Olof Mellberg

Erik Olof Mellberg (pronounced [ˈuːˈlɔf ˈmɛlːˈbærj]; born 3 September 1977 in Amnehärad, Gullspång) is a Swedish former footballer and current manager of IF Brommapojkarna. During his career Mellberg played as a central defender or right-back and was described as being "big, strong and exceptional in the air". He is best known for playing the majority of his career at Aston Villa as well as spells with Italian side Juventus and Greek side Olympiacos.

Mellberg played for Sweden in two World Cups and four European Championships and is a former captain of the national team. Mellberg ended his international career with 8 goals in 117 matches.

Early years

Erik Olof Mellberg was born in Gullspång, Sweden on 3 September 1977 to parents Berit and Erik. Mellberg's mother Berit was a physical education teacher who passed on her love of sport to her son. As a youth, Mellberg enjoyed playing tennis and dreamed of Wimbledon rather than the World Cup. Mellberg was something of a tennis prodigy and it was not until he was 14 that Mellberg began to focus on football.

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"We have been looking at our defending from set pieces, as we knew we needed to be stronger against a side like Birmingham, who are physical and have a bit of height,"
"Denmark needs goals so it will probably attack a lot and make things dangerous for us."
"We are behaving. We are part of the same team and we don't forget that."
"We're all just as competitive but as you see I haven't made any tackles like that here. You always try to avoid that kind of situation. It's something that happened but it wasn't good for anyone. It won't happen again."
"He's a very important player especially with the experience he's got from a lot of past championships. He was supposed to quit after the World Cup but it's great to have him as part of the group."
"We did nothing well today. It's another friendly in which we don't reach our normal level. Hopefully, we can pull ourselves together and step up our game when it really matters."
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