Johan Sjöberg

Per Johan Sjöberg (born 14 November 1980) is a Swedish retired footballer who played as a defender. His last club was IF Elfsborg.

Johan Sjöberg

Personal information
Full name	Per Johan Sjöberg
Date of birth	(1980-11-14) 14 November 1980
Place of birth	Borås, Sweden
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position	Defender
Youth career
000–1997	Mariedals IK
1997	IF Elfsborg
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1997–2011	IF Elfsborg	143	(2)
2007	→ Fredrikstad FK (loan)	11	(0)
2009	→ Örgryte IS (loan)	2	(0)
International career‡
2000	Sweden U21	6	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20 January 2011 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 20 January 2011

Club career

Youth years

Sjöberg played for Mariedals IK until 1997 when he left the club for IF Elfsborg.

IF Elfsborg

He was regular in the starting line-up until injuries enabled him to play. He was a former team captain as well.

International career

In 2000, he played for the Swedish national under-21 football team.

Personal life

Sjöberg is very popular with IF Elfsborg's supporters and is called Kapten Blod (Captain Blood).