primera División of the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional , commonly known as La Liga or, for sponsorship reasons, Liga BBVA since 2008, is the top professional association football division of the Spanish football league system...

club Racing de Santander

Racing de Santander

Real Racing Club de Santander, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in Santander, in the autonomous community of Cantabria. Founded in 1913, it currently plays in La Liga, holding home games at Estadio El Sardinero, with a capacity for 22,400 spectators....

until June 2011, where he was successful leading the club's scoring chart at 9 goals in the beginning of May.

International career

Rosenberg had his debut for Sweden in 2005. He was chosen for the 2006 FIFA World Cup

2006 FIFA World Cup

as well as the UEFA Euro 2008 squad. So far he has made 30 appearances and six goals for Sweden.

Rosenberg was punched in the stomach by Christian Poulsen

Christian Poulsen

Christian Bjørnshøj Poulsen is a Danish footballer who plays for Evian in Ligue 1. He has played for a number of European clubs, winning the Danish Superliga championship with F.C...

, which resulted in a supporter attacking the referee and the game being abandoned.

International goals

Sweden score first

#	Date	Venue	Score	Result	Competition
1.	22 January 2005	Home Depot Center, United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...	1–1	1–1	Friendly match
2.	17 August 2005	Ullevi Ullevi Ullevi is a stadium in Gothenburg, Sweden. The stadium was built for the 1958 FIFA World Cup, but since then Ullevi has also hosted the 1995 World Championships in Athletics and the 2006 European Championships in Athletics, the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup finals in 1983 and 1990, the UEFA Euro 1992... , Sweden Sweden Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....	2–1	2–1	Friendly match
3.	12 November 2005	Seoul World Cup Stadium Seoul World Cup Stadium The Seoul World Cup Stadium, also known as Sangam Stadium, is located in Seongsan, Mapo-gu, Seoul, South Korea. It was built for the 2002 FIFA World Cup and opened in 2001. It was designed to represent the image of a traditional Korean kite... , South Korea South Korea The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...	2–2	2–2	Friendly match
4.	6 September 2006	Ullevi Ullevi Ullevi is a stadium in Gothenburg, Sweden. The stadium was built for the 1958 FIFA World Cup, but since then Ullevi has also hosted the 1995 World Championships in Athletics and the 2006 European Championships in Athletics, the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup finals in 1983 and 1990, the UEFA Euro 1992... , Sweden Sweden Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....	3–1	3–1	UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
5.	6 June 2007	Råsunda Stadium Råsunda Stadium Råsunda Fotbollstadion, also Råsundastadion, Råsunda Stadium or just Råsunda, is a Swedish national football stadium. It is located in Solna Municipality in Metropolitan Stockholm and named after Råsunda, a zone of Solna.-History:... , Sweden Sweden Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....	4–0	5–0	UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
6.	12 September 2007	Podgorica City Stadium Podgorica city stadium Podgorica Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Podgorica, Montenegro.Notable matches played at the stadium include:*SFR Yugoslavia - Luxembourg 0:0 - att: 15,000... , Montenegro Montenegro Montenegro Montenegrin: Crna Gora Црна Гора , meaning "Black Mountain") is a country located in Southeastern Europe. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea to the south-west and is bordered by Croatia to the west, Bosnia and Herzegovina to the northwest, Serbia to the northeast and Albania to the...	1–1	2–1	Friendly match

Career statistics

|-
|2001||rowspan=3|Malmö FF

Malmö FF

||rowspan=5|Allsvenskan

Allsvenskan

||13||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||13||1
|-
|2002||11||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||11||0
|-
|2003||16||3||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||16||3
|-
|2004||Halmstad

Halmstads BK

||26||14||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||26||14
|-
|2005||Malmö FF

Malmö FF

||12||4||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||12||4

|-
|2005–06||rowspan=2|Ajax||rowspan=2|Eredivisie

Eredivisie

||31||12||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||31||12
|-
|2006–07||9||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||9||0

|-
|2006–07||Werder Bremen||Bundesliga

Fußball-Bundesliga

The Fußball-Bundesliga is a professional association football league in Germany. At the top of Germany's football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. It is contested by 18 teams and operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the 2. Bundesliga...

||14||8||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||14||8
|-
|2006–07||Werder Bremen II||Regionalliga||2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||2||0
|-
|2007–08||rowspan=3|Werder Bremen||rowspan=3|Bundesliga

Fußball-Bundesliga

||30||14||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||30||14
|-
|2008–09||29||7||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||29||7
|-
|2009–10

2009–10 Fußball-Bundesliga

The 2009–10 Fußball-Bundesliga was the 47th season of the Fußball-Bundesliga, Germany's premier football league. The season commenced on 7 August 2009 with the traditional season opening match involving the defending champions VfL Wolfsburg and VfB Stuttgart. The last games were played on 8 May 2010...

||17||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||17||1

|-
|2010–11

2010–11 La Liga

The 2010–11 La Liga season was the 80th since its establishment. The campaign began on 28 August 2010 and ended on 21 May 2011. A total of 20 teams contested the league, 17 of which already contested in the 2009–10 season and three of which were promoted from the Segunda División...

||Racing Santander

Racing de Santander

||La Liga

La Liga

||33||9||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||33||9

|-
|2011–12

2011–12 Fußball-Bundesliga

The 2011–12 Fußball-Bundesliga is the 49th season of the Fußball-Bundesliga, Germany's premier football league. The season started on 5 August 2011 with the season opening match involving defending champions Borussia Dortmund and will end with the last games on 5 May 2012...

||Werder Bremen||Bundesliga

Fußball-Bundesliga

||12||3||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||12||3
78||22||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||78||22
40||12||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||40||12
104||33||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||104||33
33||9||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||33||9
255||76||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||255||76

Honours

Ajax

KNVB Cup
KNVB Cup
The KNVB Cup is a competition in the Netherlands organized by the Royal Dutch Football Association since 1899. It was based on the format of the English FA Cup. Outside of the Netherlands, it is often referred to as the Dutch Cup...

: 2005–06

Werder Bremen

DFB-Pokal
DFB-Pokal
The DFB-Pokal or DFB Cup is a German knockout football cup competition held annually. 64 teams participate in the competition, including all clubs from the Bundesliga and the 2nd Bundesliga. It is considered the second most important national title in German football after the Bundesliga...

: 2008–09

External links

Racing Santander profile

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