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Viktor Claesson

ヴィクトル・クラエソン　/　ゔぃくとる・くらえそん

Association football player from Sweden

January 2, 1992 (age 34)　・　Värnamo, Jönköping County, Sweden

Jönköping County
association football player

My Take

Viktor Claesson is a footballer's footballer, and his story has a satisfying circularity I genuinely love. He started near home, built a real international career with 74 caps and 15 goals for Sweden on the strength of his passing and set pieces, then returned to captain his boyhood club Värnamo. That is not a step down; it is a man choosing meaning over spotlight. I value the intelligent, unselfish left winger far more than the highlight-reel ego, and Claesson reads as exactly that type. Coming home to wear the armband strikes me as one of the quieter happy endings in the game.

Overview

Viktor Johan Anton Claesson (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈvɪ̌kːtɔr ˈklɑ̌ːsɔn]; born 2 January 1992) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Värnamo, which he captains. He is known for his passing and set piece abilities. A full international between 2012 and 2023, Claesson won 74 caps and scored 15 goals for the Sweden national team.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Viktor Claesson
Name (Japanese): ヴィクトル・クラエソン
Reading: ゔぃくとる・くらえそん
Born: January 2, 1992 (age 34)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Capricorn / Monkey
Origin: Värnamo, Jönköping County, Sweden
Blood type: Private
Height: 183 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: association football player

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

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A3%E3%82%AF%E3%83%88%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AF%E3%83%A9%E3%82%A8%E3%82%BD%E3%83%B3

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