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My Take
Johan Mjällby is the sort of footballer connoisseurs treasure more than headline-writers do. A towering centre-back out of Stockholm, he anchored AIK, then Celtic, then Levante, and won 49 Sweden caps across a long, dependable career. What I respect is the unglamorous craft of the defender who still chipped in four international goals, and who later moved into coaching, the natural path for a player whose value was always tactical intelligence rather than highlight reels. I have a soft spot for spines-of-the-team types like him. They seldom trend, but you cannot build a winning side without them.
Overview
Karl Johan Siward Mjällby (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈjûːan ˈmjɛ̌lːbʏ]; born 9 February 1971) is a Swedish football manager and former professional player who played as a centre-back. He represented AIK, Celtic, and Levante during a career that spanned between 1989 and 2006. A full international between 1997 and 2004, he won 49 caps and scored 4 goals for the Sweden national team.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Johan Mjällby
- Name (Japanese)
- ヨハン・ミャルビー
- Reading
- よはん・みゃるびー
- Born
- February 9, 1971 (age 55)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Boar
- Origin
- Stockholm, Sweden
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 186 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player / association football coach
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Association football player — see all → · Association football coach — see all → · More people from Sweden →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.