Abgar Barsom

Abgar Barsom

Abgar Barsom in 2012
Personal information
Date of birth	September 4, 1977
Place of birth	Örebro, Sweden
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 7 ^1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Midfield
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1996–1999	BK Forward	96	(15)
2000–2002	Djurgårdens IF	58	(6)
2003	Heerenveen	7	(0)
2004–2006	Djurgårdens IF	46	(4)
2007	Örebro SK	6	(1)
2008–2009	Fredrikstad FK	45	(4)
2010–2011	Syrianska FC	50	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 November 2012. † Appearances (goals)

Abgar Barsom (born September 4, 1977) is an Assyrian-Swedish former football-player.

He made his first spell at Djurgårdens IF from 2000 to 2002, after having joined Djurgårdens IF from BK Forward. He was later sold to SC Heerenveen in the Netherlands, but his time at the Abe Lenstra Stadion was no success. Consequently, Barsom returned to Sweden and Djurgårdens IF at the start of the 2004 season. He has won the Swedish championship twice, in 2002 and 2005. After the 2006 season, Barsom announced that he was looking for a new challenge in another club. He signed a six-month contract with Greek club Messiniakos in the Greek second division. When his contract with Messiniakos ran out he signed for Allsvenskan team Örebro SK.^[1] After saving the club from degradation and the contract with Örebro SK had expired, he joined Norwegian club Fredrikstad FK. He finished his career in Syrianska FC.

In the Swedish general election of 2006, he presented his candidacy for Kristdemokraterna for a seat in the Stockholm city council, but he did not get elected.

Honours

Club

Djurgårdens IF

• Superettan : 2000
• Allsvenskan (2): 2002, 2005
• Svenska Cupen (3): 2002, 2004, 2005

Individual

• Allsvenskan Player of the Month: June 2001
• Swedish Newcomer of the Year: 2001

References

1. Fotbolldirekt.com, http://www.fotbolldirekt.com/IndexNews.cfm?ID=21436 5 January 2006 (Swedish)

External links

• Official website
• Guardian Football