Mikael Nilsson
1987–2001
Swedish championPlayer profile
Overview
Jan Mikael Nilsson was born on 28 September 1968 in Falköping. His IFK Göteborg first-team career began in the 1987 season. He came through IFK Göteborg's youth system before the senior debut and is regarded by the club as a home-grown player. He made his competitive debut on 11 April 1988 against IK Brage in Allsvenskan, a match that finished 3–0.
He spent 15 seasons with IFK Göteborg's first team and made 609 appearances and scoring 48 goals. Of those 609 appearances, 284 came in Allsvenskan.
Nilsson won the Swedish championship with IFK Göteborg in 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995 and 1996. He was part of an IFK Göteborg Swedish Cup-winning side in 1991. He was named IFK Göteborg's Archangel of the Year in 1994. In 1994, he won World Cup bronze with the national team. Nilsson made 22 senior international appearances for Sweden.
Transfers
Club records
- Most games 609
- Most Champions League games 44
- Most games against IK Oddevold 5
- Most games against Västra Frölunda IF 20
- Most games against Örebro SK 28
- Most games in the 1990s 471
- Most games at Eyravallen 15
- Most games at Rambergsvallen 6
- Most games at Vångavallen 10
- Most competitive games 407
Record rankings
- Most Swedish Cup games 2nd
- Most European cup games 3rd
- Most Allsvenskan games 4th
- Most goals in the 1990s 11th
- Most seasons 11th
- Most European cup goals 13th
- Most games in a season 13th
- Most goals by an academy product 13th
- Most Allsvenskan goals by an academy product 14th
- Most yellow cards in Allsvenskan 17th
- Most UEFA Cup games 23rd
- Most goals in the 1980s 28th
- Most games in the 1980s 30th
- Most Swedish Cup goals 30th
- Most goals in competitive games 43rd
- Most games in the 2000s 44th
- Oldest goalscorer 44th
- Youngest Allsvenskan goalscorer 47th
- Most Allsvenskan goals 49th
- Oldest player in the Swedish Cup 49th
- Most games in a season 53rd
- Youngest player in a European cup game 53rd
- Most goals in the 2000s 54th
- Most goals 60th
- Most games in a season 64th
- Most games in a season 64th
- Most games in a season 64th
- Highest win percentage in Allsvenskan 64th
- Oldest player in Allsvenskan 67th
- Oldest player 68th
- Most international caps 71st
- Oldest Allsvenskan goalscorer 71st
- Oldest player in a competitive game 71st
- Youngest goalscorer 87th
- Highest cards-per-game rate in Allsvenskan 99th
Career at IFK Göteborg
Statistics
Statistics are partly incomplete. The total is 609 games, while game-by-game data is available for 486. Starts, substitute appearances, results, cards and the game list are based on registered game records.
Games and goals
Breakdown by competition
Win percentage
Starts and substitute appearances
Season by season
| Season | # | Games | Starts | Substitute appearances | Goals | Assist | Yellow cards | Red cards | W–D–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | 0 | 2–2–0 |
| 2000 | 13 | 44 | 41 | 3 | 1 | – | 2 | 0 | 24–14–6 |
| 1999 | 13 | 33 | 27 | 5 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | 16–6–10 |
| 1998 | 13 | 37 | 34 | 3 | 3 | – | 3 | 0 | 18–8–11 |
| 1997 | 13 | 52 | 46 | 2 | 4 | – | 4 | 0 | 29–10–9 |
| 1996 | 13 | 52 | 43 | 0 | 5 | – | 2 | 0 | 23–9–11 |
| 1995 | 13 | 52 | 46 | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | 0 | 24–12–10 |
| 1994 | 13 | 48 | 41 | 0 | 2 | – | 1 | 0 | 25–8–8 |
| 1993 | 13 | 53 | 36 | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | 0 | 24–6–6 |
| 1992 | 13 | 46 | 32 | 2 | 4 | – | 1 | 0 | 16–3–15 |
| 1991 | 13 | 58 | 40 | 0 | 4 | – | 0 | 0 | 23–10–7 |
| 1990 | 13 | 40 | 26 | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | 0 | 14–7–5 |
| 1989 | 13 | 40 | 24 | 3 | 7 | – | 1 | 0 | 14–4–9 |
| 1988 | 13 | 49 | 24 | 3 | 4 | – | 1 | 0 | 15–6–6 |
| 1987 | – | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0–0–1 |
Game archive
Games for Mikael Nilsson
IFK Göteborg
Örebro SKSahlin 38′Gawelin 50′
Holmalunds IF
IFK Göteborg
Malmö FFFjellström 35′
IFK GöteborgOlsson 6′Andersson 21′Wahlstedt 45′
IFK GöteborgErlingmark 38′, 49′
Rosenborg BKJakobsen 32′Iversen 52′Brattbakk 64′
IFK GöteborgAndersson 25′Erlingmark 77′
Degerfors IF
Umeå FCEngström 20′
IFK GöteborgBlomqvist 29′
IFK GöteborgAlexandersson 34′Erlingmark 67′Andersson 76′
Djurgårdens IF
Ferencváros TCHorváth 13′
IFK GöteborgAndersson 87′
IFK GöteborgEriksson 52′Andersson 55′, 70′Nilsson 66′Pettersson 90′
IK OddevoldDahlman 63′
AIKJohansson 12′, 24′Mjällby 28′Pachà 40′Simpson 48′, 89′
IFK Göteborg
IFK GöteborgBlomqvist 37′Pettersson 49′Andersson 56′
Ferencváros TC
Helsingborgs IFNilsson 44′
IFK GöteborgAndersson 80′
IK Arvika Fotboll
IFK Göteborg
IFK GöteborgBlomqvist 16′, 41′Lindqvist 44′Landberg 59′
Helsingborgs IFWibrån 78′
IFK NorrköpingSteiner 3′
IFK Göteborg
IFK GöteborgPettersson 28′Mild 37′Olsson 49′Andersson 56′
Halmstads BK
IFK Göteborg
AIKNordin 45′
Djurgårdens IF
IFK GöteborgAndersson 43′
IFK GöteborgAlexandersson 4′Andersson 40′, 46′, 57′
Umeå FC
Örebro SK
IFK Göteborg
IFK GöteborgMild 69′
Örgryte IS
Östers IFEklund 67′
IFK GöteborgMartinsson 90′
IFK GöteborgAlexandersson 86′
Trelleborgs FF
IK Oddevold
IFK GöteborgMogren 72′ (Own goal)Alexandersson 74′
Degerfors IFRahmberg 5′Radinović 74′
IFK GöteborgMild 8′Alexandersson 9′Andersson 21′, 34′Wahlstedt 27′Blomqvist 37′Nilsson 61′Photo archive