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Jonas Olsson (born 10 March 1983) is a Swedish footballer who plays as a defender for Premier League club West Bromwich Albion and the Sweden national football team. ==Club career== Olsson was born in Landskrona and made his debut in professional football in 2003 as part of the Landskrona BoIS squad. Olsson is considered to be a very tough defender, playing as a centreback or leftback. He considers fellow Swedish defender Olof Mellberg to be an inspiration.〔(Jonas Olsson inspired by Olof Mellberg )〕 Two years later he was sold for €750,000 to Dutch side N.E.C. Nijmegen.〔( Aftonbladet: Olssons flytt ogillas av Bois-tränarna (Allsvenskan) )〕 While playing in Sweden Olsson was known for his physical play and in 2004 he was the player who picked up the most cautions that year. Playing for NEC Nijmegen evolved his game and the cautions became a thing of the past. Olsson himself says that the Dutch man–man marking approach to defense has improved his game.〔( hd.se – Jonas är redo att ta nästa steg )〕〔(fotbollskanalen.se )〕 He was linked with a move to the Premiership several times with Bolton Wanderers, Middlesbrough, Newcastle United and Everton.〔(Weekend Report – Sweden )〕〔(Prem trio linked with Olsson move | TEAMtalk )〕〔(Doldis på väg till Premier League | England | Fotboll | Sportbladet | Aftonbladet )〕〔( NEC Nijmegens Jonas Olsson kan vara på väg att lämna Holland för Premier League och Everton | Internationell | Fotboll | Sportbladet | Aftonbladet )〕 Olsson scored three goals in the Eredivisie in 2007–08. On 22 August 2008, Olsson was linked with a move to West Bromwich Albion.〔(West Bromwich Albion track Swede defender Jonas Olsson )〕 On 29 August 2008 West Bromwich Albion confirmed his signing subject to a medical for an initial fee of £800,000 with a possible £360,000 of performance related add ons. Olsson made his first appearance, starting against West Ham United on 13 September 2008. He scored his first goal for West Brom, in a 1–0 win away to Middlesbrough. Olsson went on to score two more goals in the 2008/09 season. The first coming in the FA Cup against Peterborough, and the second was the first goal in West Brom's 3–0 win over Sunderland on 25 April 2009. In a match against Doncaster Rovers on 15 September 2009, Olsson headed two goals. Thirteen days later, he signed a new four-year deal which is set to keep him at the club until 2013. On 23 October 2010, Olsson picked up an Achilles tendon injury during the win over Fulham and was ruled out for up to six weeks. He then made his return to the starting line-up against Blackburn Rovers on 23 January 2011, completing the full 90 minutes, partnering Gabriel Tamas in defence in a 2–0 defeat at Ewood Park. At the end of the 2011–12 season, he made 34 appearances in all competitions, all of which were starting berths. The following season Gareth McAuley joined West Brom on a free, Olsson and Mcauley formed a strong partnership throughout the season playing a major part in the clubs highest finish for 30 years in tenth place. On 6 October 2012, it was announced that Olsson had signed a new 4-year contract with West Brom, ensuring he will remain with the team until 2016. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jonas Olsson (footballer, born 1983)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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